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English Language Learners

English Language Learners. A Quick Review of Alexander City Schools ESL Program & Procedures By Alice J. Owens, NBCT. Basic Facts To Be Discussed. Our Program Policies, Plans, & Purpose ESL Terminology Intake Procedures Testing Parent Notifications Exit Requirements Monitoring FLEPs

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English Language Learners

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  1. English Language Learners A Quick Review of Alexander City Schools ESL Program & Procedures By Alice J. Owens, NBCT

  2. Basic Facts To Be Discussed • Our Program Policies, Plans, & Purpose • ESL Terminology • Intake Procedures • Testing • Parent Notifications • Exit Requirements • Monitoring FLEPs • Flow Chart • EL Committee Responsibilities • WIDA Standards

  3. Our Policy-Plan-Purpose

  4. ESL Terminology ESL: English as a Second Language ENL: English as a New Language EL: English Learner LEP: Limited English Proficient FLEP: Former Limited English Proficient NOM PHLOTE: none-English background but are fluent in English and do not require ESL services.

  5. What’s required? • Lau v. Nichols • Mustconsiderstudentslinguisticneeds. • Castenada v Pickard • Selectedprogrammustberesearch-based and regularlyevaluated and adjusted. • No ChildLeftBehind • Equalaccessto complete educationalprogram. • Regular and specialeducation as appropriate. • Curricular and extracurricular opportunities.

  6. Parental Notification

  7. Flow Chart

  8. Flow Chart Continued….

  9. Exit Requirements

  10. ELL Committee Duties

  11. What is WIDA? A consortium of states dedicated to the design and implementation of high standards and equitable educational opportunities for English Language Learners. WIDA Consortium Home Page. 2007. WIDA Consortium. 10 Aug. 2009. <www.wida.us>

  12. What Are WIDA Standards? The WIDA ELP standards facilitate the design of language development objectives that support, guide and develop content knowledge and skills at the appropriate level of English proficiency. “English as a Second Language Curriculum and Instruction.”English Language Learners (EL) Policy and Procedures Manual; Federal Programs Section Division of Instructional Services of AL Department of Education, 2008 ed, p.25

  13. Collaborate WIDA ELP Standards (Language) Alabama Courses of Study (Content)

  14. WIDA ELP Standards Each ELP standard addresses a specific context for language acquisition. The five academic language standards are: STANDARD 1: Social and Instructional Language STANDARD 2: Language of Language Arts STANDARD 3: Language of Mathematics STANDARD 4: Language of Science STANDARD 5: Language of Social Studies

  15. Final Points • We are a team! • We are all ESL teachers and responsible for helping make the content comprehensible for every child. • Be aware of upcoming opportunities for ESL training

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