2012 2013 esol presentation
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2012-2013 ESOL 2012-2013 ESOL PresentationPresentation
2012-2013 ESOL 2012-2013 ESOL PresentationPresentation
Welcome back! We look Welcome back! We look forward to another great forward to another great
year!year!
ESOL students at CHES
• Most are Hispanic
• Majority is from Guatemala
• A few from Mexico
• 1 from Sudan
ESOL Acronyms• ESOL- English to
Speakers of Other Languages
• ELDA- English Language Development Assessment
• ESL- English as a Second Language
• ELL –English Language Learner
Update On ELDA
• 20 ESOL students exited ELDA• Most ESOL students showed
improvement on ELDA• We are proud of our CHES Team
for their contributions
Mayan Languages• Spanish
• Kanjobal
• Mam
• Acateco
• Quiche
• ESOL students speak and hear 2 languages
• 1 Sudanese student: Arabic and Swahili
State and Local Guidelines
• Important information needs to be given to parent in native language
• Our parents need it verbally• ESOL interpreters provided for
conferences
Non Discrimination Guidelines
• The status of student or family is confidential and cannot be shared
• We cannot require a social security card for registration
• There will be potential personal litigation if there is failure to comply
Rights of an ESOL Student
• Protected under federal, state and local guidelines & office of civil rights
• ELLs are entitled to modified assignments, grades, tests
• Similar modifications provided on state mandated testing
• No failure of ELLs without a prior form
ESOL Monitor Students• These are former ESOL students• They exited with a composite
score of 4 or 5 on the ELDA• They need two years of monitoring • Monitor students can be pulled
back into ESOL if struggling• Report card needed every quarter
Mayan Culture• Education is a priority• Students are quiet, bashful and non-
assertive• Parents expect mutual respect• “teacher” is a honorable name• Parent’s would rather be addressed as
senor + last name or senora +last name
Literacy of Mayan Parents
• Most parents speak a Mayan or Spanish dialect
• No literacy or minimal literacy• Some cannot read or write in Spanish• Do not expect parents to help with
phonics or reading• Basic Math easier• Majority cannot provide homework help
Mayan Culture: • Tulum - Mayan Pyramid
Mayan Civilization
The Maya writing system is considered by
archaeologists to be the most sophisticated
system ever developed in Mesoamerica.
• Glyphs representing, from left to right, the sky, an ahau (king), a house, a child, and the city of Palenque.
The Maya homeland, called Mesoamerica, spans
five countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize,
Honduras, and El Salvador.
Map of Area• Where our
students are from
Mayan People
Websites: • http://www.neok12.com/Maya-Civilization.htm• http://www.mayaruins.com/yucmap.html• http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/
civil/maya/mmc01eng.shtml
• Created by-• ESOL Teachers: Gabriela Halfin, Vinnie Taneja,
Laura Ross and Becca Ritchey