Supporting children who speak English as an additional language (EAL)

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

At Garden Suburb Junior School we value the rich diversity of our school community. We have pupils from all around the world and over 30 languages are spoken.

Languages in our school

Bengali Korean Hindi Hungarian Slovenian Serbian Turkish

Greek Malay Italian Albanian Romanian Bosnian

Portuguese Romanian Mandarin Fula Russian Farsi

Somali Hebrew Bulgarian German Philipino

Czech French Polish Urdu Japanese Lithuanian

Spanish Gujarati Tamil Arabic

English as an Additional Language is a valuable asset to your child's education. At Garden Suburb Junior School, we recognise bilingualism as a strength and celebrate the rich diversity that different cultures bring to our community. We also provide support for the children who may require additional support with English.

In this section of the website you will find ideas and resources to support your child as they learn English.

Listen to audio books on websites such as Oxford Owl e-books (www.oxfordowl.co.uk)

or CBeebies:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories/

Dual language audio stories in English and several other languages are available on this website: www.worldstories.org.uk

Complete activities/ play games on websites designed to support English language learning, for example British Council Learn English: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en

Support and resources for parents and carers who have children who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL) at school.

https://ealresources.bell-foundation.org.uk/parents

Look at this web page to find out how to speak in different languages

Learn English Kids - This website has lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children to have fun and learn English too.

Word Reference - This website contains fun, interactive ways to strengthen children's language skills.