Caroline Scott has written an excellent resource for the ever busy teacher. These lessons, for the new entrant with little or no English, provide a supportive structure to ensure children experience success in their new environment. Caroline Scott's book considers and supports the whole child and the worries and anxieties they will be experiencing as they start a new life in what is likely to be a new country, new home, new friends and new school. Her programme stresses the importance of a welcoming, positive environment as essential to securing progress for these pupils.

The programme is based on sound educational research and practical experience of trialling the programme. It is carefully focused on what language the new entrant immediately requires to access their needs in a new school. Learning is reviewed and then developed by a daily programme that identifies key vocabulary and structures with a strong focus on oral practice.

Resources are identified and supplied but Caroline understands that the most important resource at this time in a child's life will be the people around them and has a homework progamme that supports the engagement of the child's family. This is a very useful resource that has a place in every school. It is thorough and easy to use for either a trained TA or class-teacher. Most importantly it will set children with EAL on the road to success.
Annette Oliver, Headteacher, Lawdale Junior School

We have used Caroline's approach to teaching English as an additional language for some years now and it has been particularly successful with newly arrived pupils at Key Stage 2 who are early stage learners of English.... Schools in Tower Hamlets who have used Caroline's programme have reported good progress for their pupils' Tower Hamlets Ethnic Minority Achievement Service

The lesson delivered in Thai was truly eye opening and really illustrated what it must be like to be a newly arrived pupil.... We are looking forward to developing an even more effective programme, based on the materials from the course, to support our newly arrived pupils in the best ways possible.
Kate Sheasby, teacher at Ben Jonson Primary School, London

The program is a step by step guideline to help teachers bridge the gap of learning for EAL students. It has personally given me the tools to provide the students with the primary, essential information they need to build a solid foundation in English.
Lena Ramzi, Teaching Assistant, Cairo

Lots of ideas that should be encompassed in the whole school plan
Key Stage Two Coordinator, Susan Hills, CES British International School, Egypt

It has made me more aware of the difficulties faced by ESL students on a daily basis across the curriculum.
Year 4 teacher, Lynne Cadenhead, CES British International School, Egypt

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