English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) students often require additional support and targeted strategies in order to ensure that they are both strengthening their English language skills and engaging fully in all areas of the curriculum.
This webinar explores strategies that both primary and secondary school teachers can employ across the curriculum to support their ESOL students. It provides insights into how children and young people learn English and how all teachers can support them on their language journey.
Michelle McKinlay has studied numerous languages and lived in both Ecuador and Germany. She has worked as a teacher for adults with English as a second language and as a primary teacher in various English medium schools, before becoming a primary ESOL specialist and completing her Diploma in TESSOL. She now works as a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland, largely focused on TESOL in teacher education as well as primary literacy.