1. Hampton ELL Parent Club Meeting
January 8, 2016

2. WIDA English Language Assessment
Testing window: February 8-March 22
Be in school every day (no travel)
Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking in English
Eat breakfast
Get a good night’s sleep

3. Who takes the WIDA test:
All students in the State of Michigan who, at enrollment, indicate they have a language other than English spoken in their home or my native language is something other than English
Students may come Pre-Id’d from another state or another school district in Michigan
Children who enroll from out of the country

4. Testing Specifics Reading, Writing*, Listening and Speaking
1st thru 5th Grade Students
Tests administered on the Computer*:
Grouped by grade level: 1st Graders or 2nd & 3rd Graders or 4th & 5th Graders
Test is Tiered (A,B,C). A student’s tier is determined by the State.
*1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Students for Writing:
Prompt is on the computer, but writing takes place in a booklet
Kindergarteners: Whole test one-on-one

5. Order of the test:
Students in grades 1-5 will complete the test in this order
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking (may be given before Writing)
Students’ performance on Listening and Reading will generate their Writing tasks

6. Kindergarten Sample Items
Listening Test
Parts A and D of the Listening Test (which also include the Speaking Test tasks) present the student with tasks meant to elicit closed-ended responses. That is, students can indicate their responses nonverbally by pointing (which the test administrator will cue them to do) or by shaking or nodding the head. Students may also give responses verbally, although a verbal response is not required.

7. Logging into WIDA Sample Items
Must use Google Chrome to access the internet

11. Sample Reading Item Grades 3-5

12. Sample Listening Item Grades 1-2

13. Sample Speaking Item Grades 1

14. Sample Writing Item Grades 3, 4, 5

15. WIDA Test Practice
We will be practicing on laptops in our ESL classroom during regular classes this month
You are welcome to take your child thru the test practice items at home as well

16. Rainbow Connection
Hampton Student Council is collecting small toys and books that cost $10 or less for the Rainbow Connection.
The Rainbow Connection is a local organization that helps children with life threatening illnesses.
If you would like to help, please send your item by Friday, January 15th.
Ideas:
Small Lego sets Journals and diaries Travel games
Movies Water bottles Card games
Hair accessories Small craft sets Fun socks or hats
K’Nex Soduko puzzles

17. Important January Dates
Popcorn Sale - Friday, January 15th
No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Monday, January 18th
“Spirit Days” Crazy Winter Hat Day - Friday, January 22nd
No School – Teacher Record’s Day – Friday, January 29th

18. Important February Dates
Bagel Sale - Friday, February 5th Valentine’s Day Celebrations - February 12th “Spirit Days” Favorite Sport’s Team Day - Friday, February 12nd No School- Mid-winter Break -Monday, February 15th Popcorn Sale - Friday, February 19th 100th Day of school - Friday, February 19th “Spirit Days” Hampton Wear - Friday, February 26th Red, White, Black (Dr. Seuss) Day - Friday, March 2nd

19. Specific classroom information –
100th Day of School
Friday, February 19th
(if we do not have any snow days)
Kindergarten - 2nd grade
Specific classroom information –
from classroom teachers

20. Valentine’s Day Celebrations
February 12th
Valentine’s Cards No edible Valentine’s Treats attached to cards*
Parties
Valentine collection containers *pencils, bubbles, stickers, erasers, etc. are okay

21. Parent Liaison Center Update Upcoming Classes and Important Information

22. January Websites http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/

23. Hampton ESL Newsletter http://www. rochester. k12. mi

24. Hampton Cultural Awareness Event
Plans are underway
We will need many volunteers to make this a successful event
We need parents/ family members who are willing to share about their culture or country
Please look for more information coming soon!

25. We will discuss strategies to help your child become a better reader.
Next Parent Club…
March 4, 2015
We will discuss strategies to help your child become a better reader.

26. Best Ways to Support Writing At Home
Tips for Parents: Provide a place for your child to write. The area should be an area that is quiet and well lit. Stock the "writing center" with supplies such as paper, pencils and crayons. You can also gather family photos and magazines in the center that can be used as story starters. Read, read, read! The best activity to improve writing is reading. If your child reads good books, he will be a better writer. Reading exposes students to general vocabulary, word study and content-specific vocabulary. Through reading, students see a variety of authors' techniques that they can use in their own writing. Encourage your child to keep a reflective journal. This is excellent writing practice, as well as a good outlet for venting feelings. Encourage your child to write about things that happen at home and school. This reflective journal can be used to develop the "senses" of writing. Have your child write about what he saw, heard or felt on a trip or adventure. Provide experiences in your community that will interest your child and spark her writing. Especially encourage your child to write about personal feelings — pleasures as well as disappointments. When reading your child's journal (only if your child invites you to, of course), share your own feelings and ideas paired with positive feedback about your child's writing.

27. Provide authentic writing opportunities for your child.
Have your child write his own thank-you notes, party invitations and letters to family. Let your child make the grocery list. Finding a pen pal for your child would make writing "real." Helping children make the connection between writing and the "real" world will increase an interest in writing.
Be a writing role model.
Make sure your child sees you as a writer. Point out times that you use
writing to communicate with others. Discuss authentic writing in the
community such as articles and letters in the newspaper, on billboards
or in written advertisements. Discuss the purpose of the writing and the
target audience. When your child writes, you should write. You can
schedule a day of the week that you will turn off the television and
share your writing.
Start a vocabulary notebook.
Teach your child new words each week and encourage her to use them. Make it into a game and give points for using the new words. Your child can keep a vocabulary notebook and get rewarded for the number of new words learned. The words will begin to appear like magic in her oral language and writing.

28. Ask questions.
Always ask your child questions when he writes. Ask specific questions about your child's writing such as: "How did that happen?" "How did that make you feel?" "Can you tell me more
about that...?" "What are some other words you could use to describe...?“
Help your child publish his or her writing.
Share her writing with others, place it on the refrigerator or
encourage her to write for kids' magazines. When your child's
writing is published in a children's book, she will be on her way to
becoming a lifelong writer and author. Check out these options for
publishing children's work: