This rich and practical conference edition of NALDIC Quarterly focuses on pupils who are learning EAL and who have additional educational needs. Featuring articles and presentations from the NALDIC Conference 2011 themed on EAL and Additional Needs, this edition is essential reading for EAL specialists, SENCOs and educational professionals involved in supporting bilingual learners with additional needs. Topics include: speech and language therapy; communication needs; autism; Gypsy Roma and Traveller pupils; dyslexia and deafness in bilingual children.
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Contents
Editorial Frank Monaghan
View from the Chair Amy Thompson
Inclusive education, additional needs and EAL: values, concepts and issues Brahm Norwich
The Building Early Sentences (BESt) Project – Designing Bilingual Speech and Language Therapy Interventions Sean Pert
The Diverse Communication Needs of Young Children in the Foundation Stage. Reflecting on Policy to Practice Issues Carolyn Blackburn and Carol Aubrey
Co-occurring Specific Learning Differences Anne Margaret Smith
The Academic Achievement of Y6 Pupils with EAL:Child-related and Situational Factors Lina Shaheen
Improving Educational Outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupilsBrian Foster
EAL learners and dyslexiaTony Cline
Deafness in EAL children Dr Merle Mahon
NALDIC News
NALDIC Quarterly Volume 9 Number 2
Edited by Frank Monaghan
ISSN 1751-2190
64 pages
Winter 2011/ 2012
