Getting+Started

**Online Resources and App's**:
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**Assessment:**
https://esl.brainpop.com/placement/

Accessing specific EAL Modules Link (please note that the webinars are not only for Middle Years students):
2: Understanding Language Learning 3: Teaching and Learning Strategies 4: Assessment and Evaluation Strategies 5: Resources ||
 * Scroll to bottom of the page
 * Click on "EAL Middle Years Modules" under "Related Links"
 * On the new page, click on "Modules" and then "Documents" on the left side of the page
 * **Modules:**
 * 1: First Steps

This is an excellent summary of how language is acquired. The video is an excellent demonstration of "comprehensible language" and how it is most helpful when teaching students another language.
 * [|Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition] **


 * Instruction in English Language Learning is rooted in Effective Oral Language Practices as well as General Good Teaching Practices: **




 * You might find a Language Development Chart helpful: **


 * And, of course, resources - both print and on-line, are a must: **


 * Oral Language Strategies - Tips from the Trenches - **prepared by Shirley Barclay