The Multilingual Resource Bank is a collection of resources developed by Gambian educators for educators. It has been designed to support teachers working in Early Childhood Development (ECD), primary education, and schools for deaf and hard-of-hearing learners across The Gambia. The resources are intended to supplement core teaching materials that can be adapted to meet the multilingual needs of different classroom contexts.
The Multilingual Resource Bank is organised into nine thematic areas that reflect key aspects of children’s learning and development. Within each theme, resources will continuously be expanded to cover different learning areas and educational contexts, including ECD, primary education, and Gambian Sign Language (GSL) education. The teaching and learning resources developed reflect the rich linguistic diversity of The Gambia and are currently available in the seven national languages (Fula, Jola, Mandinka, Manjaku, Serahule, Serer and Wolof), English, Arabic, and Gambian Sign Language as well.
We are grateful to the many Gambian educators who have contributed to the development of these materials, including lecturers, teachers, curriculum specialists, and representatives from the Gambian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
We are mindful that not all teachers will be able to print the resources they might want to use. However, we hope that the ideas, activities, and examples provided here will support teachers in developing and adapting their own classroom materials. Multilingual word lists should prove particularly useful for such teachers.
