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Growing Success: Creating a Comprehensive ELL Program LINDA FORDE TAMARA NEUMANN WESTERN CANADA HIGH SCHOOL
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Determining Needs Growing population Resources Differentiated classes Staff development Dedicated LL
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Population ELP Levels Numbers Origins Grade levels Goals
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End Goal: Graduation & Beyond University Success with Diploma Exams especially ELA 30-1 ...therefore…
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From Zero to Hero? Key Factor: TIME 5 to 10 years Key Limiter: TIME 4 school years (at best)
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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
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ELL Levels See Page 2 of Addendums: ELL Proficiency Profiles ELL Proficiency Levels & Programming
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ELL Classes Literature – based build literacy, critical/analytical thinking skills Emphasis on Reading and Writing skills
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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
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Informative Assessment Kingsland Assessment School Assessment Where in relation to peers? Readiness for academic reading & writing
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Responsive Curriculum End goal = University ultimate English goal: ELA 30-1 … this means: GE Reading level of 10+ Critical/Analytical Thinking (Writing)
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Challenges Funding “Jumping into the deep end…” 17 year olds going on 80
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…. Heroes? Completion Rates: 3 – Year87% 4 – Year90% 5 – Year92.2%
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