Subject Details - 10 English as an Additional Language - Literacy

  
Subject Length2 semesters
DescriptionThis course is designed for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students in this class will do 2 semesters of EAL. A Bilingual Student Support Officer (BSSO) will support in some lessons.

The extra line of literacy will provide students with additional lessons to support students to develop listening, reading, viewing, speaking and writing skills. Students are explicitly taught reading skills including phonics and comprehension and writing skills including grammar, punctuation and vocabulary development.


Topics
Grammar
Punctuation
Writing
Morphology
Reading
Comprehension
Spelling
Punctuation
Assessment
Students are not assessed against ACARA performance standards.





Suggested Prior LearningStudents must be from a non-English speaking background to be eligible to participate in this course.
Additional InformationExcursions may cost extra. A USB storage device is desirable to allow students to work on tasks both in class and at home.

Only EAL students are eligible for this subject.