Growing Success: Creating a Comprehensive ELL Program LINDA FORDE TAMARA NEUMANN WESTERN CANADA HIGH SCHOOL

Determining Needs  Growing population  Resources  Differentiated classes  Staff development  Dedicated LL

Population  ELP Levels  Numbers  Origins  Grade levels  Goals

End Goal: Graduation & Beyond  University  Success with Diploma Exams  especially ELA 30-1 ...therefore…

From Zero to Hero?  Key Factor: TIME  5 to 10 years  Key Limiter: TIME  4 school years (at best)

What to do?  Assess as specifically as possible, each semester  ELL classes from Beginner to Advanced  2 A/B – 50% of day  3 A and B – 25%  4 A and B – 25%  Sheltered Academic Level Classes  ELA 10-1  Social Studies 10-1  Science 10  ELA 30-1

ELL Levels  See Page 2 of Addendums:  ELL Proficiency Profiles  ELL Proficiency Levels & Programming

ELL Classes  Literature – based  build literacy, critical/analytical thinking skills  Emphasis on Reading and Writing skills

ELL 4B ELA 10-1 Sheltered  4B – taught like ELA 10 – 1  Emphasis on Reading and Writing  includes  Study of Shakespeare  Personal Response to Text  Critical/analytical Response to Text

Informative Assessment  Kingsland Assessment  School Assessment  Where in relation to peers?  Readiness for academic reading & writing

Responsive Curriculum  End goal = University ultimate English goal: ELA 30-1 … this means:  GE Reading level of 10+  Critical/Analytical Thinking (Writing)

Challenges  Funding  “Jumping into the deep end…”  17 year olds going on 80

…. Heroes?  Completion Rates:  3 – Year87%  4 – Year90%  5 – Year92.2%