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Some students learning English can take at least 6 years to catch up to their peers. How can we support them better?

  • Written by Lucy Lu, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
Some students learning English can take at least 6 years to catch up to their peers. How can we support them better?Rawpixel/ Getty Images

About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect.

This means their first language or dialect is something other than English and they need extra support to develop proficiency in what we call standard Australian English.

This group of students includes immigrants and...

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