Growing Success: Creating a Comprehensive ELL ProgramLINDA FORDE

TAMARA NEUMANN

WESTERN CANADA HIGH SCHOOL

Determining Needs

Growing population

Resources

Differentiated classes

Staff development

Dedicated LL

Population

ELP Levels

Numbers

Origins

Grade levels

Goals

End Goal: Graduation & Beyond

University

Success with Diploma Exams

especially ELA 30-1

...therefore…

From Zero to Hero?

Key Factor: TIME 5 to 10 years

Key Limiter: TIME 4 school years (at best)

What to do?

Assess as specifically as possible, each semester ELL classes from Beginner to Advanced

2 A/B – 50% of day 3 A and B – 25% 4 A and B – 25%

Sheltered Academic Level ClassesELA 10-1 Social Studies 10-1Science 10

ELA 30-1

ELL Levels

See Page 2 of Addendums:

ELL Proficiency Profiles ELL Proficiency Levels & Programming

ELL Classes

Literature – based build literacy, critical/analytical thinking skills

Emphasis on Reading and Writing skills

ELL 4B ELA 10-1 Sheltered

4B – taught like ELA 10 – 1

Emphasis on Reading and Writing

includes

Study of Shakespeare

Personal Response to Text

Critical/analytical Response to Text

Informative Assessment

Kingsland Assessment

School Assessment

Where in relation to peers?

Readiness for academic reading & writing

Responsive Curriculum

End goal = University

ultimate English goal: ELA 30-1

… this means:

GE Reading level of 10+

Critical/Analytical Thinking (Writing)

Challenges

Funding

“Jumping into the deep end…”

17 year olds going on 80

…. Heroes?

Completion Rates:

3 – Year 87%

4 – Year 90%

5 – Year 92.2%