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Tag: eal writing strategies
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Turn difference to your advantage by using it to help EAL learners quickly and securely grab hold of new words and ideas
‘Compare and Contrast’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale Meaning is based on difference. If something is one thing, it is that and nothing else. A cat is a cat in…
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Bring the underlying patterns of language to the surface and help your EAL learners see more clearly how English works – and how they can master it
‘Word Relationships’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale ‘Oh dear,’ said the old dear looking at the stuffed deer in the window. ‘What’s wrong dearie?’ said her friend, Deirdre. ‘It’s just…
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Help your EAL learners create order from chaos by giving them a way to make sense of the new words they encounter
‘Word Taxonomies’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale Taxonomies are a way of dividing information into ordered groups or categories. They are a method of systematization in which similar things are…
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If your EAL learners know what good writing looks like, it’s ten times easier for them to target their efforts in a way that brings results
‘Model Good Writing’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale The thought processes behind any piece of writing are often opaque. What you see, when you read, is the end result. While…
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Use the power of the writing frame to decrease complexity and increase the skill levels of your EAL learners
‘Writing Frame’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale Working memory is limited. For everyone. To roughly seven pieces of information, plus or minus two. Our EAL learners experience the same limitation…
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Simplify the planning process for your EAL learners by letting them leverage the power of their first language, before they write in English
‘Plan in First Language’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale When we set learners the task of producing a piece of writing, whatever that piece of writing is, we are making…