Overview of the K-12 English Language Learner (ELLs) Population and Instructional Programs in Virginia

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Overviewof the K-12 English Language Learner
(ELLs) Population and Instructional Programs in
Virginia

• Virginia Department of Education
• September 19, 2008

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Limited English Proficient Student Enrollment
Comparedto All Student Enrollment
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Definition of Limited English Proficient (LEP)
Student

• A LEP student is one
• who was not born in the U.S. or whose native
  language is a language other than English and
• whose difficulties speaking, reading, writing, or
  understanding English may deny him/her the
  ability to
• meet the states proficient level of achievement
  on state assessments
• achieve successfully in classrooms where the
  language of instruction is English or
• participate fully in society.
• Public Law 107-110, Title IX, Section 9101, (25)

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LEP Enrollment from 1997 to 2007
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Comparison of All Student Enrollment to LEP
Enrollment for 2007by Superintendents Region
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Definition of Immigrantand Youth

• Immigrant children and youth are those
  individuals who
• are aged 3 through 21
• were not born in any state and
• have not been attending one or more schools in
  any one or more states for more than 3 full
  academic years.
• Public Law 107-110, Section 3301,(6)

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Immigrant and Youth Enrollment 2003 to 2007
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Comparison of LEP Enrollment to Immigrant and
Youth Enrollment
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LEP Student Countryof Birth for 2007-2008
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Most Commonly Spoken Languages by LEP Students
in 2007
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Provision of Servicesto LEP Students
The Code of Virginia provides for English as a
Second Language (ESL) instruction to LEP students
22.1-212.1 states in part School boards
shall endeavor to provide instruction in the
English language which shall be designed to
promote the education of students for whom
English is a second language. The Regulations
Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public
Schools in Virginia (8 VAC 20-131-10 et. seq.)
set high achievement expectations for all
students, including LEP students.
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Provision of Servicesto LEP Students
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires
states to increase English language proficiency
and acquisition of academic content in reading,
mathematics, and science for LEP
students. Public Law 107-110, Section 1111(b),
3102
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Percent Passing VirginiasStandards of Learning
Assessments
Reading and mathematics testing was expanded to
include all grades, 3 through 8, in 2005-2006.
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Percent Passing VirginiasStandards of Learning
Assessments
Reading and mathematics testing was expanded to
include all grades, 3 through 8, in 2005-2006.
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Percent Passing VirginiasStandards of Learning
Assessments
Reading and mathematics testing was expanded to
include all grades, 3 through 8, in 2005-2006.
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Percent Passing VirginiasStandards of Learning
Assessments
Reading and mathematics testing was expanded to
include all grades, 3 through 8, in 2005-2006.
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Percent Passing VirginiasStandards of Learning
Assessments
Reading and mathematics testing was expanded to
include all grades, 3 through 8, in 2005-2006.
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Percent Passing VirginiasStandards of Learning
Assessments
Reading and mathematics testing was expanded to
include all grades, 3 through 8, in 2005-2006.
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Percent Passing VirginiasStandards of Learning
Assessments
Reading and mathematics testing was expanded to
include all grades, 3 through 8, in 2005-2006.
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Percent Passing VirginiasStandards of Learning
Assessments
Reading and mathematics testing was expanded to
include all grades, 3 through 8, in 2005-2006.
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Statewide Percentage of LEP Students Achieving
Progress on ELP Assessments
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Statewide Percentage of LEP Students Achieving
Full Proficiency on ELP Assessments
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Most Common Instructional Program Types in
Virginia

• ESL Approach
• English as a second language (ESL) is an
  educational approach in which English language
  learners are instructed in the use of the English
  language. Their instruction is based on a special
  curriculum that involves little or no use of the
  native language, focuses on language (as opposed
  to content), and is usually taught during
  specific school periods or as part of the
  mainstream curriculum.
• U.S. General Accounting Office, 1994

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Most Common Instructional Program Types in
Virginia

• Sheltered English Approach (Content-based
  Instruction)
• An instructional approach used to make academic
  instruction in English understandable to English
  language learners. The goal is for the student to
  acquire proficiency in English and the content
  areas.  Sheltered English instruction differs
  from ESL in that English is not taught as a
  language with a focus on learning the language. 
  Rather, content knowledge and skills and English
  language proficiency are the goals. 
• National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education,
  1997

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Statewide Professional Development Opportunities

• George Mason University Reading and Writing
  Strategies for English Language Learners
• (fall, spring, summer)
• University of Mary Washington - Differentiated
  Instruction for English Language Learners
• (fall, spring)
• Center for Applied Linguistics Whats Different
  About Teaching Reading to Students Learning
  English
• (fall, spring)

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Statewide Professional Development Opportunities

• Center for Applied Linguistics
• Sheltered Instructional Operational Protocol
  (SIOP) (as requested by LEAs)
• Parents as Educational Partners (PEP) (summer)
• Rural Symposium (spring)
• Visions to Practice Academy
• (summer)

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Virginia Department of EducationContact
Information

• Judy Radford
• ESL Coordinator
• [phone]
• Judy.Radford_at_doe.virginia.gov