EAL (English as an additional language)
Brighton & Hove's Ethnic Minority Achievement Service have gathered a collection of useful resources to support families at home.
General support during school closure
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Talk Talking to your child will help develop their language skills. Talk to your child in mother tongue. Here are some ideas…reading books, telling stories, singing songs, telling jokes, learning rhymes, watching television and talking about what happened, talking at meal times. |
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Daily Routine Keep a daily routine and create a picture timetable with your child so they know what is happening in the day ahead. |
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Play Giving your child time to play gives them the opportunity to learn e.g. through observation and exploration. |
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Learning English
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BRITISH COUNCIL - Learn English site Many parents want to help their child or children with their English but are not sure what they can do to help. In this section of the British Council website you will find lots of expert advice about helping your child learn English.
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MANTRA LINGUA - Online books in different languages Type in this access code 4599813112289105 for three weeks FREE access Listen to the story in mother tongue. Talk about what is happening in the pictures. Ask your child, who, what, where, why, when and how questions about the story and characters. Can they guess what will happen next in the story or how it might end? |
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WORLD STORIES 150 online books in 30 languages
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ESL KIDS WORLD Free ESL Printable worksheets, phonics, songs for Reception, KS1 & KS2
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GAMES TO LEARN ENGLISH Lots of visual games to support learning English. (American website so there are a few differences with British English.) |
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FUN ENGLISH GAMES Wide range of activities and ideas to improve English. (American website so there are a few differences with British English.) Requires Adobe Flash Player |
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SCHOLASTIC Projects to support reading and learning for Reception, KS1 & KS2
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Discover facts for kids from animals and geography to science, nature and history. Suitable for all young explorers.
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TOP MARKS EDUCATION Wide range of educational resources from year 1 to year 12+ |
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