NALDIC 19th Annual National Conference - EAL and Additional Needs

This year's conference, organised in collaboration with the University of Leeds, will address the issues of EAL and additional needs. It will focus on principles of inclusion, and will consider teachers’ responses to a range of additional needs. Opening address: Principles and Pedagogies for inclusion Professor Brahm Norwich, University of Exeter Identifying speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in children acquiring English as an additional language Dr Carol Stow and Dr Sean Pert, bilingualism.co.uk EAL learners and dyslexia Professor Tony Cline, University College London Provision for Gypsy Roma pupils Brian Foster, NFER Research Group Use of a multilingual toolkit for the assessment of children at risk of language impairment Dr Carolyn Letts, University of Newcastle, Indra Sinka, Open University Classroom interaction between teachers and deaf children who are learning EAL Dr Merle Mahon, University College London, Ali Davis, Laycock School, London Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Language Disabilities � Dr Deirdre Martin, University of Birmingham Therapy across linguistic borderlands - Beverley Costa, Mothertongue Helping EAL learners towards age appropriate reading Simon Murison-Bowie and Catharine Driver Inclusion Manager/SENCO/EAL practitioner relationships Dr Phil Jones, University of Leeds Discussant: Dr Jean Conteh, School of Education, University of Leeds Participants at the conference will have a chance to hear an overview of each of the presentations before engaging in more in-depth seminars and workshops. A plenary debate summing up the main issues addressed will focus on principles of inclusion, additional needs and EAL. Prices are £95 for members, £135 for non-members and £50 for students. Registration will open at 9 a.m. and the conference starts at 10.30 a.m. The conference ends at 4.15 p.m. and will be followed by the AGM for NALDIC members Download a booking form, the latest flyer or contribute to the conference through our call for poster presentations Further information regarding the venue and location can be found at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/20014/about/157/how_to_find_us