CHAPTER 6
Working with pupils who speak English as an additional language
A ccording to government statistics, English is now spoken as a second language by one in eight pupils in British schools. Many teaching assistants support these pupils either as an English speaker or as a bilingual assistant – that is, speaking to pupils in their native language in order to help them to access the curriculum. If you support bilingual or multilingual pupils, you will need to have an awareness of how all children process language and the importance for bilingual pupils of retaining their identity through valuing their home culture and language. You should ...
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