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Identification and Placement of English Language Learners

Identification and Placement of English Language Learners. Presented by: Dr. Gail M. Slater Resource and Training Specialist NYS Spanish Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center (NYS SBETAC) August 10, 2010. CAROUSEL ACTIVITY.

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Identification and Placement of English Language Learners

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  1. Identification and Placement of English Language Learners Presented by: Dr. Gail M. Slater Resource and Training Specialist NYS Spanish Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center (NYS SBETAC) August 10, 2010

  2. CAROUSEL ACTIVITY • How do you identify English Language Learners in your classroom/school? • How do you assess native language and English language levels of English Language Learners? • Based on the identification and assessment tools, in what classes/programs do you place English Language Learners? • What are some of the resources you use to meet the needs of English Language Learners?

  3. CAROUSEL ACTIVITY • How do you identify English Language Learners in your classroom/school?

  4. IDENTIFICATION

  5. IDENTIFICATION: HLIS • Trained pedagogues administer the Home Language Identification Survey (HLIS) during the student intake process. • Parents complete the HLIS in order for school staff to determine the child’s language preference.

  6. IDENTIFICATION: HLIS The HLIS is available in the following languages: Albanian Haitian-Creole Arabic Korean Bengali Polish Chinese Punjabi English Russian French Spanish

  7. IDENTIFICATION: HLISParent Letter/Section Completed by School

  8. IDENTIFICATION: HLIS PART 1. LAB-R ELIGIBILITY

  9. IDENTIFICATION: HLIS PART 1. LAB-R ELIGIBILITY

  10. IDENTIFICATION: HLIS Student is considered to have a home language other than English when • one question (Part I: questions 1- 4) indicates that student uses a language other than English AND • two questions (Part I: questions 5 – 8) indicate that student uses a language other than English.

  11. IDENTIFICATION: HLIS Part 2. Instructional Planning

  12. IDENTIFICATION: HLIS Part 3. Parent Information

  13. CAROUSEL ACTIVITY • How do you assess native language and English language levels of English Language Learners?

  14. ASSESSMENT

  15. ASSESSMENT: LAB-R COMPONENTS • Assessment of 4 Language Modalities: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing • Five Levels/Grade Bands I = K-1 II = 2-3 III = 4-5 IV = 6-8 V = 9-12

  16. ASSESSMENT: LAB-R ADMINISTRATION • Levels I and II – individually • Levels III, IV and V – individually and in small groups • Answer Documents • Levels I and II – recorded by examiner • Levels III, IV, and V – recorded by students • Speaking subtest (all levels) recorded by examiner

  17. ASSESSMENT: LAB-R GUIDELINES FOR LAB-R ADMINISTRATION • Level I ~ 30 minutes • Level II ~ 45 minutes • Levels III, IV and V • Listening ~ 30 minutes • Reading ~ 35 minutes • Writing ~ 20 minutes • Speaking ~ 20 minutes

  18. ASSESSMENT: LAB-R ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR LAB-R ADMINISTRATION • Levels I and II • If a student misses three (3) consecutive questions in a subtest, proceed to the next subtest • Levels III, IV, and V • Speaking Subtest – not mandatory • Level V • Writing Rubric – not mandatory

  19. ASSESSMENT: LAB-R Please note that beginning and intermediate proficiency levels for grades K-8 have been combined. Teacher judgment should be used to determine which is the most appropriate level for each individual student. Use The Teaching of Language Arts to Limited English Proficient/ English Language Learners: Learning Standards for English as a Second Language (http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/resource/ESL/standards.html) for guidance in making that determination.

  20. WEBSITE: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/resource/ESL/standards.html

  21. WEBSITE: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/resource/res.html The Teaching of Language Arts to Limited English Proficient/ English Language Learners: A Resource Guide for All Teachers

  22. WEBSITE: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/resource/NLA.html

  23. ASSESSMENT: LAB-R Non Entitlement Letter

  24. CAROUSEL ACTIVITY • Based on identification and assessment tools, in what classes/programs do you place English Language Learners?

  25. PROGRAM PLACEMENT

  26. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Entitlement Letter

  27. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Parent Survey

  28. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Program Selection Form

  29. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Parent Orientation • Placement in appropriate program within 10 days of enrollment • Program placement is for one school year • Information on • types of programs available for ELLs • Commissioner’s Regulations Part 154 mandated programs for ELLs • Title III (NCLB) supplementary programs for ELLs

  30. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Parent Orientation Resources • Parent Orientation DVD • Parent Brochure • Translated materials and on-site interpretation services • NYC Department of Education Division of Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners

  31. PROGRAM PLACEMENT: PARENT BROCHURE

  32. PROGRAM PLACEMENT: PARENT BROCHURE

  33. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Parent Orientation Orientation Video for Parents of English Language Learners

  34. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Description of Programs

  35. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Placement Letter

  36. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Required Units of ESL/ELA Instruction

  37. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Continued Entitlement/Program Exit NYSESLAT • administered annually in the spring to determine continued entitlement • used to assess language proficiency for appropriate program placement (beginning, intermediate, advanced and proficient levels) • students remain entitled until scoring at the proficient level on the NYSESLAT

  38. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Continued Entitlement Letter

  39. PROGRAM PLACEMENT:Non Entitlement/Transition Letter

  40. CAROUSEL ACTIVITY • What are some of the resources you use to meet the needs of English Language Learners?

  41. WEBSITE: English Language Learners http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/ELL/default.htm

  42. WEBSITE: Educator Resources http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/ELL/Educator Resources/default.htm

  43. WEBSITE: Family Resources http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/ELL/Family Resources/default.htm

  44. WEBSITE: Parent Information http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/ELL/FamilyResources/Parent+Information.htm

  45. WEBSITE: Parent Information http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/ELL/FamilyResources/Parent+Information.htm (continued)

  46. WEBSITE: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/resource/ESL/standards.html

  47. WEBSITE: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/resource/res.html The Teaching of Language Arts to Limited English Proficient/ English Language Learners: A Resource Guide for All Teachers

  48. WEBSITE: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/resource/NLA.html

  49. WEBSITE:LAB-R Memo http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/479AA0A9-3807-44C4-904D-5EFB780C37E5/81324/MEMO220092010LABRrevised1209.pdf (New memo due out August 23, 2010) Please note: Students that are registered during the summer, whose Home Language Survey is other than English, are not tested before September.

  50. An Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson Let’s read the following five short chapters as learning experiences of a teacher

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