Addressing the Needs of EAL Students in Primary Classrooms - PDD1008

Upon successful completion of this course, you will have an increased awareness of the needs of EAL students and how to use the students' home language(s) as a resource. You will also have an increased repertoire of strategies which take into account the EAL students' diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds and experiences.

Who should attend

This course is designed for all mainstream primary teachers who have EAL students in their classes.

What you will learn

  • Diversity, literacies, and the primary classroom
  • Using EAL learners' home language(s) and experiences as a resource for learning
  • Scaffolding, speaking, listening and group work
  • Issues and strategies in reading and writing
  • Vocabulary and comprehension as key foundational skills
  • Building text-based units of work that support EAL students

This course references the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST): 1, 2, 3 and 6.

You will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Faculty of Education, Monash University.

Program structure

2 days at Clayton Campus

Dr Kylie Bradfield

Lecturer, School of Curriculum Teaching & Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education

Assessment

There is no assessment associated with this program.

For any additional information please contact edu.pdp@monash.edu.