2012-2013 ESOL 2012-2013 ESOL PresentationPresentation

2012-2013 ESOL 2012-2013 ESOL PresentationPresentation

Welcome back! We look Welcome back! We look forward to another great forward to another great

year!year!

ELL students at CHES

• Most are Hispanic

• Majority is from Guatemala

• A few from Mexico

• 1 from Sudan

ESOL Acronyms• ESOL- English to

Speakers of Other Languages

• ELDA- English Language Development Assessment

• ESL- English as a Second Language

• ELL –English Language Learner

Update On ELDA

• Over 20 ELLs exited ESOL through ELDA

• Most ESOL students showed improvement on ELDA

• We are proud of our CHES Team for their contributions

Languages at CHES• Spanish• Mayan

Languages:• Kanjobal• Mam• Acateco• Quiche

• 1 Sudanese student: Arabic and Swahili

ELL students speakand hear 2

languages

State and Local Guidelines

• Important information needs to be given to parent in native language

-Most parents need it verbally• ESOL interpreters provided for

conferences

Non Discrimination Guidelines

• The legal status of student or family is confidential and cannot be shared

• We cannot require a social security card for registration

• There will be potential personal litigation if there is failure to comply with state and local guidelines

Rights of an ESOL Student

• Protected under federal, state and local guidelines & Office of Civil Rights

• ELLs are entitled to modified assignments, grades, tests

• Modifications provided on state mandated testing are as needed and given throughout the school year

• Form is required for a failing ELL with modifications listed

• Students cannot be failed if it is due to language acquisition issues

Language Acquisition Process

• Sequence of language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading and writing

•   * Silent period may last up to several months

•   * Social language learned in about 2 years and academic one in 5 -7

•     * State mandated service guidelines = Level 1 and 2 need at least 1 hour a day 

• Level 3 less than an hour 

Word Calling vs. Comprehension

• *Benchmarking in reading is not the best measure of success...Kids could be reading phonetically without

comprehension

*Teach Vocabulary through VISUALS and REPETITION, REPETITION, REPETITION

Monitor Students• These are former ESOL students• They exited with a composite

score of 4 or 5 on the ELDA• They need two years of monitoring • Monitor students could be pulled

back into ESOL if struggling• Report card required every quarter

Cultural Values• Education is a priority• Students and parents are quiet,

bashful and non-assertive• Parent’s would rather be

addressed as senor + last name or senora +last name

• “teacher” is a honorable title

Literacy of Mayan Parents

• Most parents speak Spanish and/or a Mayan dialect

• No literacy or minimal literacy• Some cannot read or write in Spanish• Do not expect parents to help with

phonics or reading• Basic Math easier• Majority cannot provide homework help

Mayan Culture: • Tulum - Mayan Pyramid

Mayan Civilization

The Maya writing system is considered by

archaeologists to be the most sophisticated

system ever developed in Mesoamerica.

• Glyphs representing, from left to right, the sky, an ahau (king), a house, a child, and the city of Palenque.

The Maya homeland, called Mesoamerica, spans

five countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras

, and El Salvador.

Map of Area• Where our

students are from

Mayan People

Facts about Mayan Culture:

• The Mayans were excellent builders and many of their temples and buildings are aligned to help observers monitor position. For example, many buildings pointed towards the equinoxes or midsummer.

• While other buildings had doorways and windows aligned with the north or south rising of Venus. It is one of the most important celestial bodies to the Mayan culture.

• The Maya Civilization, in and around Guatemala, discovered and used the concept of Zero, before any other culture in the world. It was represented by a shell.

Websites: • http://www.neok12.com/Maya-Civilization.htm• http://www.mayaruins.com/yucmap.html• http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/

mmc01eng.shtml• http://www.experiment-resources.com/mayan-

astronomy.html• http://www.authenticmaya.com/mathematics.htm

• Created by-• ESOL Teachers: Gabriela Halfin, Vinnie Taneja, Laura

Ross and Becca Ritchey