General Strategies to Support EAL Learners

This webinar is specially designed for primary teachers who are working with EAL learners in junior and senior class settings. It will unpack considerations for
supporting EAL learners with their emotional, social, and academic needs.
Participants will explore a wide range of strategies that can foster a culture of
inclusion and progress for the benefit of EAL learners. The webinar will conclude
with an opportunity for questions and answers.

 Become familiar with the process of being immersed in an unfamiliar
language environment
 Explore the emotional, social, and academic needs that EAL learners may
present with in junior and senior primary classrooms
 Acquire a range of strategies to support EAL learners with any identified
needs for their emotional, social, and/or academic progress

Support Materials / Resources
 5-minutes Q & A following each webinar
 Shared Google Drive with Handouts

Aoife Merrins-Gallagher Bio

Aoife is a primary school teacher with experience in both mainstream and support positions since 2013. Her recent doctoral research, funded by the DCU-INTO150 PhD scholarship, designed, developed and delivered an English-Irish oral narrative programme for nine linguistically diverse infant classrooms (Tell-a-Tale | Inis Scéal). Aoife has lectured in DCU and MU, and frequently facilitates webinars through Education Centres. She has authored and delivered DE approved face-to-face and online EAL summer courses since 2021. Aoife is a member of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation, Mother Tongues Ireland, and Children’s Research Network. Her experiences as a teacher, lecturer and researcher can demystify the world of EAL for webinar attendees.