Oh Help, How do I support EAL learners? (P) (PP) (SNAs)

Oh Help, How do I support EAL learners?

DATE:      Monday, 9th September 2024
TIME:       7.00 pm to 8.00 pm
VENUE:   Online Via Zoom

Target Audience: Primary Teachers, Post Primary Teachers and Special Needs Assistants

It’s September and the start of a new school year – this may be the first time you have had an EAL learner in your class or perhaps you want to remind yourself of some easy strategies to support your learners?  Best of all, EAL strategies will support all learners.

We will look at practical strategies that can be used across all strands of the curriculum to support learners that are new to English and those learners who are developing their English language.

You will leave with practical strategies that you will be able to implement immediately and links to resources that you can look at further to develop your own practice in class.

Presenter - Kirsten Barrett 

Kirsten Barrett is a Scottish primary school teacher from Glasgow. Glasgow has been welcoming refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants for decades.  Kirsten has taught for 15 years and has specialised as an English as an Additional Language (EAL) teacher.  In that time she has spoken at various different events and is keen to help others learn from each other.

Recently she has relocated to her home in Cork and is looking forward to developing her own knowledge of the Irish system.  She is a keen reader of children’s books and a huge advocate for Reading for Pleasure.