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English as a Second Language Program at the Secondary Level
Peg O’Grady, Supervisor of Pupil Services
Overview of the ESL program:
-HS teachers: Susan Calio and Ruth Nilan
-HS aide: Drew Chambers
-MS teacher: Wendy Michalski
-MS aide: Rhonda Gatt
HS Population: approximately 65
MS Population: approximately 25
Demographics:
-Mostly from rural Mexico and parents are migrant agricultural workers
-Parental education
-Implications of previous educational opportunities
The Identification Process:
-The Home Language Survey
-Woodcock Munoz Language Survey
-Wide Range Achievement Test
Power School and the meaning of ESL levels 1-9
Level 1-entering (instructional)
Level 2-beginning (instructional)
Level 3-developing (instructional)
Level 4-expanding (instructional)
Level 5- bridging (instructional)
Level 6- exited from direct services/monitored for first year
Level 7- monitored for second year
Level 8- no direct or indirect (monitoring) service any longer
Level 9- tested but not found to be eligible for ESL
Common Terms in ESL
ESL = English as a Second Language – the courseELL = English Language Learner – the personLTEL = Long-term English LearnerL1 and L2
BICS and CALP
Basic Interpersonal Communication SkillsSocial languageVernacular10% of school success
Cognitive Academic Language ProficiencySchool languageVocabulary and syntax90% of school success
Goals of the ESL Program
Develop both BICS and CALP to assure that ELLs can access content
Attain academic standards
ESL standards •What teachers can expect of ELLs
as they progress through the language levels
LTELs – Monitored Status
Two yearsWatch these kidsCan go back into ESL Do go back and “visit” their ESL teachers
Your Role
Adaptations and modifications of curriculum, instruction, and assessmentVery easy part –
Smile, talk slowly and clearlySeat student near a Spanish speakerPartner with English speakersComprehensible input
Assessments and Grading
How to tell what kids know and can do Assessment of knowledge and skill, not language ability – or lack thereofGrading – accurate representation of students’ progress toward achievement of the standards
Help is Right Around the Corner
ESL teachers and aides
The AGHS and FSEMS teachers
Translations/Home School Communication:
-Official School Level or District Level Documents
-No classroom information sheets
-Check with ESL teacher and/or mentor to see if information sheets have already been translated
-AGI does have a translator while all other buildings use whoever is available based on urgency
Questions and Comments
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