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!

ESOL 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

• 20 ESOL students exited ELDA• Most ESOL students showed

improvement on ELDA• We are proud of our CHES Team

for their contributions

Mayan Languages• Spanish

• Kanjobal

• Mam

• Acateco

• Quiche

• ESOL students speak and hear 2 languages

• 1 Sudanese student: Arabic and Swahili

State and Local Guidelines

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

• Our parents need it verbally• ESOL interpreters provided for

conferences

Non Discrimination Guidelines

• The 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

Rights of an ESOL Student

• Protected under federal, state and local guidelines & office of civil rights

• ELLs are entitled to modified assignments, grades, tests

• Similar modifications provided on state mandated testing

• No failure of ELLs without a prior form

ESOL 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 can be pulled

back into ESOL if struggling• Report card needed every quarter

Mayan Culture• Education is a priority• Students are quiet, bashful and non-

assertive• Parents expect mutual respect• “teacher” is a honorable name• Parent’s would rather be addressed as

senor + last name or senora +last name

Literacy of Mayan Parents

• Most parents speak a Mayan or Spanish 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

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

civil/maya/mmc01eng.shtml

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

Laura Ross and Becca Ritchey