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
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Date(s): 16 September 2011 to 16 September 2011