ANZAC Day
Watch a teacher of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) design and deliver an activity based around ANZAC Day to a Year 11 class with limited English proficiency.
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A teacher of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) designs and delivers an activity based around ANZAC Day to a Year 11 class with limited English proficiency. The teacher revisits 'note taking' strategies from previous lessons to prepare students for an upcoming research project. She understands the importance of providing students with many opportunities to practice and revise, repeating activities regularly to allow students to select and apply these skills independently. The teacher builds on prior knowledge to scaffold students in their understanding of ANZAC Day and its cultural significance to Australia.
A teacher of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) designs and delivers an activity based around ANZAC Day to a Year 11 class with limited English proficiency. The teacher revisits 'note taking' strategies from previous lessons to prepare students for an upcoming research project. She understands the importance of providing students with many opportunities to practice and revise, repeating activities regularly to allow students to select and apply these skills independently. The teacher builds on prior knowledge to scaffold students in their understanding of ANZAC Day and its cultural significance to Australia.
Discussion questions:
- How do you identify and address gaps and different perspectives in knowledge of historical events amongst your EAL/D students?
- How do you adapt and scaffold activities to meet the needs of EAL/D students with varying levels of English?
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