Camden Ethnic Minority Achievement Service

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Camden Ethnic Minority Achievement Service

• EAL and Interventions

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Camden Ethnic Minority Achievement Service

• Aims

• To consider some of the aspects of writing
• as identified by Lynne Camerons research -
• where EAL children may need additional support

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Grammatical features presenting particular
challenges for EAL learners

• Verbs
• Phrasal verbs
• Modal verbs
• Past tense
• Subject verb agreement
• Passive voice

• Prepositions
• Adverbials
• Noun phrases
• Pronouns
• Determiners
• Comparison

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Text Reconstruction Activities

• Dictogloss
• Vanishing Cloze
• Detectives

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Dictogloss

• A method of text reconstruction which can be used
  as a way of presenting new factual information
  across the curriculum
• Listen while I read a short passage
• Write down as much as you can while I read again
• In pairs try and make a shared version of what I
  read
• Two pairs join and pool ideas
• Compare your reconstructed text with the original
• The aim for the group is to get as accurate a
  copy of the original as possible so you should
  not use your own words

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Benefits of Dictogloss for EAL learners

• It can be used as a way of presenting new factual
  information across the curriculum
• It encourages careful listening
• It engages children in talk about language as
  well as content
• It encourages children to work collaboratively
• It provides the opportunity to practise orally
  using the language modelled by the written text

• It makes children notice language they do not
  understand
• It encourages them to try out unknown or
  unfamiliar language
• It facilitates the acquisition of new language
  through the process of trying it out and
  collaboratively talking about meaning
• The complexity of the text may be varied
  according to the age and needs of the children

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Vanishing Cloze

• A text reconstruction activity
• Write a short passage on the board
• Pupils read it aloud together
• Erase one word from anywhere in the text
• Pupils read again, putting back the missing word
• Erase another word and repeat the process
• Continue until all the words are removed
• Activity can be made more challenging by using
  longer text and erasing phrases rather than
  individual words

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Coffee   1.6 Billion cups of coffee are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill nearly
three hundred Olympic-sized swimming pools every
day, and if you dont have a jar of coffee in
your kitchen, youre probably in a minority.
Coffee is a global industry and is the second
largest commodity-based product, only oil beats
it.  
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Coffee   1.6 Billion _____________ are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill nearly
three hundred Olympic-sized swimming pools every
day, and if you dont have a jar of coffee in
your kitchen, youre probably in a minority.
Coffee is a global industry and is the second
largest commodity-based product, only oil beats
it.
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Coffee   1.6 Billion ___________________are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill nearly
three hundred Olympic-sized ____________ every
day, and if you dont have a jar of coffee in
your kitchen, youre probably in a minority.
Coffee is a global industry and is the second
largest commodity-based product, only oil beats
it.
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Coffee   1.6 Billion ____________ are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill nearly
three hundred Olympic-sized ____________ every
day, and if you dont have a jar of coffee
____________, youre probably in a minority.
Coffee is a global industry and is the second
largest commodity-based product, only oil beats
it.
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Coffee 1.6 Billion ____________ are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill nearly
three hundred Olympic-sized ____________every
day, and if you dont have a jar of coffee
____________ , youre probably in a minority.
Coffee is a ____________and is the second largest
commodity-based product, only oil beats it.
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Coffee   1.6 Billion ____________are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill nearly
three hundred Olympic-sized ______________ every
day, and if you dont have a jar of coffee
____________ youre probably in a minority.
Coffee is a _____________and is the second
largest commodity-based product, ____________
beats it.
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Coffee 1.6 Billion ____________ are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill
nearly______________ ____________ every
day, and if you dont have a jar of coffee
____________, youre probably in a minority.
Coffee is a ____________ and is the second
largest commodity-based product, ____________
beats it.
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Coffee   1.6 Billion ____________are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill nearly
_________________ ____________ every day, and if
you dont have ____________________________,
youre probably in a minority. Coffee is a
____________and is the second largest
commodity-based product, ____________beats it.
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Coffee   1.6 Billion ____________are drunk
worldwide every day. Thats enough to fill nearly
______________________every day, and if you dont
have__________________________, youre probably
in a minority. _____________________and is the
second largest commodity-based product, beats it.
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Coffee   1.6 Billion______________________________
___. Thats enough to fill nearly
__________________________ every day, and if you
dont have____________________, youre probably
in a minority. _______________________and is the
second largest commodity-based product,
____________beats it.
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Coffee   1.6 Billion______________________________
___. Thats enough to fill nearly
__________________________ every day, and if you
dont have____________________, youre probably
in a minority. _______________________and is the
_________________________, ____________beats it.
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Coffee 1.6 Billion________________________________
_. _______________________________________________
_________________________ every day, and if you
dont have____________________, youre probably
in a minority. _______________________and is the
_________________________, ____________beats it.
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Coffee 1.6 Billion________________________________
_. _______________________________________________
_________________________ every day, and if you
dont have____________________,
_____________________. _______________________and
is the _________________________,
____________beats it.
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Benefits of Vanishing Cloze for the EAL learner

• It requires pupils to read and re-read text
• It requires pupils to read and remember text
• It provides a context for repetition that is both
  fun and challenging
• It is helpful if a text contains tricky
  grammatical structure
• It is helpful if the text contains subject
  specific vocabulary

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Detectives Activity

• You are a group of detectives.You have found a
  note torn into pieces. You are going to work
  collaboratively.
• Assemble the pieces so that you can read the
  message
• Identify all possibilities
• Discuss and decide how to record these
  possibilities
• Prepare to report back to the detective
  superintendent

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Modal Verbs Activity

• In twos or threes match the sentence endings to
  the sentence starters.
• Make up some sentence endings of your own

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Barrier games to support use of prepositions

• Two volunteers to draw in our describe and draw
  activity
• Prepare your instructions

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Barrier games are good for

• Giving and receiving instructions
• Context embedded language development
• Developing a range of language skills depending
  on the complexity of the game
• Speakers learn the importance of of giving
  explicit and complete information to listeners

• Listeners learn the importance of monitoring
  information and using questions to clarify or
  gain further information
• Vocabulary relating to the language of
  description is developed for example, children
  begin to use a variety of nouns, attributes and
  location words
• Barrier games are relatively easy to produce
  suitable for all ages and abilities