Recently we have seen a steady increase in the number of children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) because a local employer has a current project requiring a lot of Turkish ex-pats to spend time in the UK. We are linked with this employer, so our nurseries are now attended by a number of children who can only speak Turkish.
It is important to take the right approach when dealing with families with EAL. It is crucial to remain sensitive to the needs of both the parents and the children. We enlisted the help of our local Early Years Team, who provided us with useful resources such as dual- language books, persona dolls (to help encourage shy children to participate), and ideas for using picture representation like that which is sometimes used for behaviour management. The picture representation worked really well and it benefited all the children in the setting as well as those with EAL.
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