We are happy to share with you the presentation from two wonderful Lexis Education tutors. Payal Yadav and Imogen Lazarus explore ways of speeding up our EAL students’ learning of English and learning in English through a focus on how languages work to make meaning. This approach draws on a …
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The impact of TEMC at the British International School Ukraine
We are excited to share with you a fantastic presentation by Stephen Morris, who trained as a TEMC Tutor in 2021. Stephen implemented the TEMC course at the British International School Ukraine in his capacity as Head of EAL (he now works at Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong). Stephen was …
Assessing a student text using Lexis Education’s LLDC
Lexis Education's Language & Learning Development Continuum (LLDC) is an essential tool for supporting your students’ achievements, in that it outlines the language demands that need to be specifically addressed to progress their learning. In order to show you how powerful the LLDC can be, we …
The explicit teaching of sentence structure in the classroom
This case study describes the work of Loredana Saracini-Palombo, a Year 6/7 teacher at St Mark’s Lutheran Primary School in South Australia. In 2009, Loredana also took on a role of mentoring other teachers in the school in explicit, contextualised teaching of literacy. St Mark’s Lutheran pedagogy …
23 strategies to scaffold EAL students’ listening and viewing
The ability to listen effectively is dependent on a complex interplay between the listener, features of the text, and the context in which the text is being listened to. While listening comprehension requires a range of abilities on the part of the listener, it is also dependent on features of the …
Exceptional feedback at the latest 3L training
Very collaborative! My voice was heard, invited and supported. I love my new explicit tools. Highly valuable for my practice. Lani Riverans, Classroom Teacher, Nazareth College (NPS: 10/10) It was a great challenge, enjoyed improving my teaching pedagogy. Really enjoyed all activities. Highly …