EALD
English as another language or dialectCPS has a culturally diverse community and supports students who speak English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD). While students and classroom teachers can access the EALD specialist at school, a shared support approach is encouraged to maximise student progress and confidence. We value home language and recognise the benefits it has in supporting growth in English skills. One of the best strategies you can use with your children at home is to read and discuss with them. Allow them to read aloud to you in English, but use your home language to discuss the book/text in detail. Ask questions and discuss in detail. Please see the documents for translated support strategies and ideas from the Department of Education.
EALD News (English as an Additional Language/Dialect) Term 2 Week 3
When your child is building their English skills, we usually focus on reading and writing, however, it is also very important to develop numeracy skills and maths vocabulary. Knowing and understanding the language of maths can support your child in building relevant...
EALD News Week 9
EALD News (English as an Additional Language / Dialect) What a wonderful term it has been! With a busy start identifying eligible students for our EALD school census data, we’ve all settled in well to support sessions. Eligible students receive either in-class...
EALD/ESL News T3 Week 1
EALD / ESL News (English as an Additional Language / Dialect) (English as a Second Language) Welcome to term three! Hope you are all feeling recharged and refreshed after the holidays. During the holidays I enjoyed the extra time with my own children and we played...
EALD (English as an Additional Language/Dialect) Week 7
What a wonderful long weekend! Whatever you did, I hope that you and your children are feeling relaxed, recharged and refreshed. Many parents have asked me what they can do to support their children at home. Reading still remains one of the most powerful tools to...
EALD – English as an Additional Language or Dialect Week 1
Welcome to Term 2! I hope your holiday break was filled with fun and adventures but also time for relaxation, and of course, reading! For those families who celebrated Easter, I hope it was a wonderful time with family and chocolate. Wishing our Muslim families a...
EALD English as an Additional Language or Dialect Week 9
Wow! Our Harmony Flowers canvas is finished and it looks amazing! Bravo to all students involved in this project. Did you see some of our Churchlands kids in The Post newspaper? Also, lots of pictures were posted on Seesaw of students in action making their flowers...
Harmony Week: ESL/EALD Update Week 7
Happy Harmony Week! “The week runs from 15–21 March every year and encourages everyone to experience, explore and appreciate WA's wealth of cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic diversity.” As a school, this is a great opportunity to acknowledge our diverse...
ESL/EALD News Week 5
Many students and families in our Churchlands PS community can communicate in two (or more!) languages. It is so important to maintain first languages skills (often referred to as mother tongue, home or heritage language) as it has great benefits to the child....
ESL/EALD News
ESL English as a Second Language EALD English as an Additional Language or Dialect One of the best things you can do with your child to help their progress is to read with them every day and talk about the stories they are reading. Encourage them to read the text in...
ESL/EALD News
ESL English as a Second Language EALD English as an Additional Language or Dialect Wishing our Churchlands families a happy start to the 2022 school year and a Happy New Lunar Year! I hope that the Year of the Water Tiger brings extra courage, flexibility, happiness...
EALD Resources
Kindergarten – Number activity ideas for home – Hindi
Kindergarten – Number activity ideas for home – Simplified Chinese
Kindergarten – Number activity ideas for home – Vietnamese
Kindergarten – Reading with your child is important – English
Kindergarten – Number activity ideas for home – Indonesian
Kindergarten – Number activity ideas for home – English
Kindergarten – Reading with your child is important! – Vietnamese
Kindergarten – Reading with your child is important! – Indonesian
Kindergarten – Reading with your child is important! – Hindi
Kindergarten – Reading with your child is important – Simplified Chinese