TY - BOOK AU - Conteh,Jean TI - The EAL teaching book: promoting success for multilingual learners T2 - Primary teaching now SN - 9781526472670 (pbk.) : AV - LC3715 .C6 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - London PB - Learning Matters KW - Education, Bilingual KW - Linguistic minorities KW - Education KW - ukslc N1 - Previous edition: 2015; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This text is a complete guide to understanding, learning from and teaching bilingual and EAL children in schools. It begins by asking 'who are EAL learners' and challenges some of the misconceptions about this group. It goes on to examine language in depth, providing focused theory to help teachers and trainees better understand the wider context of children's needs. This theory is supported by a wealth of information on practical teaching strategies and resources. It also covers planning across the curriculum for EAL, assessing EAL and bilingual learners and classroom organisation ER -