English as an Additional Language
Are you a parent wondering what your children do at school and how you can support them? Do your children speak English as an additional language (EAL)? Please take the time to look for activities to develop your English and resources for supporting your child in learning.
Reading at Home
Children find listening to audio stories enjoyable and motivating and it can accelerate their English language learning. It enables pupils to access texts above their independent reading level, thus absorbing advanced 'book language' which supports their development of language proficiency.
organisingtips.mp4Watch this video for tips on how to organise and manage English language activities with your child.
The EAL Nexus website, is designed to help learners who speak English as an additional language to access learning and positively engage in schools, in the community and in society.
https://eal.britishcouncil.org/parents/speaking-your-home-language
Phonics
Use Espresso Phonics programme to support your child's phonics for reading and writing.
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Helping children to blend sounds is important for reading. Here is an example of blending words which end in 'at'.
More word families can be found for Jack Hartmann Word Families on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jack+hartmann+word+families
A fun song about the vowel SOUNDS! A great revision for all children.
Grammar and Punctuation
Excellent teaching and learning activities can be found in this section of Espresso using the same log in details as above for Phonics.
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https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/sub_modules_index/item284045/grade2/index.html?source=subject-English-KS2-English-Resource%20types
