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SECTION I: INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM

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ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (EAL)

 

In accordance with the Manitoba Education document, English as an Additional Language (EAL) and Literacy, Academics, and Language (LAL) Kindergarten to Grade 12 Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes, (Draft for Consultation and Review, October 2007), students identified as EAL learners enrolling in the Portage la Prairie School Division, shall be placed by the Principal and in-school team in a grade according to academic achievement or age appropriateness with consideration being given to the following:

 

bulletEducational background
bulletPersonal characteristics, learning styles, and ability
bulletThe nature of the EAL program supporting them
bulletConfidence and motivation
bulletPrior learning/life experiences
bulletLinguistic distance between the first language and English
bulletSocial-cultural distance between the first culture and Canadian culture
bulletExtend of support from home and the community
bulletOther factors as determined by the school team
 

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