Young newcomers learning - how to create a successful reception. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SKOL- OCH FRITIDSFÖRVALTNINGEN VERKSAMHETSSTÖD OCH DRIFT Young newcomers learning - how to create a successful reception. Birgitta Jönsson, Manager, Välkomsten, the Department of mapping and screening of young newcomers 2016--10-17 Sida 1

Välkomsten, Department of mapping and screening of young newcomers & Department of mother tongue teaching

Välkomsten, Department of mapping and screening of young newcomers Välkomsten (“The Welcoming”) - reception for mapping and screening of newly arrived students Support and guidance to the schools in Helsingborg • Manager • Educational developer • 2 teachers in Swedish as a second language • 2 math teachers • 2 support teachers, Arabic and Dari speaking 2016-10-17 Sida 3 2016-05-24

Välkomsten - the first step into the Swedish school 2016-10-17 Sida 4

New amendments to legislations 2016 Mapping and screening must be completed not later than two months after the student has entered the Swedish school. (Education Act 3 chapter 12 c §) A newly arrived student: 1. has been living abroad 2. lives in Sweden now, and 3. started his/hers education after Swedish mandatory school year one begins the same year as she/he turned seven years old. After four years in the Swedish school the student is no longer considered as a newly arrived student. (Education Act, 3 chapter 12 §) 2015-10-02

New amendments to legislations 2016 ● A newly arrived student’s knowledge must be evaluated. This is not applicable if obviously unnecessary. (Education Act 3 chapter 12c §) ● A newly arrived student shall be put in relevant grade with regards to age, pre knowledge and personal circumstances. (Education Act 3 chapter 12 d §) ● From April 15, 2016, there is a new screening guidance from the Swedish National Agency for Education. This shall be used for newcomers knowledge evaluation. (Regulated in School Ordinance 2016:10) 2015-10-02

Departement of Mother Tongue Studies • Manager, Deputy head, Educational development leader, ICT-Coordinator, Economist/Human resource management and Coordinator. • 85 teachers of mother tongue studies • 39 languages • About 4500 pupils • Conference time Wednesdays 08:00-12:00 am - focused on mission and peer learning 2016-10-17 - screening newcomers in literacy Sida 7 2016-05-24

Entitled to native language teaching A student who has a guardian with mother tongue other than Swedish, should be offered mother tongue teaching if: • The language is the pupil’s daily language in the home. • The student has basic knowledge of the language. Education Act 10 chapter 7§ 2016-10-17 Sida 8 2016-05-24

Study guidance in mother tongue - the right to knowledge and special support Children and young people who recently arrived to Sweden and are not able to follow the lessons in Swedish language are entitled to receive special support in their mother tongue or in their former school language. The student will develop strategies for learning if he or she is given support in a combination of Swedish as well as their native language. 2016-10-17 Sida 9 2016-05-24

The linguistic research shows that success factors for study in the mother tongue is: ● to be preceded by a screening of the student´s language and subject knowledge ● interventions tailored to the student´s development ● the school has expertise on multilingualism ● collaboration between the Study guide in mother tongue and the student´s Subject teachers ● alternately instruction in the student´s native language and i Swedish, for the student to develope tools for their own learning 2016-10-17 Sida 10 2016-05-24

The student arrives to Helsingborg and makes an The student is signed Välkomsten application (enrollment up to our queue system 2 weeks form on Internet) Mapping and screening Step 1 Screening Step 2 Literacy Numeracy Basic health care screening at student health Parent information – The Swedish school system The student is assigned Mother tongue teaching to a school Study guidance The receiving device Välkomsten, Student hand over offers support, guidance and meeting invites to peer learning Att upprätta en effektiv och framgångsrik organisation