1. Shelby Buker & Katherine Dynes ELL Teachers Cougar Ridge Elementary
ELL Teachers
Cougar Ridge Elementary
Who are we?
What is the ELL Program?
ELL (English Language Learning) Services are specially designed instructional programs that provide language learners access to the curriculum. Most of the instruction revolves around listening and speaking, with additional support in reading and writing.
Qualified incoming students will
take the ELPA screener which will determine a student’s language proficiency level and whether or not they will qualify for ELL services.
This year our focus will be to push in and work with classroom teachers and ELL students in their classroom. This could be co-teaching with the teacher, small group work with peers or individualized student instruction.
We are Shelby Buker and Katherine Dynes and we will be the ELL team at Cougar Ridge this year! Shelby will be full time at Cougar Ridge and Katherine will be working part-time here and part-time with her students at Newcastle Elementary. Please see our “Meet the Teacher” handout for more information about us!
Important Dates
First Day of School! (9/5) and (9/7) for Kinders
ELPA Screener Test (9/7 – 9/11)
Curriculum Night
Kinder (9/4, 5:00 pm)
Gr. 1-2 (9/20, 6 – 7:15 pm)
Gr. 3-5 (9/12, 6 – 7:15 pm)
We are so excited to get to know both you and your child over the course of this school year! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions/comments. It’s going to be a GREAT year!
Mrs. Buker & Ms. Dynes