EAL Band E – Fluent
The pupil speaks and understands English fluently, similar to a native speaker. They can confidently use complex language in all subjects, read advanced texts, and write well-structured, accurate texts. Errors are rare and do not affect understanding. Support is minimal and usually focused on specialist vocabulary.
General
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing
- Encourage the learner to engage in conversations with a variety of people, such as school visitors, classmates, and during assemblies.
- Involve the learner in structured discussions or debates on thought-provoking or sensitive topics.
- Demonstrate advanced grammatical structures, like conditional forms and the passive voice, and create opportunities for the learner to use them in context.
- Help the learner develop exam literacy by explicitly teaching key command words and typical question formats.
- Target specific areas of difficulty across subjects, such as subject-specific vocabulary and frequently used word combinations.
- Use a marking code to identify common errors, allowing the learner to review and self-correct with support.
- Show how to take effective notes, highlighting techniques and formats that support understanding and recall.
- Demonstrate reading strategies such as skimming for gist and scanning for specific information.
- Expose the learner to a variety of text types through oral reading, emphasizing pronunciation, expression, and fluency.
- Direct the learner’s attention to how audience, setting, and purpose influence language choices in different texts.
- Draw attention to the use of figurative expressions and idioms, helping the learner interpret and use them appropriately.
- Provide opportunities for the learner to practise delivering presentations, with a focus on improving accuracy and confidence in speaking.
- Address gaps in knowledge across subjects by concentrating on areas such as technical terms and common word pairings.
- Demonstrate effective methods of taking notes to support information retention and understanding.
- Read a range of texts aloud to students, emphasizing tone, rhythm, and fluent delivery to model expressive reading.
- Draw learners’ attention to figurative language and idiomatic expressions, helping them understand and use them appropriately.
- Encourage learners to make inferences by asking deeper, thought-provoking questions during video or listening activities.
- Expose learners to a wide variety
- of spoken text types, helping them to recognise how vocabulary and delivery differ in formal and informal situations.
- Explore how meaning is shaped by a speaker’s vocabulary choices and the structure of their sentences.
- Ensure learners fully grasp more advanced grammatical structures by checking for understanding and clarifying as needed.
- Identify and address specific learning gaps across subjects, with emphasis on technical vocabulary and common word pairings.
- Apply a marking code for written work to help the learner identify and correct their own errors with guided support.
- Demonstrate effective strategies for taking structured notes to aid comprehension and recall.
- Teach and model reading strategies such as skimming for general understanding and scanning for specific information.
- Read various types of texts aloud to learners, using expressive tone and rhythm to develop their awareness of fluency and intonation.
- Guide the learner to consider how audience, context, and purpose influence the language and style used in a text.
- Encourage learners to practise reading English books to their parents and to retell the story in English or their home language, reinforcing understanding and communication skills.
- Draw attention to figurative language and idiomatic expressions, helping learners interpret and apply them in appropriate contexts.
- Support the learner in developing confidence by initiating conversations with a range of people, including visitors, classmates, and during assemblies.
- Actively involve the learner in discussions and debates around current or thought-provoking issues to develop critical thinking and language skills.
- Address specific learning challenges across different subjects, particularly in understanding subject-specific vocabulary and common word combinations.
- Implement an error correction code during marking to help the learner identify mistakes and revise their work with appropriate guidance.
- Expose the learner to a variety of written texts through read-aloud sessions, placing emphasis on natural rhythm, intonation, and fluency.
- Encourage the learner to consider how audience, context, and purpose influence the choice of words and tone in both spoken and written communication.
- Draw attention to figurative and idiomatic language, supporting the learner in understanding and using these expressions effectively.
- Provide structured opportunities for the learner to practise and rehearse presentations, helping them build fluency, accuracy, and confidence in public speaking.
- Involve the learner in structured debates around current or sensitive topics to enhance critical thinking and spoken language skills.
- Demonstrate advanced grammatical structures—such as conditionals and passive constructions—and provide opportunities for the learner to apply them across subject areas.
- Support the learner in understanding the demands of exam-style questions by teaching key command terms, familiar phrasing, and common task instructions.
- Target specific areas of difficulty across the curriculum, with a focus on subject-specific terminology and frequently used word pairings.
- Use a consistent marking code to highlight errors, enabling the learner to reflect on and revise their work with appropriate support.
- Model effective note-taking techniques to help the learner organise and retain key information.
- Guide the learner to consider how language choices are shaped by audience, purpose, and context in both spoken and written communication.
- Teach how to incorporate research effectively into writing, showing how to paraphrase, quote, and reference appropriately.
- Encourage the use of precise, subject-related vocabulary in written tasks to build academic language proficiency.
- Help the learner develop their own unique writing voice by exposing them to a variety of writing styles, tones, and perspectives.