EMTRAS has variety of resources suitable for EAL learners at all key stages.

Schools are welcome to visit our resources room in the Newcastle Springfield Centre by arrangement and borrow up to ten items which can be kept for six weeks. Thereafter, they must be returned or if no-one else needs them they can be re-issued for a further six weeks.

Each school needs to name a person - usually the headteacher or EAL co-ordinator - who takes responsibility for borrowing resources and returning them in good condition.

We have a very small budget so you will understand that we have to charge for resources which are not returned, or are badly damaged.

Below are examples of some of the materials we have currently:

	Dual language picture books in many languages. These are particularly useful for primary schools.
	Words and Phrases for schools - again dual language books which can be very useful to use with new arrivals / parents.
	Games.
	Sets of readers for beginner speakers of English.
	Work - books and tapes.
	Photocopiable materials.
	Talking PENS - dual language materials.By touching 'hotspots' with a "Talking PEN" children and teachers can hear stories, songs and other materials in their first language.
	A demonstration of a Talking PEN can be found at Mantra,

To see a full list of all resources in the EMTRAS resources room Click