English Language Foundation

Stuart Pollard: Director of Junior ELT

We have a long successful history of running English Language Learning courses for all learners aged 3-17.

ACADEMIC YEAR (September – June)

Long Term Students (6 weeks or more).
ICS is committed to an inclusive approach to learners with EAL (English as an Additional Language). We recognise that we can facilitate a quicker and smoother transition to meaningful inclusion within the mainstream with added support from our specialists in these areas. This is done through parallel classes, individual/small group support and integration.

Please see details of our Foundation Programmes for further information.

FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES OVERVIEW

YEAR GROUP	STRATEGY	PROGRAMME RATIONALE
Nursery Reception	Full Immersion programme	We have a highly skilled nursery/ reception team with solid EAL awareness, therefore they are able to rise to the challenges of supporting our EAL learners. In addition, all learners at this age are essentially ‘language learners’.
Yrs 1 and 2	Immersion programme with EAL staff support (33% each)	Again, at this age, there is evidence suggesting that all learners are still coming to grips with the language. However, we acknowledge that lower level EAL learners and class teachers will need support. This support will be both in class, and out of class (small groups of learners and planning with teachers).
Yrs 3 and 4	Parallel class (PYF 1)	EAL learners in Years 3-6 are supported by the EAL team through whole class teaching, in class support and some small group withdrawal. The class teacher plans collaboratively with the PYP co-ordinator to develop appropriate units of enquiry. The class teacher will adapt the unit according to the needs of the learners. If possible, the learners will join their peers for maths, sports and music from day one.
Yrs 5 and 6	Parallel class (PYF 2)
Yrs 7 and 8 (MYP 1 and 2)	Parallel class (MYF 1)	The class teacher takes the class for approximately 30% English language support. The rest of the classes are taken by subject teachers. Subject classes are based on the content being covered in the relevant year groups, ensuring exposure to the curriculum in line with learners’ age groups. The English language support classes incorporate content from subject classes, and the subject teachers use EFL (English as a Foreign Language) strategies to ensure a language and content rich curriculum. Essentially every language class has content, and every content class contains language. Areas of interaction are central to the foundation classes.
Yrs 9 - 11	Parallel class (MYF 2)
Year 12	IELTS Preparation	Learners enrolled on ‘A’ level programme have the option of taking IELTS (Cambridge International English Language Teaching System) classes in English in London, our adult EFL school. In addition, ‘A’ Level teachers use EFL strategies to ensure that learners develop language skills as well as specialist knowledge in their chosen subjects.

ICS MEDIUM-TERM PLANNER Year 2008 – 2009 Autumn 1 (1st page- weeks 7 and 8 are on a separate sheet) PYF 1 Unit of Inquiry: Tell Me About It!

	Wk 1 02.09-05.09	Wk 2 08.09-12.09	Wk 3 15.09-19.09	Wk 4 22.09-26.09	Wk 5 29.09-03.10	Wk 6 06.10-10.10
UOI Focus	All about me	The body	Clothes and colours	Shapes and colours	Food	Animals
Written Language	Family names My classroom My school	Parts of the body	What am I wearing?	Names of 2D and 3D shapes	Labelling	Names of animals Countries
Phonics Letter/word work	Starfall ABC song	Letters and sounds s, a, t, i,p	Letters and sounds n, c/k, e, h, r	Letters and sounds m, d, g, o, u	Letters and sounds left, b, ai and j	Letters and sounds oa, ie, ee, or, z, w
Speaking & Listening	Where’s my pen? Unit 3, textbook	My body Unit 7, textbook Radio London: keep fit from Magic Time	Describing appearance ‘Magic’s clothes’ Unit 6, textbook	Partner picture dictation	Yummy, yummy! Unit 5, textbook	Animals Unit 4 textbook
Visual Language	Visual timetable Flashcards: book, pencil,pencil case, pen	Flashcards ‘Simon says’ game ‘If you’re happy and you know it’ song	Flashcards	Flashcards Building 3D shapes ‘Hide and reveal’ game	Flashcards Grouping foods-likes and dislikes.	Flashcards
Reading
Maths	Numbers and counting	Numbers and counting	Addition and subtraction vocabulary	2D and 3D shapes	Measuring: height and length	Grouping, multiplying. (multilink)
Art	Rainbow fish mosaic	Self-portrait	A colour wheel	Pattern Mandelas	Still life	Animals in their environment Painting
I.C.T.	Starfall ABC	Starfall ABC	Starfall stories	Starfall stories	Starfall stories	Starfall stories
Drama
PE & Games
Homework
Excursion			Victoria and Albert museum	Indoor play park

Example Middle Years Foundation (MYF) Programme

UNIT TITLE	Homes and household chores
SUBJECT AND GRADE LEVEL	English MYF2
TIME FRAME AND DURATION	1 Week (11 x 45 minute lessons)

Area of interaction focus

Which area of interaction will be our focus?
Why have we chosen this?

Significant concept(s)

What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future?

Community and Service

Sharing the workload, taking responsibility

MYP unit question

Should household chores be shared equally between male and female members of the family?

Assessment

What task(s) will allow students the opportunity to respond to the unit question?
What will constitute acceptable evidence of understanding? How will students show what they have understood?

Present ideas and opinions to class discussion related to household chores, and respond to classmates’ contributions.
Write a personal letter describing own home and the household chores you undertake
Use vocabulary related to homes and household chores in oral and written production

Which specific MYP objectives will be addressed during this unit?

By the end of the unit, students should be able to:

Communicate ideas and opinions
Request and provide information in both spoken and written form
Understand and appropriately use structures (present perfect) and vocabulary (homes and household chores)

Which MYP assessment criteria will be used?

Criterion A – Speaking and Listening – Message and Interaction
Criterion C – Writing – Message and Organisation

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS WEEKLY PLANNER

CLASS:

MYF 2

SUGGESTED TOPICS (what will be some of the themes of the English classes this week?)

Homes
Household chores

OBJECTIVES/ LEARNING OUTCOMES (What will learners be able to do by the end of the week?)

This unit aims to achieve the following outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Use vocabulary related to home and furniture
Use a variety of word and phrases to talk about own home
Describe a picture
Express ideas and opinions about household chores
Write a personal letter

LANGUAGE FOCUS *(use the competencies provided, focus on academic language skills)*
Grammar	Vocabulary
Present perfect (affirmative, negative and question forms)	Words and phrases related to homes, furniture and housework: Semi-detached house Bungalow Cottage Terraced house Flat Look after the children Do the gardening Make the beds Tidy a room etc.
Speaking	Listening
Talk about own home Discuss routines Express opinions about household chores	Listen to a radio programme to find specific information Listen to classmates’ ideas and opinions and respond to them appropriately
Reading	Writing
Read a dialogue, advertisement and a magazine article	A personal letter Survey questions
Pronunciation
Third form of irregular vebs

COLLABORATION/ LINKS (With other subjects.)
Maths	Science
Shapes and angles.	How does a house work?
Technology	Fine Arts
Household design.	Household design.

STUDY/ACADEMIC/INDEPENDENT LEARNING SKILLS/ APPROACHES TO LEARNING (how will your learners become better at learning this week?)

Dictionary skills – looking up new words and checking their various forms (adjective, noun, verb etc)
Clarity of thought and expression (verbal, non-verbal)

ASSESSMENT (How will learners demonstrate their learning? Think of formative and summative assessment.)

Contribute to the class discussion on household chores
Write a personal letter
Use vocabulary related to homes and household chores in spoken and written production