My child is new to English
At Fairfields, we celebrate the diverse range of cultures, languages and religions represented by our pupils, their families and communities. We hope that you find the resources and information available useful to support EAL learners in your classroom. If you come across a useful website or content please let us know. The content on these pages is updated as often as possible, so please visit regularly, and bookmark those that particularly interest you.
EAL Resources
The following sections have links, downloadable information and resources for various languages which we hope you will find useful. This list will be will be updated as often as possible, so please visit regularly. Such resources are owned by their respective copyrights and Fairfields Primary School does not lay claim to any material externally produced. Nor do we have any responsibility for the content of these linked websites. We do regularly check these links for appropriateness, but if you find any link or content which causes you concern, please contact us immediately.
General Information for helping new EAL pupils and their families
| Helpful information |
Useful information for teachers and carers to help them prepare for the new EAL pupils first day at school.
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| Good Practice tips |
Good practice tips for for teachers and carers to help them prepare for a new EAL pupil.
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| Welcoming Families to the School |
Tips for welcoming EAL families to your school.
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| What to tell parents on the first day |
Advice on what to tell parents of an EAL pupil on their first day at your school.
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| New arrival questionnaire |
Questionnaire to assess how well a new EAL pupil is settling into their new school.
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| EAL Welcome Pack | Booklet from Devon County Council providing information and practical help for the class teacher or subject teacher and other school staff when a pupil arrives with little or no English. |
Support and WorkSheets
| Coloured Shape Sequences |
Coloured shape sequences
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| Feelings - Photos & Words |
Feelings - photos & words worksheet
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| Instruction Writing Support |
Instruction Writing Support Sheet
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| Persuasive Writing Support |
Persuasive Writing Support Sheet
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| Visual Timetable |
Timetable cards for the classroom
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| Playscript Writing Support |
Playscript writing support sheet
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| Non Chronological Report Writing Support |
Non chronological report writing support sheet
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| Recount Writing Support |
Recount writing support sheet
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| Story Writing Support |
Story writing support sheet
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Multi-language Academic Subject Signs and Posters
| Maths Sign |
Multi language maths sign
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| Science Sign |
Multi language science sign
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| History Sign |
Multi language history sign from SchoolLinks
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| Geography Sign |
Multi language geography sign from SchoolLinks
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| Writing Area Sign |
Multi language writing area sign from SchoolLinks
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| Sand & Water Sign |
Multi language sand & water sign from SchoolLinks
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| Data Handling Posters |
Data handling posters from SchoolLinks
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| Measures Posters |
Maths measures posters
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EAL Spellings
These words are all very important words that the children need to learn how to spell. Please practise these using the read, cover, write check method for at least 5 nights. Join up your writing if you can.
| Animals | Body parts | Body parts 2 |
| Classroom objects | Colours | Days of the week |
| Farm | Food | Kitchen items |
| Objects outside | Times of the year | Toys |
| Transport | Verbs | Verbs 2 |
| Verbs 3 | Verbs 4 |
EAL Websites
These links are to external websites with online and downloadable resources. Such resources are owned by their respective copyrights and Fairfields Primary School does not lay claim to any material externally produced. Nor do we have any responsibility for the content of these linked websites. We do regularly check these links for appropriateness, but if you find any link or content which causes you concern, please contact us immediately.
| Newbury Park Primary School |
An amazing website which includes resources packs which are free and downloadable for a choice of languages. A great starting point for resources in a particular language. Also includes sound and video clips to teach your class a particular language.
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| SchoolsLinks | Dual language signs for the classroom. |
| Google Translate |
Translation tool. Immediate translation of words and phrases into many different languages.
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| Babelfish |
Translation tool. Immediate translation of words and phrases into many different languages.
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| Dingle Granby Toxteth |
Translated school letters home in 31 languages by Dingle Granby Toxteth.
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| MES English | A very useful resource for teachers of young learners. Free flashcards, printable worksheets and handouts to match, phonics worksheets, printable ESL games, a printable project library, printable certificates, stickers to print and other activities all ready for printing. |
