1. Port Washington Schools Manorhaven English Program Learning English at Manorhaven School

2. Manorhaven English Teachers: Pat Charles Marialina Corbo Mary Bridget Green Lucy Gable Christine Vasilev Bonni Cohen, Principal Shirley Cepero, English Program Director

3. MANORHAVEN SCHOOL Celebrating  Diversity  Languages  Cultures

4. Manorhaven English Program includes:  Listening  Speaking  Reading  Writing  Cultural awareness and understanding

5. Two Levels of English Proficiency  BICS  Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills  CALP  Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

6. BICS: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills  Conversational  “Playground language”  Informal  Simple grammar and vocabulary  Acquired in 1-2 years

7. CALP: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency  School language, textbook language  Formal  Complex grammar and vocabulary  Acquired in 4-7 years

8. Who Receives English Services? Children are identified  Home Language Questionnaire and Parent Interview  NYSITELL – New York State Identification Test for ELL’s  NYSESLAT – New York State ESL Achievement Test (Scores from previous year)

9. What Determines the Need for English Services? Scores on NYSITELL or NYSESLAT tests  Listening  Speaking  Reading  Writing

10. When Do Children Go to English?  5 days a week from 35 minutes a day to 72 minutes a day based on student’s language level *Students attend all special classes such as Art, Music, Physical Education, Library, etc.

11. Where Do the Children Attend English Classes?  In English classrooms in small groups and  Sometimes in their own classrooms

12. What Do We Teach? Reading/Writing/Listening/Speaking  Language Arts & Communication;  Math & Problem Solving;  Science & Health;  Social Studies & History;  Multicultural awareness *We use Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS)

13. How Do We Teach English? We use:  Books (literature, poetry, fiction and non- fiction, workbooks, textbooks, dictionaries, atlases)  Technology (SmartBoards, iPads, computers)  Science Experiments  Language and Math Activities  Maps, Globes & Charts  Drama, Music, Dance & Movement  Arts & Crafts

14. Why Is My Child Still In English?  New York State Law NYSESLAT Scores (New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test)  Individual Differences Age of Child Language and Experience Native Language Proficiency

15. STAR Elementary Extended Day Program  WHO: 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th ELL’s  WHEN: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 3:30 – 5:30pm October –June  WHERE: Guggenheim School  WHAT: Free homework help and reading, writing, and vocabulary support ****FREE BUSING IS PROVIDED!****

16. Other Programs  Early Birds Physical Activities  Tune Into Reading  Library Programs  Special Grant Programs  Mentoring Program

17. Join the Manorhaven PTA Join tonight! Volunteer/Participate $20 Family Membership for the year This is your child’s school… Be a part of it!

18. Manorhaven English Program: 767-5334 THANK YOU! GRACIAS~ARIGATO~ KAMSAHAMNEEDAH GRAZIE~SPACIBA~EFHARISTO OBRIGADO~BLAGODARIA~HVALA SHEH-SHEH~TODA~MERCI~SHUKRIYA TESHEKUR EDERIM~DANKIE ~DZIEKUJE~