EAL New To English resources

New To English

Downloadable Games

Download some board games from the Portsmouth site.
New to English games and resources including matching games, number names, verb games, classification games, vocabulary for objects in school. A learning resource from the Bristol site.

Online Games

www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids - Games on a variety of basic vocabulary. Click on ‘topics’ and choose ‘games’. Try ‘paint it’ as well as others.
www.manythings.org - A variety of activities and games on page titled ‘Interesting things for ESL students’. Try ‘Football Quiz’, ‘Scrambled sentences’.
www.englishspace.ort.org - More suitable for older pupils – provides quizzes on many grammar topics.

Wall Games

Instructions for wall games
Clothes wall game
Verbs wall game images from Cricksoft.com
Farm Animals
Fruit and vegetables

On-line Resources

Hello in 300 languages
The TES has a Polish picture resource which is ideal for children in Key stage 1. You need to register with the TES to be able to download this resource. Simple vocabulary word and picture fan
On this page BBC World Service produce Polish/English content for people trying to learn English. Mainly suitable for Polish pupils who are beginners at Secondary schools.
Polish resources: Days of the week
Translation of many words with sound files
This BBC website features information about and courses on European languages. Go to the page www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfixto see and hear a few common words and phrases in 36 languages. Very useful if you want the class to learn welcoming phrases before a new pupil arrives
Advice for parents to support the development of their children's speaking and listening skills in their home language with key word lists in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Italian, Nepali, Polish, Punjabi, Somali, Tagalog, Thai and Turkish.

www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth - This award winning primary school website features 28 languages with more to come. Suitable for an interactive whiteboard as well as individual use. It covers useful words and phrases, resource packs and sound files for teachers who want to focus on a language of the month with their classrooms.
www.enchantedlearning.com : offers downloadable worksheets in seven languages, e.g. Portuguese, Spanish. Particularly good for material suited to the EAL beginner.
Little Learner . Downloadable Polish and Romanian resources including basic vocabulary and posters, admission forms and basic information for new arrivals.
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storycircle - This site offers different stories with cartoons which you can listen to and read at the same time. Many stories are interactive.
Early Years: Pompey Bears Busy Week. A talking book with simple vocabulary and excellent graphics. Produced by Portsmouth EMAS service.

General Resources

Education Library in Reading provides a loan service for Bracknell Schools. They supply dual language dictionaries and books on request – Tel: 0118 9015989
Hardback indexed A5 lined books for use as wordbook/glossary available from Kingsway Educational Suppliers - Tel: 0118 975 6611

Useful software

Clicker5 - this is supportive writing tool which helps pupils build sentences. It also includes labelling activities and a talking word processor. The voice offers a realistic model of spoken English which is beneficial for EAL learners. Words can be organised in colour coded groups and pop up grids with visual support. Contact Crick Software at www.cricksoft.com, Tel: 0845 121 1691
Oxford Reading Tree Talking Stories - these offer a motivating way to establish understanding of story, key vocabulary and develop reading skills.
Oxford Reading Tree for Clicker 5 - this presents the Oxford Reading Tree Scheme as Clicker talking books and the children can use words and phrases to write sentences based on the story texts.
Wordbar and ClozePro – other programmes by Cricksoft. See www.cricksoft.com
National Numeracy Strategy - 'Assessment Toolkit to Support Pupils with English as an Additional Language' includes CD Rom which has downloadable visual material. Order from: DfES Publications Ref: 0319/2002
Easiteach EAL – Software for the interactive whiteboard - there are more than 90 whole class activities in English, Maths and Science for both Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils.




	New To English Downloadable Games Download some board games from the Portsmouth site. New to English games and resources including matching games, number names, verb games, classification games, vocabulary for objects in school. A learning resource from the Bristol site. Online Games www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids - Games on a variety of basic vocabulary. Click on ‘topics’ and choose ‘games’. Try ‘paint it’ as well as others. www.manythings.org - A variety of activities and games on page titled ‘Interesting things for ESL students’. Try ‘Football Quiz’, ‘Scrambled sentences’. www.englishspace.ort.org - More suitable for older pupils – provides quizzes on many grammar topics. Wall Games Instructions for wall games Clothes wall game Verbs wall game images from Cricksoft.com Farm Animals Fruit and vegetables On-line Resources Hello in 300 languages The TES has a Polish picture resource which is ideal for children in Key stage 1. You need to register with the TES to be able to download this resource. Simple vocabulary word and picture fan On this page BBC World Service produce Polish/English content for people trying to learn English. Mainly suitable for Polish pupils who are beginners at Secondary schools. Polish resources: Days of the week Translation of many words with sound files This BBC website features information about and courses on European languages. Go to the page www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfixto see and hear a few common words and phrases in 36 languages. Very useful if you want the class to learn welcoming phrases before a new pupil arrives Advice for parents to support the development of their children's speaking and listening skills in their home language with key word lists in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Italian, Nepali, Polish, Punjabi, Somali, Tagalog, Thai and Turkish. www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth - This award winning primary school website features 28 languages with more to come. Suitable for an interactive whiteboard as well as individual use. It covers useful words and phrases, resource packs and sound files for teachers who want to focus on a language of the month with their classrooms. www.enchantedlearning.com : offers downloadable worksheets in seven languages, e.g. Portuguese, Spanish. Particularly good for material suited to the EAL beginner. Little Learner . Downloadable Polish and Romanian resources including basic vocabulary and posters, admission forms and basic information for new arrivals. www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storycircle - This site offers different stories with cartoons which you can listen to and read at the same time. Many stories are interactive. Early Years: Pompey Bears Busy Week. A talking book with simple vocabulary and excellent graphics. Produced by Portsmouth EMAS service. General Resources Education Library in Reading provides a loan service for Bracknell Schools. They supply dual language dictionaries and books on request – Tel: 0118 9015989 Hardback indexed A5 lined books for use as wordbook/glossary available from Kingsway Educational Suppliers - Tel: 0118 975 6611 Useful software Clicker5 - this is supportive writing tool which helps pupils build sentences. It also includes labelling activities and a talking word processor. The voice offers a realistic model of spoken English which is beneficial for EAL learners. Words can be organised in colour coded groups and pop up grids with visual support. Contact Crick Software at www.cricksoft.com, Tel: 0845 121 1691 Oxford Reading Tree Talking Stories - these offer a motivating way to establish understanding of story, key vocabulary and develop reading skills. Oxford Reading Tree for Clicker 5 - this presents the Oxford Reading Tree Scheme as Clicker talking books and the children can use words and phrases to write sentences based on the story texts. Wordbar and ClozePro – other programmes by Cricksoft. See www.cricksoft.com National Numeracy Strategy - 'Assessment Toolkit to Support Pupils with English as an Additional Language' includes CD Rom which has downloadable visual material. Order from: DfES Publications Ref: 0319/2002 Easiteach EAL – Software for the interactive whiteboard - there are more than 90 whole class activities in English, Maths and Science for both Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils.