ESOL

Hopkins Elementary

2006-2007

Presenter: Yanira Alfonso, EDS

ESOL Teacher

Hopkins Elementary School

ESOL

English to Speakers of

Other

Languages

Presentation Objectives

Tell us your needs. We want to help.

Brief Program Overview

New WIDA Standards

ESOL Modification Plans

Mission of the Gwinnett County ESOL Program

To help students learn to use English to communicate in social settings

In socially and culturally appropriate ways

To achieve academically in all content areas

Meeting Academic Knowledge and Skills and state standards

Why ESOL?

Federal Law -– United States Code 1703 - “No state shall deny

equal educational opportunity to an individual on accounts of his or her race, color, sex, or national origin by (f) the failure of an educational agency to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in its instructional programs.”

Verbal language proficiency is NOT an indicator of language

proficiency!

BICS - Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (Approx.. 2 years)

CALP - Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (5 - 7 years)

An Urgent Call to Meeting Students’ Needs

Recent Hopkins ESOL AYP Results

No Child Left Behind– All students on grade level– In reading, mathematics, and science– By the year 2014

State of Georgia Curriculum

From a discrete skills curriculum

To a standards-based curriculum emphasizing language proficiency.

Aligning English Language Performance Standards to English Language Arts and Content Standards

Making Connections: WIDA and ACCESS and AKS Student Achievement

What are the features of WIDA standards?

Standards Language Domains Grade Level Clusters Levels of Language Proficiency Performance Indicators

Why are English Language Proficiency Standards necessary?

To provide a resource for ALL involved in the education of English language learners …administrators and teachers

To establish a common yardstick to define and measure how English language learners acquire language

To meet compliance with Titles I and III of No Child Left Behind

How are the WIDA standards connected with other standards?

Support is essential for English Language Learners.

Types of support for ELLs include: (Gottlieb, 2006)

Linguistic Support Graphic Support Visual SupportUse of native language Definition of key terms within sentencesModification of sentence patterns (i.e. avoiding passive voice)Use of redundancy or rephrasingOpportunities to interact with proficient English models

•Charts (i.e., pie, T)•Tables (i.e. histogram)•Timelines, number lines•Graphs•Graphic organizers (i.e.,Venn diagrams, semantic webs)

•Real objects (i.e., maps, coins, rocks)•Manipulatives (i.e. cubes, Cuisenaire rods)•Photographs•Pictures, illustrations•Diagrams•Models (i.e., displays)•Magazines, newspapers•Videos•Multimedia, including Internet

In teaching AKS to ELLs…

Regular classroom teachers focus on AKS while considering the English language proficiency standards for ELLs through AKS Modification and Intervention Plans

ESOL Modifications

ESOL Teachers & Classroom teachers work collaboratively to provide – language support & – AKS academic support for ELLs

Creating an AKS Modification and Intervention Plan for ELLs

Called an “ESOL Modification Plan”

Parts of the ESOL – AKS Mod. Plan

1. Student Information

2. AKS Modifications

3. Modification, Intervention, and Classroom Assessment Strategies Options Checklist

Modification Plans & Grading

A Modification Plan is a document in progress.

Used throughout the year to add AKS as students master the AKS

Used to grade the student each nine weeks

Creating Modification Plans

1. ESOL teacher & classroom teacher collaborate to determine ELL’s proficiency level.

2. Select AKS

3. Use WIDA Model Performance Indicators, Can DO Descriptors, and Quality-Plus Teaching Strategies

4. AKS Modification Plans Database

How will new standards transfer to my teaching as a classroom teacher?

Document to reflect new standards:– lesson plans (include one language goal)– student progress (grading/ mod. Plans)– Update Mod. Plans every 9 weeks

Providing accountability data for:– administrators– parents– other teachers

Students’ Academic and Linguistic Success Depends on…

Collaboration between all to ensure that language and AKS instruction is congruent

throughout the entire school day!