3. What will we talk about?
ESL Program Information In Our School
Empowering ESL Parents-Families at Home
4. What is the ESL program?
– We focus on English language development
based on your student’s English
language proficiency and their
academic achievement.
– We work on developing competency in 4
areas of the English language: LISTENING,
SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING.
– ESL stands for English
as a Second
Language.
– It is an English language
instruction program given
by trained, certified
teachers.
5. Who receives ESL services?
• If your child speaks and/or hears another language
other than English at home, they are identified for
ESL testing.
• The state-approved English language proficiency
test for identification is as follows:
Pre-K to 1st grade will be administered listening
and speaking components
2nd- to 12th grade will be administered listening,
speaking, reading, and writing components
6. Parent acceptance/denial
As a parent you can accept or deny the services for your child.
– “When can I accept services?”
– Once your child has been given an English language
proficiency test, qualifies for the program and you are sent
notification of placement.
– “When can I deny services?”
- At the end of an academic year after the ESL coordinator has
sent you a progress report for your student and
recommendation for your child to continue in ESL.
7. Second Language Acquisition Theories
Stages of language
development
´Stage 1: Pre-production
´Stage 2: Early Production
´Stage 3: Speech Emergence
´Stage 4: Intermediate Fluency
´Stage 5: Advanced Fluency
Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills
`Surface level`
´Cognitive Academic Language
Proficiency `Deeper level`
Daily Conversation Vs
Academic Performance
8. ESL Program and Benefits
Pull-out: , ESL teacher either pushes in or pull
the students. Depending on the student’s
grade level, they will receive ESL instruction
at different times in their schedule.
The goal of the ESL program is to support your
child in developing their mastery of the English
language, and to make learning in the
classroom more accessible through linguistic
accommodations.
9. ELL Curriculum
Correlates directly with the curriculum of each grade level
focusing on:
Reading
Writing
Vocabulary
Language Skills
Differentiated materials from the 6-8 Common Core
Curriculum
Inside- National Geographic Reading Program
Technology-laptops, iPads, student computers, educational
websites
10. Exiting the ESL program
The ESL coordinator will look at how your
child scores on norm-referenced tests
(TELPAS), state assessments (STAAR) and
classroom teacher evaluations to see if
they can exit ESL.
If they can exit, your child will not longer
receive ESL services the next school year.
Their class grades will continue to be
monitored for 2 more years to make sure
they are not struggling academically (per
state and federal guidelines).
11. EMPOWERING ELL
PARENTSAs a parent, there are many
ways that you can help your
child succeed every single day!
12. Suggestions for Parent Involvement
Read with your child in
English or home
language and write or
draw pictures about
what they read.
Learn together at home:
Dialogue – Ask questions,
communicate, discuss
daily activities about
home and school.
Stay connected and
collaborate with
teachers. By staying
informed, you can keep
up to date on your child’s
linguistic, academic, and
social progress in school.
Help your children learn
English by ensuring
they're well-prepared
for school in general.
Regardless of your
language or literacy
level, help your children
develop a special
collection of books at
home. ( home library)
Raise bilingual kids;
One of the greatest gifts
you can give your child is
the gift of two (or more!)
languages.
15. Useful Links For Parents
• At Home LearningEducation Place Provided by
Houghton Mifflin, this interactive site for kids is
divided by Grades K-5 and Grades 6-8.
• The EFL PlayhouseGeared to younger ELLs,
this resource has a range of songs, games,
rhymes, and finger-plays to introduce them to
English.
• English Beginner Lesson – NumbersThis
simple YouTube video introduces young ELLs to
counting from 1-10 in English.
• ESL Kids WorldThis resource hosts a range of
printable worksheets and flashcards as well as
online games and songs that parents can use to
engage their kids in language learning.
• Hello WorldHello World has more than 800
games and activities in English, all of which are
completely free.
• The Internet Picture DictionaryThe IPD helps
kids learn English words and has translations in
French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
• Learn the AlphabetThis simple but effective
website allows young learners to watch a video
about each letter of the alphabet.
17. Thank you!
It is our goal to provide your child with many
positive and memorable experiences.
18. REFERENCE S
● Thomas, W. P, & Collier, V. P. (1997). School effectiveness for language minority students. Washington, D.C.:
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education. Report presented at the California Association for Bilingual
Education Conference, San Diego.
● Supporting English Learners In Texas. Retrieved From
https://www.txel.org/
● For Families. Retrieved From
http://www.colorincolorado.org/families
● Collier, V. P. (1987) Age and rate of acquisition of second language for academic purposes. TESOL Quarterly,
21, 617-641.
● Cummins, J. (1979) Cognitive/academic language proficiency, linguistic interdependence, the optimum age
question and some other matters. Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 19, 121-129.
Editor's Notes
Pre-production
This stage is often referred to as "The Silent Stage" because students are not yet producing speech on their own. Students are busy "soaking up" significant pieces of language information. They need a lot of visual clues to contextualize meaning.
Early Production
Students in this stage are able to communicate with one or two word phrases.
Speech Emergence
Students begin speaking in simple phrases and short sentences. There are many grammatical errors made as they experiment with the language.
Intermediate Fluency
Students are able to communicate their thoughts more effectively. They are able to converse with others without relying so much on visual contextual support. They are also beginning to develop more academic language
Remember... It takes second language learners 1-2 years to speak with native-like fluency. It takes them 4-9 years to learn, read and write academic content with native-like ability.
English language learners may benefit when they develop solid literacy skills in their first language before learning to read in a second one. Through Spanish, they are developing key language and literacy skills that may enable them to become excellent readers in English.
Being bilingual is good for your child's brain, makes communication with grandparents and relatives easier, and is an advantage for finding jobs in the future.
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