2013-14 ESL PROGRAM

OVERVIEW

What is ESL?

An English as a Second Language program is a free-standing language arts program for English Language Learners. (not a support service)

ESL teachers are Language Development Experts who teach reading, writing, listening , speaking, culture plus content-area vocabulary and key concepts. They are experts in academic vocabulary, scaffolding, co-teaching strategies and community resources for ELLs.

If you think of the variety of Foreign Language teachers and ELA teachers, you can compare them most closely to the ESL teacher.

One of the differences between a teacher of a foreign language and an ESL teacher is that most students taking foreign language, at least in the US, share the common language of English. ELLs don’t necessarily share a common language.

ESL Student Identification

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/pub/LEPproc.pdf ELL Identification Chart

When a new ESL student enters a school district:

The parents complete a “Home Language Questionnaire” and ESL teacher administers Informal Interview Questions:

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/pub/hlq.html

The student is tested by the ESL teacher using a NYSITELL Exam (beginning / February 1, 2014), if indicated.

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/nysitell

Parent Letters & Conferences

Principals mail parent letters home each September telling parents that their child is enrolled in an ESL program.

Sample Parent Letter http://www.ocmboces.org/tfiles/folder732/Sample%20Parent%20Letter%20-%20154%20new.pdf

ESL parents participate in a Fall ESL Parent Orientation and parent conferences held during the year.

Update-ESL Progression Levels

http://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-bilingual-common-core-initiative

Currently 4 Progression Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced,

Proficient5 New Proposed Progression Levels: Entering, Emerging, Transitioning

Expanding, and Commanding http

://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2013Meetings/February2013/213p12d3.pdf

NYS Assessments

All ESL students must take and pass the *ELA, Math, and Science assessments-with accommodations.

*NYS now requires ESL students with more than one year in US schools by April 1, to take both the ELA assessment-with accommodations, and the NYSESLAT.

All students must take the Regents exams-with accommodations.

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/schedules/home.html 2013-14 Exam Dates

State Assessments & Regents

Accommodations For Students

Extended time (1 ½ time)Use of bilingual glossaries or electronic

translatorsTests translated into Chinese, Haitian,

Creole, Russian, and Spanish (by NYSED)Allowing simultaneous use of English and

native language versions of the test *(if desired by student).

Test translated by an interpreter, if it is a rare language.

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/ac-general/archive/flep-accommodations10-08.pdf

NYSED Bilingual Glossaries

Developed by NYSED in several languages for use in state exams and in classrooms.

Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Korean, Polish, Bengali, Serbo-Croatian

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/bilingual_glossaries.htm

Foreign Language Credit

ESL students can earn up to five (5) units of credit for schooling in their home language from age 11. Students must produce a transcript/grades that show they were attending school from the age of 10 + and be passing:

3 units at age 114 units at age 125 units at age 13 or olderwww.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/lote/documents/lote-qa.

pdf See item #31

Credit for ESL Class

High School ESL students can earn graduation credits for ESL class.

Each district can decide the specifics regarding ESL credits earned.

http://www.monroe2boces.org/files/2271/granting%20esl%20and%20lote%20credit%20for%20ells.pdf

Annual NYSESLAT Exam

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/nyseslat/ 2013 NYSESLAT Guide

Includes testing in Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening taken over a 4 day period.

Six testing levels: K, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-12Exams are given in April & May.The scores arrive in July.Test results are used to determine the

required minutes of ESL per week:http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/docs/LAPta

ble12-09.pdf ESL Time Requirements

Threefold Challenge of ESL Students

Grasping knowledge, skills, and attitudes specific to the subject areas

A better command of the English language

An ability to interact with others and function within the social environment of the school

How Can Parents Help?

Make reading part of the child’s daily routine. Read to children in either English or in his/her native language.

Take your child to the library and encourage the child to borrow books.

Schedule time every day for the child to do homework and provide a quiet place.

http://www.colorincolorado.org/guides/readingtips/ Reading Tip Sheets for Parents

http://www.colorincolorado.org/guides/teachertips/ Teacher Tip Sheets

BICS

Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS)Can be acquired in fewer than two years.If only an oral assessment is done, the student may

appear as commanding the English language. http://

www.unco.edu/doit/Model%20Courses/EDI%20112_Introduction%20to%20BICS.pdf Introduction to BICS and CALP

CALP

Cognitive/Academic Language Proficiency Skills (CALP)

Skills needed to succeed in areas such as reading, writing, math, science, & social studies

CALP will often require five-ten years for ESL student to perform at grade level

How Long Can a Student Receive ESL Services?

Up to three years unless;

An annual extension is requested from the Commissioner for up to six years. Then student become a Long-Term LEP.

If a student scores as Commanding on the NYSESLAT, he/she exits ESL and performance is monitored for two years.

Comprehensible Inputhttp://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/comprehensible_input_output_70140.php

Understandable messages, called comprehensible inputcomprehensible input, are not communicated by words alone.

Use multisensory input: visuals, realia, drawings, gestures, role-plays, graphic organizers.

Model, demonstrate, restate and simplify language; introduce key vocabulary before the lesson.

ESL Resources

ESL Resources (cont.)

For Teachers & Students http://www.monroe2boces.org/professionalDev.cfm?subpage=2266

Academic Vocabulary http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/divdept/sscience/Vocabulary/EnglishVocabulary.pdf

NYSUT Parent Guideshttp://www.nysut.org/files/research_110412_R337_11_ELL_brochure.pdf

Helping Your Child Succeed in Schoolhttp://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html

Parent Guide to the NYSESLAThttp://www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/nyseslat/brochure/home.html

Parent Guide to the Common Corehttp://www.pta.org/4446.htm

10 Ways-Promoting Reading at Home http://www.ocmboces.org/tfiles/folder732/10%20Ways0001.pdf

Thank-you!