EALD Students
(English as an additional language or dialect: EALD)
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EALD students could be:
Students born in Australia but speaking a different first language at home. Examples:
Students born overseas in a country which speaks a language other than English Examples:
Students born overseas in a country which speaks a different dialect of Australian English Examples:
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EALD students can benefit from having the teaching and learning differentiated or adjusted:
ACT Department of Education and Training programs and fact sheets:
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(Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2013; Bigstock, n.d.f; Edmonton, 2010 )