There is a great Vimeo clip of Dr. Jim Cummins discussing the importance of BICS and CALP. Viewing this clip could be a great addition to any staff meeting or professional learning you might run in your school. You might even share the clip with particular classroom teachers who might need further clarification as to why their EAL/D student, who communicates effectively, still isn't achieving as well with their writing or reading comprehension tasks.
Sometimes it can be hard as an EAL/D teacher to explain to classroom teachers that their student, who is fantastic at verbally communicating with peers and the teacher, needs ESL assistance. This is where a good understanding of BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) can come in handy. It will help you to explain the difference between the two separate phases of English language learning and will place an emphasis on improving the EAL/D students' academic English. When I first started this blog I shared a similar post about BICS VS CALP that explains the terms and the differences between them. Click here to visit that post
There is a great Vimeo clip of Dr. Jim Cummins discussing the importance of BICS and CALP. Viewing this clip could be a great addition to any staff meeting or professional learning you might run in your school. You might even share the clip with particular classroom teachers who might need further clarification as to why their EAL/D student, who communicates effectively, still isn't achieving as well with their writing or reading comprehension tasks. Comments are closed.
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