Transcript What is ESL? - Campbell County Public Schools

What is ESL
The program to help non-native
speakers learn English
Why Does it Exist?
 Equal Education Opportunities Act- 1974
 Lau vs Nichols – 1974
 Plyer vs Doe- 1982
How Does It Affect Me?
 NCLB- Under NCLB, we are also held
accountable for sub-groups on standardized
tests
 Federal Money- If our Limited English
students fail, we are held accountable and it
affects
 Jobs
I Know That They Understand Me!
 BICS 1-2 yrs- It takes 1-2 years for social
language
 CALP 5-7 yrs- It takes 5-7 years for
academic language
Steps of Language Acquisition
 Pre-Production- They really don’t speak- will
understand more than they say
 Early Production- will say a few words
 Speech Emergence- many errors in
speaking and writing
 Intermediate Fluency- less errors
 Proficient
What Do I Do When They Show Up
at School?
 Language Survey
 Call Title 1- Pam Walden
 Interpreter – If you need a Spanish
Interpreter, call Renee Combs
 Immunizations- all LEP students must have
them to enroll
 Star Program- fill out auxiliary page
Star Program and Test Coding
 To properly enter ESL students in the
system, the Auxiliary page must be
accessed
 Under language- L should be chosen
– L- active esl
– 1- first year of proficiency per ELDA test
– 2- second year of proficiency per ELDA test
– N- passed the entrance but is still non- English
– -F- Proficient
– W- waives ESL Services
ELDA Test ?
The ELDA ( English Language Development
Assessment) is the standardized test k-12
given annually to LEP students to
determine their proficiency in English.
The test window is in February and March.
The test is very comprehensive and includes
reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
It is untimed and may be time-consuming.
It is administered by the ESL teacher.
Entrance Exam?
 Every person that fills out the language
survey and says that English is not the
primary language spoken at home must be
assessed.
 The TELPA test is given by the ESL teacher
 PLEASE- ask your principal to contact Title
1 ASAP when you suspect English is not the
home language
How Am I Supposed to Teach
Them?
 Modifications– Shorter and simpler reading assignments as
needed
– Pre-teaching- present and familiarize them with
the material
– Familiarize them with vocabulary
- Meet with ESL Teacher to help with
modifications
Can You Repeat That
 Pre-School & Kindergarten – Phonics,
Vocabulary, Computer programs for
enrichment of vocabulary and phonics
 Grades 1 & 2- Phonics, Reading Recovery,
Read w/ Them
 Grade 3 – 12 –Pre-teaching, Vocabulary,
Modifications and computer programs- see
Renee Combs
Also, the ESL teacher will work with the
student as needed
Keys To Success
 Natural Language Ability
 Level of ability in native language
 The younger they are- the easier to “catch
up”
 MOTIVATION
– Students who have a little success or wish to
integrate will learn the language faster as a rule
Now, What is ESL?
 ESL is the program of acronyms where trial
and error “IEP”s are created daily for NELBs
(Non- English Language Background) who are
either NES ( Non- English Speaking), LEP
(Limited English Proficient) , T1( Transfer1)
T2 (Transfer 2), or N ( proficient but nonEnglish background)