1. Welcome Parents to ESOL Night December 1, 2016
JCSD-RES/RHS ESOL DEPARTMENT

2. WIDA Test Results
Four components that tested the student’s language acquisition necessary to succeed in school:
Listening-process, understand, interpret and evaluate spoken language in a variety of situations
Speaking-engage in oral communication in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences
Reading-process, understand, interpret , and evaluate written language, symbols and texts with understanding and fluency
Writing- engage in written communication in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences
Weakness across the board is in writing.

3. Level 1 Entering Level 2 Beginning Level 3 Developing Level 4
Expanding
Level 5
Bridging
Level 6
Reaching
Knows and uses minimal social language and minimal academic language with visual and graphic support
Knows and uses some social English and general academic language with visual and graphic support
Knows and uses social English and some academic language with visual and graphic support
Knows and uses social English and some technical academic language
Knows and uses social English and academic language working with grade level material
Knows and uses social English and academic language at the highest level measured by this test

4. In ESOL class: Hands on learning Develop academic Vocabulary
Develop Writing skills
Support classroom instruction
Cultivate a love of reading

5. Winter Break At-home Activities
Helps prevent back slide of academic growth
Keeps students engaged in interactive activities
For high school students, please have them working on USA Test Prep on the computer to prepare for the end of course exams. For the newcomers/early stages of English language learners, please continue to work on Duolingo over the break.
Calendar of home activities. Tic-Tac-Toe

6. Things to remember:
Make it easy
Make it fun
Be flexible
Smile

7. Read to your children. Read with your children. Bilingual book club.

8. Upcoming ESOL Events End-of-the-School Year ESOL Celebration in May
January 23, 2017
6:00-7:30 pm

9. We need YOUR help and support!
Volunteer opportunities
Ms. Mears-Parent Liaison
Share your talents with our students
dance, music, art, cooking, sewing, etc…