ESOL In-service

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ESOL In-service

• By Sharon Beeks, TESOL certified

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Are the following statements true or false?

• All ESOL students have poor grades.

• FALSE Actually many of our students function
  well in the classroom with few modifications.

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Having an ESOL student in my classroom will cause
me more work.

• False ESOL students dont come with more
  paperwork. The only thing that is required by
  law is simple modification that most teachers do
  anyway.

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If a parent waives ESOL services then that
student is exempt from state testing and the
classroom teacher is not responsible for
providing ESOL modifications.

• False if a student qualifies as ESOL then
  modification must be provided by law. They can
  not be pulled out but they still are responsible
  for all areas of ELDA.

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Once a waiver has been signed the parent has
the right to withdraw it.

• True Parents have the right to change their
  minds at any time in the year so that the student
  my receive services.

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If my ESOL student can speak English then he
doesnt need the ESOL program.

• False Although the student may be a fluent
  speaker he may have delays in reading and
  writing. It takes 6 months to 1 year to acquire
  verbal skills in a second language but can take
  2-6 years to acquire reading and writing skills
  equal to a native speaker.

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Not every student on the ESOL roster is pulled
from class.

• True Some very fluent children are monitored
  only by the ESOL teacher and help is given on an
  as needed basis.

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ESOL teachers must be bilingual.

• False Some are but most of us are not. We have
  over 25 languages in Greenville County schools.

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All ESOL students must take the ELDA.

• True An ESOL student must continue to take the
  ELDA (English Language Developmental
  Assessment)until they exit the ESOL program even
  the students who are on a waiver.

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ELDA scores have nothing to do with AYP.

• False ELDA scores are taken into account when
  determining AYP. Remember ALL ESOL students must
  take ELDA.

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What make a student an ESOL student?

• ANY student who speaks a language other than
  English at home is by law required to be served
  in some way by the ESOL program. Even though the
  are fluent making all As.

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MYTHS

• All Hispanic students are Mexican
• All ESOL teachers speak many languages
• ESOL students are lazy
• ESOL parents do not value education
• ESOL students bring down test scores
• ESOL parents are uneducated
• The student can socialize well in English, so he
  should be able to do his work
• ESOL students need special ed.
• If I speak louder, they will understand me

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Ways ESOL students my be served

• Academic Assistance Program (pull out)
• Sheltered Immersion (push in)
• Mainstream with modifications

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Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• No person in the United States shall on the
  ground of race, color, or national origin be
  excluded from the participation in, be denied the
  benefits of or be subjected to discrimination
  under any program or activity receiving federal
  financial assistance.
• Taken fromhttp//usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws
  /majorlaw/civilr19.htm

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Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974

• No state shall deny equal educational opportunity
  to an individual on the account to his or her
  race, color, sex or national origin but the
  failure by an educational agency to take
  appropriate action to overcome language barriers
  they impede equal participation by its students
  in its instructional programs.
• Taken from http//www.maec.org/laws/eeo.html

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From the Department of Education
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No Child Left Behind Title 3

• (i) identifying and implementing language
  instruction educational programs and curricula
  that are based on scientifically based research
  on teaching limited English proficient children
• (ii) helping limited English proficient children
  meet the same challenging State academic content
  and student academic achievement standards as all
  children are expected to meet
• (iii) identifying or developing, and
  implementing, measures of English proficiency
  and
• (iv) promoting parental and community
  participation in programs that serve limited
  English proficient children.
• Taken from www.ed.gov/policy

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(b) ACCOUNTABILITY-

• (1) FOR STATES- Each State educational agency
  receiving a grant under subpart 1 shall hold
  eligible entities receiving a subgrant under such
  subpart accountable for meeting the annual
  measurable achievement objectives under
  subsection (a), including making adequate yearly
  progress for limited English proficient children.
• (E) develop, in consultation with the entity, a
  plan to incorporate strategies and methodologies,
  based on scientifically based research, to
  improve the specific program or method of
  instruction provided to limited English
  proficient children.
• Taken from www.ed.gov/policy

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ACCOUNTABILITY-

• (4) If a State educational agency determines that
  an eligible entity has failed to meet the annual
  measurable achievement objectives described in
  subsection (a) for 4 consecutive years, the
  agency shall
• (A) require such entity to modify the entity's
  curriculum, program, and method of instruction
  or
• (B)(i) make a determination whether the entity
  shall continue to receive funds related to the
  entity's failure to meet such objectives and
• (ii) require such entity to replace educational
  personnel relevant to the entity's failure to
  meet such objectives.

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What does SC say?

• A home language survey must be given to all
  students. Based on the information schools must
  give standardized language assessment to
  potential students.
• Initial grade placement should be with same age
  classmates. Classroom teachers should modify
  instruction and assignments to meet the academic
  and language need of the LEP students. Grades
  should reflect these modifications.

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• A LEP student should be advanced along with age
  level peers. Nonadvancement MUST be documented
  with evidence that indicates the determining
  factors are other than English Language
  proficiency.
• Cessation of ESOL services are based on a
  multiple criteria. Once students have exited
  they are monitored for two academic years.
• Taken from Memorandum by Inez Tenenbaum from
  March 24, 2006

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When do students exit?

• A student must test proficient on PACT for 3
  years and test fluent on reading, writing,
  listening and speaking parts of ELDA

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GENERAL STRATEGIES

• Strategies for ESOL students are good for all
  students
• Talk slowly and clearly
• Write everything on the board correctly
• When using groups, no larger than 3
• Give students hard copies of notes, outlines,
  etc.
• Use lots of thinking maps (graphic organizers)

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General Strategies Continued

• Make your tests similar to the way the material
  was learned in class
• Modify the assessment use projects, collages,
  presentations, etc. as test grades
• Get the student an appropriate buddy
• Use body language (TPR)
• Use lots of visual and audio materials

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ESOL Testing

• Any student who is coded in SASI as an EPL of 0-5
  and has been in the US for less than one year is
  exempt from HSAP, or the ELA, Science and Social
  Studies portions of PACT.
• Any student who has not tested proficient on PACT
  for 3 consecutive years will also take the ELDA.

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About Our school
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SC ESOL Standards

• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing

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Now really what does the ESOL teacher do?

• Provide help to the teacher so that the students
  receive modifications required by law.
• Work one on one with students in speaking,
  reading, writing and listening.
• Implement SC ESOL standards.
• Work as a liaison with teachers, students and
  parents.
• Complete necessary paper work to prove that our
  school is complying with the state and federal
  laws (orange folders and report for OCR)
• Administer the appropriate federal test to all
  ESOL students.
• Make sure all students are coded correctly in
  SASI

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ESOL training

• Linguistics
• Cultural Diversity
• ESOL strategies in content areas
• English grammar
• Theory and practice of teaching literacy
• Certification K-12

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Helpful Web Sites

• colorincolorado.org
• eslmonkeys.com
• eslpartyland.com
• bogglesworld.com
• eslcafe.net
• aplusmath.com
• aaamath.com
• amathsdictionaryforkids.com
• engagingscience.org/games
• nationalgeographic.com
• bensguide.gpo.gov

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• Questions, comments, concerns