BEGINNER EAL BEGINNER EAL Beginners are pulled out 6-8 times per
week Beginners are pulled out 6-8 times per week Small group
instruction and in-class support Small group instruction and
in-class support Students quickly benefit from this additional
support Students quickly benefit from this additional support Slide
2 EAL Inclusion programme EAL Inclusion programme EAL Teacher =
Language Development Teacher for all students, in combination with
the classroom teachers EAL Teacher = Language Development Teacher
for all students, in combination with the classroom teachers all
children are learning English in Grade 1 whether native speaker or
beginners all children are learning English in Grade 1 whether
native speaker or beginners language is presented in the context of
Literacy, Units of Learning (e.g. houses and homes unit) and Maths
with differentiated instruction and tasks language is presented in
the context of Literacy, Units of Learning (e.g. houses and homes
unit) and Maths with differentiated instruction and tasks language
consists of phonemic awareness, phonics, grammar, sentence
structure, vocabulary and spelling language consists of phonemic
awareness, phonics, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary and
spelling language is often taught through role-play, acting,
movement, songs, stories and the active learning centres language
is often taught through role-play, acting, movement, songs, stories
and the active learning centres Slide 3 Active learning in First
Grade at ISL Students thinking is engaged and challenged using
real-life and imaginary situations. Learning in this way takes full
advantage of the opportunities for skill acquisition through their
interests and reaping the benefit of skilful intervention and high
quality interaction. Students thinking is engaged and challenged
using real-life and imaginary situations. Learning in this way
takes full advantage of the opportunities for skill acquisition
through their interests and reaping the benefit of skilful
intervention and high quality interaction. Students learn through
exploration Students learn through exploration Apply what they know
Apply what they know Have own ideas Have own ideas Become risk
takers Become risk takers Be involved and focused Be involved and
focused Achieve objectives Achieve objectives Persevere Persevere
Choosing ways to solve problems and explore new ideas. Choosing
ways to solve problems and explore new ideas.
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Curriculum - Literacy What we do 1.Reading: Guided Reading Silent
Reading Read Aloud Shared Reading 2. Language and Word Study
Spelling Grammar Phonemic Awareness Phonics Conventions of Print
Vocabulary Development Slide 5 Curriculum - literacy How we do it
(reading/language and word study) Guided Reading groups according
to needs (using levelled reading materials) Phonics groups
differentiated and whole class Read aloud and shared reading whole
class (for teaching specific skills and specific genres) Silent
reading partners and individual (own choice and some direction)
Spelling Linked to phonics programme (using Nelson Thornes,
students' own writing and appropriate words encountered) Grammar
Linked to phonics programme and reinforced through speaking,
listening, reading and writing. (Using Nelson Thornes and concepts
encountered in reading and writing) Phonemic awareness whole class
and groups. Based on speaking and listening games Vocabulary
development Using high frequency words and words encountered in
reading and writing activities. Slide 6 Curriculum - Literacy 3.
Writing Guided Writing Regular writing Shared writing Group and
individual writing Handwriting Assessments Common Formal ( running
records, rubrics, specific common assessment tasks) and informal
(observations, questioning/discussion, work samples) Used to group
students, make decisions about needs of individual students and
direction of the programme, provide feedback for students. Slide 7
Curriculum literacy How we do it (writing) Guided Writing grouped
according to needs. Using excellent models and students' own
writing. Teaching of specific skills at students' level. Guided
Writing grouped according to needs. Using excellent models and
students' own writing. Teaching of specific skills at students'
level. Editing skills whole group and peer editing. Editing skills
whole group and peer editing. Shared writing whole group. Direct
teaching of specific writing skills and the craft of writing.
Shared writing whole group. Direct teaching of specific writing
skills and the craft of writing. Group and individual writing
practice in writing both narrative and non-narrative writing for a
particular purpose. Group and individual writing practice in
writing both narrative and non-narrative writing for a particular
purpose. Handwriting Using Nelson Thornes text. Focused instruction
for individuals with particular needs. Handwriting Using Nelson
Thornes text. Focused instruction for individuals with particular
needs. Slide 8 Curriculum Mathematics What we do 1.Thinking
mathematically 2.Number and numeration 3.Estimation and computation
4.Measurement 5.Pattern and function 6.Shape and space 7.Data
handling Slide 9 Curriculum Mathematics How we do it Group work
students grouped according to needs Group work students grouped
according to needs Whole class teaching of new concepts Whole class
teaching of new concepts Individual assistance where needed
Individual assistance where needed Extensive use of concrete
materials Extensive use of concrete materials Range of resources
Range of resourcesAssessments Common Common Formal (specific
assessment tasks) and informal (observation, discussion) Formal
(specific assessment tasks) and informal (observation, discussion)
Individual/group/whole class Individual/group/whole class Used to
group students, make decisions about needs of individual students
and direction of the programme, provide feedback for students. Used
to group students, make decisions about needs of individual
students and direction of the programme, provide feedback for
students. Slide 10 Curriculum Units of Learning 1.Families at home
2.First Grade Friends 3.Push and Pull Authors and Illustrators
incorporated into all other units incorporated into all other units
4. Space 5. Animals Assessment Designed to assess understanding,
knowledge skills and attitudes Common Formal and informal Slide 11
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