{"id":93,"date":"2022-02-20T09:45:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T09:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renealtest\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2023-10-28T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:10:56","slug":"info-for-parents-carers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/info-for-parents-carers\/","title":{"rendered":"Info for Parents\/Carers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What if English isn\u2019t our first language?<\/h3>\n

If English isn\u2019t your family\u2019s first language, you may worry how your child will cope in an English-speaking school.<\/p>\n

Schools are used to helping families where English is an additional language. A recent survey found that\u00a0one in seven<\/strong>\u00a0primary school pupils learns English as an additional language.<\/p>\n

There is lots of evidence that bilingual children can do well at school. However, they \u2013 and you as parents \u2013 will need extra help, especially in the early days.<\/p>\n

How can I help my child?<\/h3>\n

Your\u00a0interest<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0involvement<\/strong>\u00a0in your child\u2019s learning are the best ways you can help.<\/p>\n

Tell your child\u2019s teacher about their\u00a0previous education<\/strong>. What kind of school did they go to? Which subjects does your child find easy or difficult? What did they like\/dislike about their last school?<\/p>\n

At home,\u00a0talk<\/strong>\u00a0to your child about what happens at school in your first language. Encourage them to teach you their new English skills \u2013 you could keep a notebook together with words in your first language, the English translation and how to say the words.<\/p>\n

Your child is likely to pick up English very quickly \u2013 especially if they\u2019re primary school age. Studies show that being\u00a0bilingual<\/strong>\u00a0means your child is more likely to learn well and do well at school \u2013 it can be an\u00a0advantage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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ESOL Courses for Adults<\/h3>\n

Free community ESOL classes for adults around Renfrewshire:<\/p>\n

ESOL Class Descriptions and Contacts (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

Useful Links for Parents\/Carers<\/h3>\n

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What if English isn\u2019t our first language? If English isn\u2019t your family\u2019s first language, you may worry how your child will cope in an English-speaking school. Schools are used to helping families where English is an additional language. A recent survey found that\u00a0one in seven\u00a0primary school pupils learns English as an additional language. There is …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11512,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-93","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11512"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/reneal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}