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2012 2013 esol presentation
- 1. 2012-2013 ESOL Presentation Welcome back! We look forward to another great year!
- 2. ESOL students atCHES • Most are Hispanic • A few from Mexico • Majority is from • 1 from Sudan Guatemala
- 3. ESOL Acronyms • ESOL-English to • ELDA- English Speakers of Language Other Languages Development Assessment • ESL- English as • ELL –English a Second Language Language Learner
- 4. 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
- 5. Mayan Languages • Spanish • Quiche • Kanjobal • ESOL students speak and hear 2 languages • Mam • 1 Sudanese • Acateco student: Arabic and Swahili
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. Rights of anESOL 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
- 9. 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
- 10. Mayan Culture • Educationis 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
- 11. 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
- 12. Mayan Culture: • Tulum- Mayan Pyramid
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- 14. The Maya writingsystem 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.
- 15. The Maya homeland,called Mesoamerica, spans five countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.
- 16. Map of Area •Where our students are from
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- 18. 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