Welcome to the ELL Program!

1. Welcome to the ELL Program! ELL (English Language Learners)

2. Goals of ELL Students • To become good listeners, speakers, readers, and writers of English • To adapt to our new school environment • To gain the skills needed to be successful in Regular Education classes • To celebrate cultural diversity

3. Areas of Language Development • Oral • Listening • Reading • Writing

4. Identification Newcomer’s Academy - English language based classes for 3 periods Entering WMS - New students from other countries or states enter WMS WAPT Assessment and Orientation ELL Core Classes - Content based small classes to build skills: • Language Arts • Math • Social Studies • Science Math Classes - All students are placed into classes based on Math skills ELL WIDA Assessment Passing students exit ELL Regular Core Classes - Exited students are monitored for 2 years in regular core classes

5. Testing is done to… WIDA Test - February - Help guide instruction - Check for progress - Identify a child’s level of English proficiency - Place students into appropriate class levels

6. SixLevels of Language Proficiency • Level 1 – Entering • Level 2 – Emerging • Level 3 – Developing • Level 4 – Expanding • Level 5 – Bridging • Level 6 – Reaching

7. Instruction 4 Kinds of ELL settings: • Self-Contained - Newcomers • Sheltered Content - Small Groups • Regular Education - Ongoing Monitoring • Support Classes - • Extended Core • Title One Reading • AVID Elective

8. Bilingual School Home Assistants (BSHA) Help parents and students: • Administer N.L.P. (Native Language Proficiency) testing • Translate during school meetings and conferences

9. ELL Teachers helpstudents learn by… • Modifying instruction based on student strengths and needs • Providing practice with speaking, listening, reading, and writing in a supportive environment • Using pictures, books, real objects, and technology that help children build English skills • Making school a safe place for learning • Using student’s background knowledge to enhance their learning • Making learning meaningful by connecting to students’ prior knowledge

10. Parents can help children learn by... • Checking agendas and homework regularly • Creating a regular time & place for homework • Asking their child to read to them in English • Asking questions about what the child reads • Asking their child to teach what was learned in math, science, social studies, etc. • Asking about their child’s day at school (e.g., social interactions, class work, homework) • Reading and speaking to their child in the home language (learning in one language transfers to another) • Taking their child to the library weekly

11. Language Learning • Language learners may take 6-9 years to reach the level of their English first language peers • Home language skills help students learn a second language • If teachers, parents and students work together, students will succeed!

12. Working Together • Parents • Teachers • Students

13. Thank you! Your attendance shows that you care about your child’s education. We appreciate your efforts in helping your child succeed.

14. Washington Middle SchoolELL ShowcaseFriday September 20, 2013 Room 251 (Cacanindin) 2:30 - Sign In & Refreshments 2:35 - Welcome 2:40 - Introduction to ELL Program 2:50 – Questions 3:00 – Language Arts – 251 Cacanindin -- 250 Foster 3:10 – 1st Rotation for Math, Science, Social Studies 6th – Social Studies 107 – Routon 7th – Math 210 - Taniguchi 8th – Science 207 - McKnight 3:20 – 2nd Rotation 6th– Science 207 - McKnight 7th – Social Studies 107 – Routon 8th – Math 210 - Taniguchi 3:30 – 3rd Rotation 6th– Math 210 - Taniguchi 7th – Science 207– McKnight 8th– Social Studies 107 – Routon