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She\u00a0supports children in\u00a0<span style=\"color: #203679\"><strong>St James\u2019 Primary<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>who are bilingual and who have<span style=\"color: #203679\">\u00a0<strong>English as an additional language (EAL)<\/strong>.<\/span> Speaking 2 or more languages is very beneficial and an asset to a child\u2019s development but it sometimes means that they find school<br \/>\nwork and homework difficult.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/24115651\/miss-ruth.png\" rel=\"lightbox[2128]\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjames\/2020\/03\/24\/eal\/miss-ruth\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/24115651\/miss-ruth.png\" data-orig-size=\"185,186\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"miss ruth\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/24115651\/miss-ruth.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/24115651\/miss-ruth.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/24115651\/miss-ruth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/24115651\/miss-ruth.png 185w, https:\/\/glow-prod-re.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/24115651\/miss-ruth-150x150.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEFIaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCoRim%2FCMUVQefRMTMJi7WTdUPZFQ3xQg7%2FDAZKei2dFQIhAOGQ1bizfgBifCdxNaf%2BgbqR6p99ICmHi4%2BIsd6%2BVzCSKrcFCBsQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgydQ4cgV0yu4Rsn9woqlAX1AnAEteV2gtFgmylL9qaQVK4aMu7o60hD5X9iu4edXUxlDCfUwtD7VZ2T3OgeEQGDxNbEKQwvFaez2OCFjBjm4Q0aV6kD3tJLT5km0Kf5vXTGuuGtCDm7pwgOmxoUWdWHooelhIyxiTKm8BDJ21vLBK379Iz3XEofYYutIrpTm8EyCyubE2hOsSCgX2P0vHCRqtDe7yQIvOkhXEOIn00pxMInAyBt2OrILQ7%2Fnt0DErnyKgRv7VQ2cPPgcPk1dwCU6a9FVXf7Wy3E7MQ1FoIh2UoYbwt%2FdKFI9B1aL00EVBZiBXD3O0tG%2BLDtIA%2BgOG%2Fbq%2BoedtXKoJuwalu5g9U8%2BRvx05gQIpPd81Rp9kczjW%2F38OroZNpx%2BXSV%2Bi1iCo8e78HSOhIN63RCu869Ip0DM3xeOddrTQR4ozqBcuSupllyIRz7Kv2Mjt9mfmpqJQK0MUwAkyQ%2Bs%2F5w52qupunwCMs2UzTEiCWr89cNVu6go864hB%2Ble8OGX32OhtytW2CFWPqOVX9q0OlgCzlvfa0DSeKX5YUs3Gy37BSNADeJEleSIui4H5Vy35wZIaUmZgkegQl%2FpLgsoTF6K3lP4BGWd7Zz10P5OB0SQ1lL6fBgMPbMVo%2BzcdNBPHmozxQPt2GrGSU4zSrVu5m9PT6r8PdNoVLXwAWUrvJBPSlYO2rSeDmgwdyfWqn%2FXCjMA9oUY3gbJqc1a%2FMgnol9nsLcQjfdVFnjODqCSQ7p2Ja89Xfr5dd%2BA2Yt9vws5uyfGfh8Vh57fUShtMarbrpbX4Crp56yKax9szDSMsZh1ALwTIVfsQZMgISqJc2J%2BiDf2SGdNtZkeOVjDy61TG8vn4vS7hoybvslt0WNgZmb%2FzlfN6yZkRAEaKkwoqar1QY6sAEXv57vnF3V4KTDlDT3ylJ8NBFyFqFA7YzY7DYBA4d%2BMsIwbVGgx2D7AajPbfFvmeafA4eojhrGWyShfB3KG3%2Fxe9y3L3H6ijJQq2NBZGUMo1aB3boqNCguhsppWOKpnASM%2BXRFH83GZi17OBKFPXZSHnRfOtWT7N7fj9OLmUKHe%2FuVf2mRuuCSCWCeT4TqMPM9YXTEiEfP8stHhzJxEfAt%2FkcRfOht6KGH7dTU7X47CQ%3D%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UVTRYHSHX%2F20260916%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260916T175859Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=01bd25d56bb6fcb55a8141f1a41d0e3ca5d7c5a2a748083f290c116cd64707c2 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miss Cunningham is here to help. She has a blog<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ealrenfrewshire.blogspot.co.uk\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #203679\">http:\/\/ealrenfrewshire.blogspot.co.uk<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and over the next few months she will be using it to support home learning and share ideas for parents to help support their children improve their English language acquisition. She would love you to connect to the blog and use some of the resources and ideas at home.<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/24115735\/Miss-Ruth-communication-letter-St-James-.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #203679\">HERE<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more information and details on how to contact Miss Cunningham<\/p>\n<p>Below are some useful links for bilingual stories:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniteforliteracy.com\/\">https:\/\/www.uniteforliteracy.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldstories.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/worldstories.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below is a useful translated document:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2021\/03\/15081309\/EU-Settlement-Status-translations.pdf\">EU Settlement Status<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss Cunningham is our\u00a0EAL (English as an Additional Language) Specialist Teacher. 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