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Early Years Practitioners on Supporting Children learning English as an Additional Language (EAL)

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Early Years Practitioners on Supporting Children learning English as an Additional Language (EAL)

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1Understanding of philosophical, sociological and educational principles that underpininclusive practice and the celebration of cultural awareness......................................................1LO3. ................................................................................................................................................4Historical and sociological aspects of inclusivity in early years education................................4LO4..................................................................................................................................................6Issues concerned with the execution of inclusive practice..........................................................6CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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TITLE: - “Do Early Years Practitioners Provide Enough Support for Families with English as anAdditional Language (EAL)?”INTRODUCTIONEngland has been considered as the country of migrants as a large number of populationof the nation has come from different nations and settled here permanently. So, it can be said thattheir first language is not English and this was analysed through census report of 2011. It statedthat people residing in England and Wales who could not speak English were approx. 138,000.From this, research topic has been extracted out that supports early practitioners like teachersprovide enough support for the families who has English as an Additional Language (EAL). Thisis a reflection on the issue whether teacher and staff are able to understand cultural backgroundof kids or not and if they are providing them enough resources to support them in learning (Ball,2010). Although many practitioners might have experience of working with children who haveEnglish as an Additional Language, there is dispute on the value of support offered to suchchildren in their early years. This is taken as a research topic because the number of children whohave EAL and live in England are increasing every year and thus, putting a pressure on thosewho work in the Early Years Sector (Lancaster and Kirby, 2010). To gain more knowledge aboutthis social wrong, there will be analysis on the philosophical, sociological and educationalprinciples aspects concerned with this issue. There will be reflection on the importance of thistopic to cultural diversity of UK. LO 1Understanding of philosophical, sociological and educational principles that underpin inclusivepractice and the celebration of cultural awarenessIn today's world, the definition of preschool has elaborated and it has not been onlyrestricted to playing and having fun activities with the age mates. Concerning about theeducational attainment of country's kids have refocused attention on early child settings as theplace where children also get prepared for the school (Rodger, 2016). This has become an issuethat how the increasing cultural and linguistic diversity can be managed at the pre-school setting.There are various reasons why individuals move from one country to another as some may movebecause of better opportunity, lifestyle, etc. This has been an issue to prepare children from1
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