English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) Support
Susie Young EALD Specialist Teacher
EALD Program @ Modbury School P-6
The English as Additional Language/Dialect (EALD) program at Modbury School P-6 aims to support students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We strive to support our students to become proficient users of Standard Australian English for social and academic purposes whilst maintaining the values and importance of home languages.
The EALD team at Modbury School P-6 comprises of one EALD specialist teacher and four Bilingual School Support Officers (BSSO). Please see below for information of our EALD team members.
Mandeep Kaur BSSO
Deepa Bhatol BSSO
Ameera Abasi BSSO
Farah Majelan BSSO
Susie Young Specialist Teacher
Mandeep Kaur BSSO
Deepa Bhatol BSSO
Ameera Abasi BSSO
Farah Majelan BSSO
Susie Young Specialist Teacher
A little more about our EALD support staff:
Name: Mandeep Kaur
Role: BSSO
Language: Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, & English
Work Hours:
Mon 9:00 – 15:00
Name: Deepa Bhatol
Role: BSSO
Language: Gujarati, Hindi & English
Work Hours:
Tue 9:00 – 15:00
Name: Ameera Abasi
Role: BSSO
Language: Arabic & English
Work Hours:
Wed 9:15 – 13:45
Name: Farah Majelan
Role: BSSO (preschool)
Visual art educator
Language: Farsi, Dari & English
Work Hours:
Mon 9:00 – 15:00
Name: Susie Young
Role: EALD Specialist Teacher
Language: Chinese & English
Work Days: Mon - Wed