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ESOL Night: Enhancing Language Skills for Academic Success

Join us for a comprehensive overview of WIDA test results and strategies to support student language acquisition in school. Activities and at-home tasks provided to prevent academic regression and engage students over winter break.

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ESOL Night: Enhancing Language Skills for Academic Success

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  1. Welcome Parents toESOL NightDecember 1, 2016 JCSD-RES/RHS ESOL DEPARTMENT

  2. WIDA Test Results Four components that tested the student’s language acquisition necessary to succeed in school: • Listening-process, understand, interpret and evaluate spoken language in a variety of situations • Speaking-engage in oral communication in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences • Reading-process, understand, interpret , and evaluate written language, symbols and texts with understanding and fluency • Writing- engage in written communication in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences

  3. In ESOL class: Hands on learning Develop academic Vocabulary Develop Writing skills Support classroom instruction Cultivate a love of reading

  4. Winter Break At-home Activities • Helps prevent back slide of academic growth • Keeps students engaged in interactive activities • For high school students, please have them working on USA Test Prep on the computer to prepare for the end of course exams. For the newcomers/early stages of English language learners, please continue to work on Duolingo over the break.

  5. Things to remember: • Make it easy • Make it fun • Be flexible • Smile

  6. Upcoming ESOL Events • January 23, 2017 • 6:00-7:30 pm • End-of-the-School Year ESOL Celebration in May

  7. We need YOUR help and support! Volunteer opportunities Ms. Mears-Parent Liaison Share your talents with our students dance, music, art, cooking, sewing, etc…

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