Multilingual Grouping

Multilingual grouping is a fun way of using everyone's L1 and can be used in any EAL or mainstream classroom.The following example is based on a recent Year 7 Geography lesson about Hazards. As a warmer activity, give all students a card with either volcano eruption, earthquake, tsunami/flood or hurricane/typhoon/cyclone on. The students then have …

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SEALL (Supporting EAL Learners)

EAL tips for mainstream teachers EVERY CLASS Print clearly when using the interactive board! Make sure all students have copied notes before erasing! Use PPT with pictures and visual aids as much as possible; EAL learners rely on them. Remind students every class to have their translators on hand (either phone or laptop). Remember that …

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