English as an Additional Language or Dialect
At Elizabeth Park Schools we have a wonderful multicultural community. We have many different ways of supporting children and families who have an EALD background. Our EALD teacher supports children with their skills in Literacy, and helps to promote and run EALD programs across the school. We also use the services of BSSOs (Bilingual School Support Officers) and CLOs (Community Liaison Officers) to provide culturally inclusive support to our students and families.
Our EALD objectives include:
- Providing ongoing support for student outcomes in Literacy
- Assessing student writing using the Language and Literacy Levels
- Building relationships with EALD students, parents and caregivers and the community through targeted programs, school assemblies, meetings and special events such as Refugee Week
- Acting as a liaison between agencies to help students and families access the support they need (eg CAMHS, Refugee Association)
- Supporting children and families to honour their cultural beliefs in a school context
- Organising interpreters and translators to help communication between school and families
