Resources
The DET website contains EAL information and resources.
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/cultures/Pages/eal.aspx
The following resources may be useful in supporting EAL students in mainstream classrooms.
To view the resources click here.
EAL Digital Resources
No English 2- Questions and Answers
Beginning ESL (webpage)
Ten Top Tips for Primary/Secondary Teachers
Some ideas to assist teachers of New Arrival Primary students
https://www.gelc.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/ten_top_tips_primary_2019pdf.pdf
Some ideas to assist teachers of New Arrival Secondary students
https://www.gelc.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/ten_top_tips_secondary_2019.pdf
Online Resources
- www.lessonsense.com/overview.html - Very simple site with alphabetised, printable resources on a variety of topics. Best for lower primary.
- www.twinkl.co.uk - Clear & simple layout, thematic units, good for very basic literacy & numeracy resources. For lower primary & brand new arrivals
- www.abcteach.com - Varied materials from simple alphabet exercises & flashcards to more advanced activities. Categorised into subject areas & themes, includes fun activities like puzzles, word searches, word scrambles & colouring pages. Appropriate from lower to upper primary.
- www.mes-english.com/ - free flashcards, worksheets and accompanying handouts, phonics cards, games, printable certificates, stickers & other activities. Also it has some flash games that go with printable materials, to reinforce vocab etc. Middle to upper primary.
- www.studyladder.com.au - Free site for teachers but need to register. Great useful, printable, literacy activities. Activities connect to a whiteboard version and handwriting sheets. Also interactive student activities on reading sight words. Suitable for all primary levels.
- www.english-4kids.com - Similar to website above, also with PowerPoint lessons & videos.
- www.usingenglish.com - Includes hundreds of printable resources for ESL students. Best for upper primary; lots of written activities- grammar, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary etc. Useful if you’re looking for very specific exercises for more advanced learners, eg. verb tenses, parts of speech etc.
- www.starfall.com - Great site, easy to find appropriate literacy based activities.
- www.communication4all.co.uk - Good ideas, printable wordlists, flash cards, fairy tale work and harder story writing and book review ideas