EAL Bilingual Story Prompts
12 story prompts that EAL learners can write in their first language, English, or both. Strengthens both languages and respects the child's full linguistic identity.
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EAL Phonics Starter Pack
Adapted phonics introduction for EAL learners — pictures and visual cues for every sound, no English vocabulary assumed.
Celebrating Our Class Cultures — Activity Pack
Five activities that put EAL children's cultures at the centre — a class flags wall, a 'word of the week' from a child's language, a culture share day, and more.
EAL New Arrival — First Day Checklist
What to do in the first hour, first morning and first afternoon when a child with no English joins your class. Practical, kind, ready to print.
EAL Initial Language Assessment Form
A printable form for the first formal EAL assessment — based on the DfE Proficiency in English scale. Use in week 2-4 once child has settled.
EAL Survival Vocabulary — 50 Picture Cards
The 50 most essential English words for a new arrival — toilet, water, hungry, hurt, friend, help. Picture cards to laminate and use daily.
EAL Classroom Communication Board
A single-sheet visual board children can point to when they don't have the English to say what they need. Print A3, laminate, mount on the wall.