GWA EAL Handbook 2016

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3 2 E A L H A N D B O O K
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E A L H A N D B O O K
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»» Our Mission Statement p.4
»» Types of Support p.7
»» Mother Tongue Program p.10
4 INTRODUCTION
Goals and Objectives of the EAL program. Our Mission Statement.
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A little bit about GWA’s EAL Department, from Elementary to Secondary.
6 IDENTIFICATION OF EAL NEEDS
How we identify our EAL students, from Admissions to classroom.
7 TYPE OF SUPPORT - ELEMENTARY
There are three primary kinds of support in EAL. They are intensive pull-
out, language pull-out and in-class support.
8 TYPE OF SUPPORT - SECONDARY
Changes to how we support Secondary EAL/ELA students
9 ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING
Our formal assessment tool is called the WIDA. We also use other
baseline and formative assessments.
10 OUR MOTHER TONGUE PROGRAM
The EAL Department is proud to support and honour all students’ home
languages. Some information on our developing Mother Tongue Program.
C ON T E N T S
EAL HANDBOOK
English proficiency or fluency is not a pre-requisite for enrollment at GWA. Students who are beginning
or not yet proficient in the language are supported by the EAL (English as an Additional Langauge)
program. EAL is available to students in KG2 to Grade 10. GWA-Dubai is committed to providing
specialist EAL teachers, as well as training in EAL strategies for all GWA homeroom teachers.