leadership
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There isn’t enough reading in high school classrooms., and my contention in this blog post is that the EAL/D learner, if not all students, must be reading extracts and whole texts each and every day.
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The article highlights the importance of equitable support for beginning language learners in schools, particularly those at bandscales 1 and 2. It shares two contrasting student profiles to illustrate how classroom settings and teacher support significantly affect learning outcomes. The need for tailored educational strategies rather than rigid systems is emphasised for fostering student success.
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This post focuses more on leadership within this space because decisions have to be made, right at the beginning of the year, on how to establish a supportive approach to meet EAL/D learners. There is a great deal of literature and discussion on how to address the beginning language learner’s needs. When I first started…