Confused About BMLs and Special Educational Needs?

If you're working in a state-regulated school, you will typically find all kinds of documentation related to the provisions for students with special educational needs (S.E.N./Special Ed.) and bilingual/multilingual learners. However, if you're working in an...

How Trained Teachers Become ‘Language Preservers’

According to the United Nations: "Every two weeks a language disappears, taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage. At least 43% of the estimated 6000 languages spoken in the world are endangered. Only a few hundred languages have genuinely...

INTRODUCING: THE HIGH-IMPACT LITERACY COACHING PROGRAMME

          Are you looking for a way to make a real difference in your school and with your students this academic year? Do you want to TAKE ACTION and ACCELERATE the literacy progress of the BMLs (and all students) in your school, RIGHT...

JOIN OUR FREE, NOVEMBER WEBINAR!

  REGISTER FOR OUR FREE, PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR TRAINING ‘Differentiating for BMLs at Different Stages of English Proficiency' WEDNESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER, 2020   Get Access to this Webinar for 48 hours (from 7 PM, LONDON, UK TIME) MOST TEACHERS KNOW...

#DIALOGUE 2: Recognise your BMLs’ Assets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_7PuoOq4cI There are so many reasons why you should shift to a 'multilingual mindset' with your bilingual and multilingual learners (BMLs, ESL, ELLs). Acknowledging that your learners bring rich linguistic and cultural experiences...

JOIN OUR FREE, OCTOBER WEBINAR!

  REGISTER FOR OUR FREE, PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR TRAINING ‘The Literacy Needs of Bilingual and Multilingual Learners' WEDNESDAY, 28th OCTOBER, 2020   Get Access to this Webinar for 48 hours (from 7 PM, LONDON, UK TIME) LITERACY IS IMPORTANT FOR SO...

JOIN OUR FREE, SEPTEMBER WEBINAR!

  REGISTER FOR OUR FREE, PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR TRAINING ‘Getting to the Bottom of your BMLs’ Barriers: What to do if you Suspect your BML has Learning Issues’ WEDNESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER, 2020   Get Access to this Webinar for 24 hours, from 12...

IDEA #5: Why your Bilingual/Multilingual Learners Need Projects Right Now

Over this week, I’ll be sharing 5 posts-all of them focused on ideas for online learning with your BMLs. Since some teachers have limited access to their students and learning materials at this time, these ideas are quick-win strategies you can implement right...

IDEA #4: Get your Bilingual/Multilingual Learners to Vlog!

Over this week, I’ll be sharing 5 posts-all of them focused on ideas for online learning with your BMLs. Since some teachers have limited access to their students and learning materials at this time, these ideas are quick-win strategies you can implement right...

Q & A : How do I Find Time for Vocabulary Teaching?

This is a question from Tarek, who teaches both Middle and High students: I understand how important vocabulary is but honestly, with all the pressures of the curriculum, I can't find the time to dedicate to vocabulary study. What do you suggest? I know how you...

#ROUNDTABLE: How we Accelerated our BMLs’ Reading Levels in Months

In our very first Roundtable Interview, Francesca McGeary speaks to Angela Hollington, Primary Principal from CIS SIngapore and Emilijia Stojanovski, Literacy Specialist Teacher. She learns how CIS' recent whole-school initiative to strengthen BMLs' literacy has...

BMLs and the Homework Problem

For bilingual and multilingual learners (BMLs), homework can be a major stressor. Many have a great deal of anxiety during the school day and having to bring additional schoolwork home can take away from their 'rest and recharge' time. As well, homework that’s...

‘Multilingual-Positive Practises’ Replace ‘English-Only’ Policies

While a large population of bilingual and multilingual learners (BMLs) in schools used to seem like an issue only for inner city schools in capitals like London, New York, Sydney or Toronto, things have changed dramatically.  Now, even schools in rural areas are...

Event: ECIS Educator’s Conference Luxembourg

If you are an educator looking for a high-quality teacher's conference, the Educational Collaborative for International Education (ECIS) is hosting its Educator's Conference in Luxembourg on Nov.16-18, 2018. You can visit the website here: www.ecis.org. Francesca...

Announcement: Our New Name & Location!

We're off to a great start to 2018 with a new location for our institute! We are pleased to announce we are now located in Canterbury, UK. During the move, we've had to modify our business name so we are now 'Centre for Educators of Bilingual and Multilingual...

Mediating BMLs’ Language and Learning Burdens with the Mother-Tongue

By: Francesca McGeary “Continue to speak your language at home and we will work on improving your child’s English at school.” This is the mantra that should roll off a teacher’s tongue when speaking to parents of new BMLs joining English schools. Although many of...

If ‘Literacy’ is the Answer, what’s the Question?

If "literacy" is the answer, then what's the question? It doesn't matter if you're a teacher, parent or principal, there's no doubt you'll have a good answer to this question...or question to this answer. In fact, there are probably hundreds of excellent questions...

Nurture your Students’ Language & Cultures

This article is reposted from: the Blog of the Association of American Schools in South America  An international teacher easily interacts with 10-20 different nationalities a day. These schools and classrooms are an anthropolgist’s dream. Just imagine all the...

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