[eal-bilingual] to set or stream EAL students?

Joy
You are right and the school is wrong.
Steaming is generally bad for EAL pupils, setting is better, and mixed
ability would be even better

Paul Butcher  
Senior Ethnic Minority Achievement Consultant 
Learning
Children's Services 
165a Cromwell Road 
Peterborough PE1 2EL 

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From: eal-bilingual-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:eal-bilingual-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Barrett,
Joy - CYP&F - Educational Effectiveness
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:44 PM
To: eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: [eal-bilingual] to set or stream EAL students?

Does anyone have any advice on the placement of EAL students, especially
new arrivals when the school (secondary) has streaming in place? With
setting I always try to negotiate a middle to higher group when it has
been difficult to really assess the student's ability in the subject -
preferring always to go for the higher sets where the models of 'good'
English should be(!).  But now one school is going over to streaming -
what are colleagues experience here and is there any academic research
in this area?

Many thanks,
joy barrett

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