(EAL)

English as an Additional Language

Teacher: Mr. Rodney

EAL family Resources/links:

Google Translate: Cut and paste text here to translate to any language. https://translate.google.ca/
EAL Community Resources for Newcomers: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Dg-HWoK5aes_WniNiBODAkFCJBWsMYgQb9G2E0aS48c/edit#slide=id.p
IWK Community Health Team Programs for Parents http://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/community-health-team/parenting-sessions

Community/ Family Resources Websites: https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/jwmftguidance/resources
University of North Carolina Resource with examples of social sites, various visual templates to address COVID19, routines, scheduling, facetime connections etc.

https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/sites/afirm.fpg.unc.edu/files/covid-resources/Supporting%20Online%20Learning%20for%20Students%20with%20ASD.pdf

Edutopia Free site offering examples of a variety of visual supports and visual narratives for social scripts

Student learning sites:

Link: Mr. Rodney's EAL Newcomers Virtual Classroom

Link: Your gnspes.ca Login

Use your gnspes.ca Student Username and Login to Access all Teacher Google Classrooms (Also, share work with your teachers using Google docs, Google Slides, Google Meet).

Link: Mr. Rodney's EAL Google Classroom

Link: 100 most common English verbs and conjugations

Link: Bilingual Glossaries for Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science

Link: Grades 1-8 Math Glossary (key terms and Visuals)

Link: ESL/EAL Online games to Learn English

Link: EAL Practice targeted Math and Literacy skills for Grades K-8.

To Login:

Your Username: first name and last initial + 345 (no capitals or spaces) ex. marks345

Your Password: first name + 345 (no capitals or spaces) ex. mark345

Link: Sora (Library of Online Books)

Step by Step Guide to Translating Books in SORA

Borrow book
Open book and right click on text (if using a chromebook, click trackpad using two fingers to right click)
Right Click and choose Translate
A small Google Translate tab pops up in the top right corner
Click the 3 dots
Choose another language

Text is automatically translated!

Link: Tumblebooks k-6

Hundreds of high interest books to Read and Hear

Username: HRCE

Password: reads

Link: Non-Fiction Adult Levelled Readers for Newcomers

Link: Get Epic: Unlimited access to 40000 of the best books, audiobooks, videos, & more!

Mr. Rodney's Epic Class Code: bir3734

Other EAL Literacy Sources:

Storybooks Canada:

Storybooks Canada is a free open educational resource that promotes literacy and language learning in homes, schools, and communities.

Link: www.storybookscanada.ca

Bilingual Glossaries: Multi-language glossaries: Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies.

Link: https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/language-rbern/education/glossaries-ells-mlls-accommodations

Stories Audible

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