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	MFL & INCLUSION

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RESOURCES TO ENHANCE MULTI-SENSORY LEARNING

MLG Publishing under the brand name of Miniflashcard Language Games has long produed produces thousands of photocopiable line drawings which entice students into structured learning in the disguise of familiar games. Games provide the opportunties for repetition and consolidation which many students need, without the risk of them becoming bored or losing interest. Some sample titles:

Ici On Parle Français, Se Habla Español, Wir Sprechen Deutsch
Three photocopiable volumes in French, Spanish and German that provide multi-sensory support for beginners at Key Stage 2 and 5-14. Each includes extensive support for teachers who are not MFL specialists, and a unique section for learners on 'my special support needs'.

Cartoons for Classroom Communication
How to teach and use the target language so that both teacher and learners can use the language for real communicative purposes.

Football Fever
Basic and extended language work exploiting a topic dear to the heart of many learners.

Verbmaster / Vital Verb kit
Fun ways to master essential skills.

These and other titles are nowavailable to purchase and download from MLG's new website:
http://www.mlgpublishing,com

Drake Language Master - A unique device which can support pupils pictorially, orally, aurally and with text as well. Many publishers now offer ready-made Language Master cards to support their foreign language courses but you can also buy blank cards and make your own.

Penfriend XL is a Screen Reader, Onscreen Keyboard and Word Predictor in the major European languages. It works with almost any other software on your computer such as word processors, spreadsheets or email programs. You have to have the relevant voices installed on your computer, though. For some information about these, see http://www.penfriend.biz/products/download_voices.shtml
5.11.08 Penfriend has just brought out a portable version on a USB stick. See:
http://www.penfriend.biz/products/pf-usb.shtml

Clicker - Ideas for using Clicker software to teach modern languages and for use with bilingual pupils who have English as a second language.
For award winning case studies, go here: http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/clicker/case_studies/
For speech support for modern languages, see this page: http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/audio/default.asp
Free downloaadable resources to support all curricular areas, inlcuding EAL, French, Spanish, Cultural awareness:
https://www.learninggrids.com
6.6.10 New software for French at Key Stage 2 (Primary): http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/clicker/mfl/

STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS from John Murray publishers

Le Français, c'est facile. See: http://www.nacell.org.uk/resources/pub_johnmurray/francais.htm
Similar resources for Spanish and German.

LEARNING AND TEACHING USING ICT - PRACTICAL SUPPORT PACK

Looking for practical help to teach MFL using ICT? Then visit Learning and Teaching Using ICT - Practical Support Pack <http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack> - a website designed to help primary and Key Stage 3 secondary teachers develop their teaching practice using ICT. The site features lesson plans, multimedia resources, video case studies and ICT support materials. Written by experts in teaching subjects using ICT, and with the support of the Primary and Secondary National Strategies, www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack has everything teachers will need to teach MFL using ICT, from preparation and planning to homework and evaluation.

INTERACTIVE FOOTBALL DVD TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE LANGUAGE GOALS

An interactive DVD has been produced to help children learn English, Spanish, Italian and German using the power of football. Using ZOOtech's pioneering interactive DVD technology, Soccerlingua features footage shot at Euro 2004 and a quiz which appears in the form of a football tournament. For more info see http://www.soccerlingua.net or http://www.zoo-tech.com

Thanks to ALL for this alert


	Channel 4's Hennings Haus & Chez Mimi have proved popular with young beginners. You can now access them on the MFLE website http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/c4modernlanguages/

The Crowded Cottage

The Crowded Cottage is a free CD-ROM resource presented in written English and signed in British Sign Language. Aimed at deaf primary aged children, it tells a traditional Scottish folk tale in BSL and English and has a number of interactive activities so that learners can practise aspects of English, for example: prepositions. There is also a bilingual glossary.

The disc will run on Macintosh with System 9 or a System 9 emulator, and on Windows XP.

This resource was developed by the Multimedia Curriculum Support for Deaf Pupils project at the University of Edinburgh, under the directorship of Mary Brennan and with financial help from the Scottish Executive.

Single copies are available from Rachel O'Neill, Lecturer in Deaf Education, University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ. Email: rachel.oneill@ed.ac.uk

Item added 6.11.07


	Applied Language Solutions A commercial site with a wealth of royalty free fonts with characters that support various languages; maps of the world, Flags, Country guides http://www.appliedlanguage.com/translation_resources.shtml


	17.6.09 For a comprehensive list of resources for all SEN areas, see the National Grid for Learning's Inclusion website: http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk/index.php?i=1


	31.7.09 For multi-sensory materials for teaching English as a foreign language, see English on a Roll. Even if you don't buy, there's lots of interest on the site. http://www.englishonaroll.com/


	6.2.10 Mini Modules Stotytelling CDs I'm pleased to say that the National Grid for Learning is now listing my two 'support for Storytelling' CDs on its Inclusion website. For information about the discs, go to: http://www.minimodules.co.uk


	RESOURCES REFERRED TO ON OTHER PAGES OF THIS WEBSITE

Access levels in Modern Languages See the Qualifications page

Teaching about Europe See the Linking Communities page


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