1. Welcome to ELL
Mrs. Yi

2. What is ELL? ELL is an acronym for English Language Lerners.
In years past, it has been called ESL, English as a Second Language.
ELL is a program provided to students who are learning English as their non-primary language.

3. How does a student qualify for ELL?
A parent or teacher may request an assessment for English proficiency.
Upon this assessment, students are either recommended or not recommended for the program.
However, besides the test, we do use multiple criteria for entrance to the program.

4. Goal
Depending on each child, students may be in the program for one or more years.
In all cases, the purpose of the program is to bring students to a level of proficieny to be successful in the mainstream classroom.
In a small group setting, students receive individualized help in vocabulary, grammar, fluency, and comprehension. All aspects of language acquisition—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—are taught and reinforced.
Additionally, they also learn about American culture and customs.

5. What do students do in ELL?
Most ELL activities are engaging and supplements the content learned in their mainstream classrooms.
Some examples of ELL activities include: word study, literature units, thematic units, guided reading, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and more.

6. ELL Rules Respect yourself and others. Listen to the teacher.
Raise your hand.
Speak in English.
Always do your best.

7. Homework Policy
All students will have homework assignments everyday except on Fridays and holidays.
All students are encouraged to read daily.
Students are to hand in their assignments on time. If a student cannot complete an assignment, he/she is asked to bring a note from home.
If a student does not complete his/her homework assignment, he/she will be asked to hand in his/her homework assignment the following day.
A note will be sent home if a student continuously does not complete his/her assignments.

8. Multi-Measure Exit Criteria
WIDA-ACCESS ELL Placement Test
Performance on PARCC
ELL Classroom Performance
Speaking and Listening
Reading level in English
Writing Samples
Assessment by Classroom Teachers
Other

9. ELL Assessments
In September or when students arrive to Stillman, the WIDA is given as an ELL entrance assessment. The results are provided by one of the ELL teachers.
In the spring, all ELL students will be given the ACCESS. These test results are NOT provided by one of the ELL teachers. It is sent out for scoring. The results are given to the ELL teachers the following September/October. Then, parents will receive a Parent Report in the mail.

10. PARCC for Grades 3-5
Students who have entered a U.S. school after July 1st of that school year will be exempt from taking the Language Arts section. However, they will still take the Math section, and the Science section for fourth graders, with the use of a paper bilingual dictionary and extra time.
Students who have entered a U.S. school before July 1st of that school year will take all parts of the PARCC with the use of a paper bilingual dictionary and extra time.

11. What are some things that parents can do to help?
Get a public library card (it is free!) and encourage students to take out books. You can also take out DVDs and audio books.
Visit Helpful ELL websites.
Check student’s homework daily.
Encourage students to try their best.
Encourage students to practice English outside of school as well. Examples: play-dates, after-school clubs, sports activities

12. Contact Information
Best way to contact me is via . You can send an to
You can also leave a message with Mrs. Barzelatto at
You can also send me a note.
We can set up a mutually convenient time, if you have any questions or concerns.