New Arrivals and EAL/D students are those whose first language is a language or dialect other than English and who require additional support to assist them to develop proficiency in English. EAL/D students come from diverse, multilingual backgrounds and may include overseas and Australian-born students whose first language is a language other than English. Consultancy services and funding are available to schools to meet the needs of eligible newly arrived students requiring support with learning English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D).
‘Raising the Children Network’ aims to provide information that can help parents with the day-to-day decisions of raising children, and to also help parents and carers look after their own needs.
Fifty years of research has revealed that the children of lower-income, less-educated parents typically enter school with poorer language skills than their more privileged counterparts
The oral language needs of students commencing school are noted as a cause for concern and leading to calls for additional speech pathologists, reports the Sunday Herald Sun (13th September 2009).
