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Transitions at REEP

Transitions at REEP. Determining Student Needs. Arlington Education and Employment Program. Arlington County, Virginia Arlington Public Schools Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education. Program Goals. Communication and literacy skills Social and civic knowledge

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Transitions at REEP

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  1. Transitions at REEP Determining Student Needs

  2. Arlington Education and Employment Program Arlington County, Virginia Arlington Public Schools Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education

  3. Program Goals • Communication and literacy skills • Social and civic knowledge • Critical thinking skills • Independent, lifelong learners • Technology

  4. Program Overview • Intensive & Non-intensive Classes • Workplace • Specialty Classes • Outreach ESL • Arlington County Detention Center

  5. REEP Students • 75+ countries (80% Spanish speaking) • 50/50 male/female • Majority 19-44 years • 0-16+ years of education • 69% employed full-time • 20% parents of K-12 children

  6. ≈ 6,000 annual enrollments

  7. 500 Little formal education in L1 Progressed through the REEP levels 550 Several years of formal education in L1 Tested into advanced level 2 Advanced Levels

  8. REEP’s Adult ESL Curricula Integrated online ESL curricula: • 8 levels of lifeskills curricula • Intermediate levels with writing focus • Family literacy • Multi-level technology • ACCESS (Sept. 2008)

  9. To explore the REEP Curriculum, visit: http://tiny.cc/reepcurriculum

  10. Advanced Culture, Civics, and English Studies (ACCESS) • Students develop the background knowledge necessary to transition to non-language focused activities • Content Focus • Skills Focus

  11. Cycle Overview

  12. Instruction Overview • Thematic Units • Levels 500 = little formal education in L1 550 = several years of formal education in L1 • Differentiated Instruction • Content Objectives • Language Objectives • Academic Strategies • Integrated Writing • Supporting Grammar

  13. Advanced Culture, Civics, and English Studies (ACCESS) To explore the ACCESS Curriculum, visit: http://tiny.cc/reepaccess

  14. Back to 2007… • Where do we go next? • Credit ESL at local community college = $$$ • Student differences • Testing into advanced level • Working up through the program

  15. Needs Assessment at REEP • Integral to our learner-centered philosophy • Informs curriculum development and instruction

  16. Effective Needs Assessment • Appropriate • Serves both a learning and information gathering purpose • Practical • Can be processed Visit: http://tiny.cc/reepneedsassessment for more information on needs assessment

  17. Online Curriculum Survey • Plans after REEP • English on the job • Prioritize skill development • Opinion of current class • Topics of Interest • Types of English media/text

  18. Classroom Activities • Brainstorming to narrow survey selected topics • Mind mapping • Learner generated questionnaire • Information grids • Individual Education Plan

  19. Arlington Public Schools ESOL (SIOP) • VA SOL-Social Studies • Prince William Co. SOAR curriculum • Northern VA Community College and APS GED • RWA and CASAS

  20. Northern VA Community College (NVCC) • Track REEP students taking the Accuplacer and registering at NVCC • Observe NVCC credit ESL classes and speak with teachers to determine skills students need to succeed in those classes • Class field trips to NVCC campus • NVCC academic counselors visit REEP

  21. For more information: Emily Becketti ebeckett@arlington.k12.va.us (703) 228-8026

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