Back to Plan and teach
Two ways in
READ
- One idea per sentence. Active voice.
- Define every acronym the first time you use it
- Avoid idioms ("ballpark", "on the same page") with multilingual learners.
- Read instructions back as a learner would
- "What's still fuzzy?" instead of "Any questions?"
- "Tell me more" instead of "Yes / no" closers.
- Use no-hands cold-call alternatives with warning.
give five seconds before naming anyone.
- EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan): a legal document setting out support for under-25s.
- ALS (Additional Learning Support): the college's in-house support arrangement.
- EAA (Exam Access Arrangements): adjustments to exam conditions, e.g. extra time.
- UDL (Universal Design for Learning): designing sessions accessible from the start.
TRY AND KEEP
Say this, not that
Four cards on how you ask and explain. Turn each one over to see the alternative.
Glossary: EHCP, ALS, EAA, UDL
Six things you might come across in a learner's support. Which of the four terms is each one?
The swaps and the glossary from the Inclusive Language guide, in its own words. It prints on one side of A5.
- "What's still fuzzy?" instead of "Any questions?"
- "Tell me more" instead of "Yes / no" closers.
- Avoid idioms ("ballpark", "on the same page") with multilingual learners.
- One idea per sentence. Active voice.
- Use no-hands cold-call alternatives with warning.
- EHCP: Education, Health and Care Plan
- ALS: Additional Learning Support
- EAA: Exam Access Arrangements
- UDL: Universal Design for Learning