FACE TO FACE: LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT IN POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Areas of focus include

- Identifying and assessing EAL learner needs using assessment materials that are linked to the Common EuropeanFramework of Reference (CEFR)
- Aligning language support to the CEFR benchmarks
- Setting targets, recording and monitoring progress
- The use of the Continuum of Support to align the level of EAL support with the needs of the EAL learner
- Linking Language support to the curriculum
- The use of home languages as a facilitative tool to learning English
- Developing CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)
- Promoting Autonomous Language Learning