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Port Washington Schools Manorhaven ESL Program

Port Washington Schools Manorhaven ESL Program. Learning English at Manorhaven School. 2012-2013. English Teachers: Pat Charles Marialina Corbo Mary Bridget Green Lucy Portugal Christine Vasilev Bonni Cohen, Principal Shirley Cepero, ESL Program Director. MANORHAVEN SCHOOL.

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Port Washington Schools Manorhaven ESL Program

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  1. Port Washington SchoolsManorhaven ESL Program Learning English at Manorhaven School

  2. 2012-2013 English Teachers: Pat Charles Marialina Corbo Mary Bridget Green Lucy Portugal Christine Vasilev Bonni Cohen, Principal Shirley Cepero, ESL Program Director

  3. MANORHAVEN SCHOOL • A School That Celebrates Diversity • Languages • Cultures • Experiences

  4. What is ESL? English to Speakers of Other Languages English as a Second Language • Listening • Speaking • Reading • Writing • Cultural awareness and understanding

  5. Two Levels of English Proficiency • BICS • Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills • CALP • Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

  6. BICS: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills • Conversational • “Playground language • Informal • Simple grammar and vocabulary • Acquired in 1-2 years

  7. CALP: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency • School language, textbook language • Formal • Complex grammar and vocabulary • Acquired in 4-7 years

  8. Who Receives ESL Services? Step One: Children are identified • Home Language Questionnaire • NYSESLAT Scores from previous year

  9. Who Receives ESL Services? Step Two: Testing of Skills ●Speaking ●Listening ●Reading ●Writing

  10. When Do Children Go to ESL? Depending on the student’s proficiency and the school schedule, a student attends ESL • 5 days a week for 35-75 minutes a day * Classroom teachers know when their students will be out of the room. They plan their lessons accordingly. For special class activities, the children remain in the room. They attend all special classes like art, music, physical education, etc.

  11. Where Do the Children Attend ESL? • In ESL classrooms in small groups • In their own classrooms

  12. What Do We Teach in ESL? Reading/Writing/Listening/Speaking • Language Arts & Communication; • Science & Health; • Math & Problem Solving; • Social Studies & History • Multicultural awareness

  13. How Do We Teach English? We use: • Books (literature, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, workbooks, textbooks, dictionaries, atlases) • Arts & Crafts • Science Experiments& Cooking Projects • Language and Math Games & Activities • Maps, Globes & Charts • Drama, Music, Dance & Movement • Computers

  14. Why Is My ChildStill In ESL? • Individual Differences Age of Child Language and Experiential Background Native Language Proficiency • New York State Education Law NYSESLAT Scores (New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test)

  15. ESL STARElementary Extended Day Program • WHO: 3rd, 4th, 5th English Language Learners • WHEN: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 3:30 – 5:30pm October 15th – June 13th • WHERE: Guggenheim School • WHAT: Free homework help and reading, writing, and vocabulary support ****FREE BUSING IS PROVIDED!****

  16. Manorhaven ESL Teachers awarded a 2012-2013 PWEF Grant for our project “From Pupusas to Paragraphs” Our students will learn to use camcorders to record and share home and school experiences.

  17. Questions & Answers

  18. Join the Manorhaven PTA Volunteer/Participate Join tonight! $20 Family Membership for the year Support programs and good education! This is your child’s school…. Be a part of it!

  19. The Dignity Act Presentation Mrs. Cohen, Principal and Mrs. O’Donnell, Guidance Counselor Multipurpose Room Explaining a new New York State law that affects and protects all students.

  20. Manorhaven ESL: 767-5334 THANK YOU! GRACIAS~ARIGATO~KAMSAHAMNEEDAH MERCI~GRAZIE~SPACIBA~EFHARISTO OBRIGADO~BLAGODARIA~HVALA SHEH-SHEH~TODA~TESHEKUR EDERIM ~DZIEKUJE~

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