ESL Parent Night

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ESL Parent Night
English as a Second Language Program Royal
Oak Schools
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ESL Staff
Royal Oak High School Julia Giacoma, ESL
Teacher Denise Haziri, ESL/ Bilingual
Instructor (Albanian)

• Royal Oak Middle School
• Karina Landis, ESL Teacher
• Denise Haziri, ESL/ Bilingual Instructor
  (Albanian)

• 6 Elementary Schools
• Christy Osborne, Coordinator ESL Teacher
• Violet Andoni, ESL/ Bilingual Instructor
  (Albanian)
• Denise Haziri, ESL/ Bilingual Instructor
  (Albanian)

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ESL Program English as a Second Language

• Royal Oak has an ESL program.
• Content and language skills are taught in English
• We teach listening, speaking, reading and writing
• Royal Oak offers bilingual services in Albanian
  and Russian.
• ELLs Students are called English Language
  Learners.

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U.S. Schools

• Hands-on activities Vs. memorization
• Class discussions Vs. Lecture
• Group Work Vs. Individual
• Eye Contact
• Expressing Ideas
• Homework

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Cultural Adjustment

• Role reversal
• Prejudice
• Loss of personality/identity
• New culture, ideas

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Social Language

• Used in social situations
• Used to form relationships
• 6 months to 2 years
• Natural to learn
• Teachers and parents may think that this child
  should be proficient in the classroom.
• Video 1
• Video 2

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Academic Language

• Used in classrooms to teach content.
• Not aided by social cues.
• Takes 5-10 years to learn
• Limited knowledge native language delays growth.
• Video 3

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Curriculum

• Michigan K-12 ESL Standards
• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing
• ESL Curriculum supports the classroom curriculum.

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ELPA English Language Proficiency Assessment

• March to April, every year
• Every K-12 English Language Learner
• Reading, writing, listening and speaking
• New Students take the ELPA Screener in the Fall.
• ELPA levels
• Basic
• Low Intermediate
• High Intermediate,
• Proficient
• Advanced Proficient

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Elementary

• Classroom Content
• Math, Social Studies and Science Vocabulary
• Non-Fiction texts
• Study Skills and strategies for memorizing
• Visual, hands-on and auditory representation

• Reading, Writing and Word Work
• Guided Reading Books are at their reading level.
  
• We send them home to practice. Resource
  www.raz-kids.com
• Writers Notebooks Students write stories about
  their lives

• Speaking and Listening
• Main ideas in a teachers lesson
• Following complex and simple directions

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Middle School
We work on
Language skills Reading, writing, speaking,
and listening by building skills with our ESL
texts and workbooks for beginner ELL students.
Higher level language acquisition is done through
content subject area using English.
Writing English Language Arts assignments
incorporate reading, writing and technology
skills.
Content Area Understanding homework,
assignments, projects and papers.
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High School

• Classroom Structure
• High School ESL is a course that is taken for
  elective credit.
• Students meet for one or two hours every day.
• Half the hour is spent on direct English
  instruction of ESL curriculum.
• The other half of the hour is spent on tutorial
  and language support.
• We help students prepare for tests and
  presentations in other classes.

• Classroom Content
• Both fiction and non-fiction reading
• Quizzes that focus on vocabulary and grammar
• Group discussions and projects
• Writing assignments that focus on content and
  organization
• Beginning students also work on conversation and
  spelling skills

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Standardized Tests

• MEAP
• Grades 3-8 Math ELA (English Language Arts)
• Grade 5 Science, Grade 6 Social Studies
• Math MEAP (with accommodations if they are at the
  basic or low intermediate levels.)
• Grade 9 Social studies
• Grade 11 Michigan Merit Exam
• Students who have been in the country for less
  than 12 months do not take the ELA
• Students with a basic or low intermediate score
  qualify for accommodations CD or DVD

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Teamwork
Classroom Teachers
ESL Teachers
Parents
Students
ESL Teachers work closely with the Classroom
Teachers to teach a curriculum that meets your
childs academic, social and cultural
needs. Parents are an essential part of our
team! You help reinforce school rules, homework
and good work habits at home. Students also
must take responsibility for their education and
become self-motivated.
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Homework

• Practice skills and vocabulary at home
• Students should be responsible for completing
  homework.
• Classroom Teachers Role Assign homework.
• ESL Teachers Role Make sure students understand
  homework. Homework will not be completed in ESL
  class.
• Students Responsibility Bring homework and
  planner home. Complete work with minimal help.
• Parents Responsibility Check planner with child
  to make sure homework is being completed.
• If a child says that he/ she has no homework,
  engage in reading or writing during the regular
  homework time.

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ESL Website
http//www.royaloakschools.com/portal/landisk/esl_
homepage OR 1. Go to www.royaloakschools.com 2.
Click on For Students 3. Click on Classroom
Resources 4. Click on English as a Second
Language (ESL) Demonstrate PIV (Pinnacle
Internet Viewer)
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Resources

• Websites
• Educational websites
• Practice important skills at home
• Try out one website per week!

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Bilingual Parent Volunteers

• SIGN UP!
• Translators
• We could use help translating newsletters and
  other important flyers into various languages.
  Please consider translating for us!
• Bilingual Committee
• If you would like to have a voice in planning
  activities for the ESL program, your help would
  be appreciated.
• Sign-up sheets are at the back table.

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Suggestions?

• We want to hear your concerns and questions
  throughout the year.
• If you have comments or suggestions for our
  program, please contact us!

Questions?
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Contact Information
ELEMENTARY Upton Oakland Christy Osborne, ESL
Coordinator Teacher Osbornec_at_royaloakschools.co
m Phone Number at Upton 248.549.4968 X
16203 Upton, Addams Keller Violet Andoni,
Bilingual/ ESL Instructor (Albanian) Andoniv_at_roya
loakschools.com Oak Ridge, Addams, Northwood
Keller Denise Haziri, Bilingual/ ESL Instructor
(Albanian) Hazirid_at_royaloakschools.com
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Contact Information
SECONDARY Royal Oak Middle School Karina Landis,
ESL Teacher Landisk_at_royaloakschools.com Phone
Number 248.541.7900 X 2097 Denise Haziri,
Bilingual/ ESL Instructor (Albanian) Hazirid_at_roya
loakschools.com Royal Oak High School Julia
Giacoma, ESL Teacher Giacomaj_at_royaloakschools.com
Phone Number 248.435.8500 X 1042 Denise
Haziri, Bilingual/ ESL Instructor
(Albanian) Hazirid_at_royaloakschools.com ROMS and
ROHS
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Thank You For Coming!