1. Roscoe Nix ESOL Family Meeting
December 12th, 2016

2. Welcome. እንኳን ደህና መጡ. Bienvenido. Bienvenue. Akwaaba. Soo dhawoow
Welcome! እንኳን ደህና መጡ! Bienvenido! Bienvenue! Akwaaba! Soo dhawoow! Kanani n'oumagner Bisimallah! Dobro došli! Salam alaikum! Urakaza! Enqai dehan mesakum! Á seneo ! Huan Yin!

3. Meet RNES ESOL Teachers:
Nicole Diggs –Kindergarten ESOL
Barry Gough-1st grade ESOL
Nafisa Nour-1st grade ESOL
Joyce Onuska –Kindergarten ESOL
Christina Romano-PreK/2nd Grade ESOL
Tedra Walker-PreK/2nd Grade ESOL

4. What is the mission of the ESOL program?
To teach students English so they will be successful in academic programs at school.
To engage students in speaking English with their peers to develop social language.
Tedra

5. Why is my child in ESOL?
Your child speaks or is spoken to in a language other than American English may qualify them for ESOL testing.

6. How long will my child be in ESOL?
It generally takes 5-7 years for students to develop their academic language skills.
Exit from ESOL is based on results of WIDA-ACCESS census test that will be administered beginning in January 2017.
Parents will receive a score report by the end of the school year.

8. How is the ESOL program implemented at Roscoe Nix ?
Pull-out for first and second grade newcomers
Plug-in for Pre-K, Kindergarten, First and Second grade students
Small groups of focused instruction
Co-Teaching in Kindergarten and First grade
Tedra input picture slides

9. What ESOL Looks like at RNES:
Co Teach
Plug-in/Pull out
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11. Reporting Progress
Information will be sent home with your child at the end of each marking period for first and second graders.
Angelin

12. ESOL news
ESOL grades will be included on the students’ report card from kindergarten through second grade.
ESOL students will receive a grade in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
All ESOL students will take the WIDA-ACCESS test in January 2017.
Students’ scores on this test will determine their ESOL levels for the following school year.
Angelin

14. How you can help your child at home
Talk to your child everyday (in your native language is great).
Prepare a learning environment at home.
Structure time for your child to read.
Read to your child daily (in your native language is great) to build language structure, background knowledge and vocabulary.
Check their take home folders EVERY DAY!
If there are any questions regarding your child’s progress, contact his/her ESOL teacher.

15. Reading at home
Take your child to the community library. They have books in many languages.
RNES has RAZ kids accounts. This is a reading website that has books in English and Spanish. Your child’s teacher will give you login information.

16. High Frequency Words/Sight Words/Word Wall Words
Commonly read and written words that can’t be sounded out that need to be memorized.
Nafisa

17. Veronica Gonzalez- RNES ESOL Parent Coordinator