Initial Intake and Assessment of EAL Learners

Authors

  • Laurie Anderson Saskatoon Public Schools
  • Shauna Tilbury Saskatoon Public Schools

Author Biographies

Laurie Anderson, Saskatoon Public Schools

Laurie Anderson is a lead assessment teacher with the Saskatoon Public School District.

Shauna Tilbury, Saskatoon Public Schools

Shauna Tilbury is currently the Coordinator for English as an Additional Language with Saskatoon Public Schools. Shauna has taught EAL at the secondary and adult level in a variety of settings. She has her a B.A. in French, CerTESL and a Masters of Ed. Admin from the University of Saskatchewan. She completed her B. Ed at the University of Calgary.

References

British Columbia Ministry of Education (2013) English Language Learning And Apprentissage de la langue anglaise in the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique Policy and Guidelines
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/esl/policy/guidelines.pdf

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Coelho, E. (2012). Language and learning in multilingual classrooms. North York, ON: Multilingual Matters.

Ontario Ministry of Education (2008) Supporting English language learners: A practical guide for Ontario educators Grades 1 to 8,
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/esleldprograms/guide.pdf

Roessingh, H. (2012). The importance of the prompt for eliciting language samples: Insights from research and considerations for practice. TexELT: Texas English LanguageTeaching, 1(1), 37-56.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Education (2013). A guide to using the Common Framework ofReference (CFR) with learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL). Retrieved from http://www.education.gov.sk.ca/guide-to-using-cfr-with-eal.

Snow, C.E. (2006). What counts as literacy in early childhood? In K. McCartney & D. Phillips
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Published

2014-05-02

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Special Themed Issue in EAL Education

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Essays

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