ELLoquence

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Pete Chavez714-234-2753

pchavez@thesysintl.com

Brenda Huey-Rosas714-234-2752bhueyrosas@fairmontschools.com

VIS-Net Schools

• ELLoquence description– ELLoquence is a complete curriculum for ELLs in grades 6-12,

developed by Thesys International for our own schools at Fairmont Education Group. It supports ELL students for pre-academic and academic learning in Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking.

– It meets CCSS and WIDA standards, driven by Research-Based Instructional Strategies, for use in classrooms with students at one or more levels of English proficiency or Self-Study

• Our initial questions…– What is your biggest challenge in supporting the ELL population?– What are your goals, strategies for the ELL population in 2016?– How many ELLs in your program today?

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ELLoquence by Thesys• Fairmont Education Group

– Four K-12 Schools in SoCal• 2,000+ Students• 400+ ELL Students

• Challenges in our schools– Time to achieve proficiency

in English– Readiness for academic

classes– Multi-level classrooms

• Our Solution: ELLoquence. – Utilized today by 1370 ELLs in

public and private schools throughout the USA…and growing

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ELLoquence Highlights• Complete curriculum for ELLs in grades 6-12

– Pre-Academic: Foundational Skills – Academic : Basic, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

• Includes Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking elements– Aligned to CCSS and WIDA standards– Research-Based Instructional Strategies:

• Content Based Instruction (CBI)• Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

– Designed to be used in classrooms with students at one or more levels of English proficiency or Self-Study

– Assessment tests provided for student placement• Curriculum accessed via the Blackboard LMS

– High Tech, Low Tech, No Tech environments supported• Teacher’s role: Instructor, facilitator, coach • Support includes PD, Teacher Mentor and Help Desk

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ELLoquence Curriculum AlignmentProficiency Levels to External Benchmarks

ELLoquence Level Proficiency Descriptor

External Benchmarks

CCSS-ELA

CCSS-ELD WIDA TOEFL SLATE Lexile

Mainstream(Blended)

Grade level ready for written and spoken language:• In reading and writing.• In content areas.

ELA9-12

6REACHING 75-97 5.0-6.0 1050-

1385L

Advanced(ELD 4)

• Can write and read full essays. • Can speak with main ideas and support.• English speaker with pronunciation issues.• Learning specific vocabulary in content areas.

ELA 8 Bridging 5BRIDGING 52-74 4.0-4.9 1010-

1185L

Intermediate(ELD 3)

• Can write and speak English in paragraphs with varying sentences.

• Learning specific language and vocabulary in content areas.

ELA6-7 Bridging 4

EXPANDING 38-51 3.0-3.9 920-1120L

Beginning(ELD 2)

• Can write and read English in expanded sentences and simple paragraphs.

• Learning general and some specific language for content areas.

ELA4-5

Expand-ing

3DEVELOPIN

G26-37 2.0-2.9 740-

1010L

Basic(ELD 1B)

• Can speak and write English in short and simple sentences.

• Learning basic English vocabulary and usages.ELA2-3

Enter-ing

2BEGINNING 17-25 1.0-1.9 420-

820L

Foundations(ELD 1A)

• Limited ability to read and write English, even in simple sentences.

• Learning basic communications skills and vocabulary.

ELAK-1

Enter-ing

1ENTERING 0-16 0.0-0.9 190-

530L

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Structure of ELLoquence CurriculumCourse Title Level Subject Themes # Units

Foundational Skills ELD 1A Basic Communication Skills

Letter Recognition, Greetings, Family, School Life/Activities, Money, Food, Feelings, Places, Directions, Communities

10 Units

Basic ELD 1B English World Landmarks, Creative Writing, Environmental Science, and American Culture

16 Units

History American and World History, Macro and Micro Economics

16 Units

Science Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 16 Units

Beginner ELD 2 English, History, Science

3 per Subject 27 Units total

Intermediate ELD 3 English, History, Science

3 per Subject 27 Units total

Advanced ELD 4 English 3 per Subject 8 Units total

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Foundational Skills

Unit Content Vocabulary1. Hello, My Name Is... Greetings, introductions, family, numbers/number words

2. School School words, colors, sizes and shapes

3. My School Day Time, days of the week, school subjects, school places and workers

4. Activities School activities, outdoor activities, sports, hobbies

5. Food & Money Food, money

6. Locations Parts of a book, locations

7. Feelings Parts of the body, health words, feelings

8. Weather & Clothing Clothing, sequence words, weather

9. Communities People and places in a community; products; transportation, location

10. Holidays & Seasons Seasons and seasonal activities, months

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Unit Themes by Course English, Creative Writing,

Culture History, Economics ScienceBasic Various World Landmarks

Authors of Popular FictionEndangered SpeciesReality TV

American HolidaysWWII Money in AmericaShopping in America

Vitamins and MineralsThree States of MatterTemperatureSystems of the BodyInventors

Beginner Various World LandmarksWorld AuthorsAir Pollution

American PresidentsAncient CivilizationsHousing and the economy

Chemical ProcessesNewton’s Laws

Intermediate Various World LandmarksParentingWater PollutionAmerica Today

Early American HistoryFamous EmpiresOil and Gasoline

Green ChemistryPhysics concepts

Advanced Various World LandmarksAuthors of Literature Protected Areas of the world

NA NA

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Unit Flow

• Essential Question• Schema Building• New Material• Practice• Assess

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Course Demo

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Short demo available at…Thesys.blackboard.comUsername: ellteacherPassword: ellteacher

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ISEPA from Fairmont

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ELLoquence 2013/2014 Results(ISEPA – 67 new entrants - before/after - 2014)

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ELLoquence 2012/2013 Results

The ELLoquence Product Suite

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• Curriculum• Placement testing• On-boarding• Help desk

ELLoquenceClassic

ELLoquenceCore

ELLoquence PLUS

• Curriculum• Placement testing• On-boarding• Help desk

• Student dashboards, analytics

• Program, Process coaching

Instructional Support

Test Prep

Tutoring

Grading Student Work

• Curriculum• Placement testing• On-boarding• Help desk

• Student dashboards, analytics

• Program, Process coaching

• Curriculum• Placement testing• On-boarding• Help desk

• Student dashboards, analytics

• Program, Process coaching

Instructional Support

Test Prep

Tutoring

Grading Student Work

• Curriculum• Placement testing• On-boarding• Help desk

• Student dashboards, analytics

• Program, Process coaching

Product Service Type Service Description Audience

ELLoquence

• Curriculum• Placement testing• On-boarding• Help desk

Curriculum to learn English via academic content• Placement, Unit and Formative assessments (authentic

assessments)• On-boarding support, Help desk

• ELLs in blended, pull-in, push-out, IS

Additional curricular content to support EL students in social studies/science/math mainstream or sheltered classes • Key content at lower level of reading

• ELLs in mainstream

• Student dashboards, analytics

• Program, Process coaching

Analysis of performance data by student, class, school, district.Reported for proficiency in reading, writing, listening, speaking by level.Teacher mentor/Master teacher consultative relationship.Measures based on results for ELLoquence assignments .

• Administrators• Teachers

ELLoquence PLUS

Instructional Support

Ongoing PD for teachers to assist them in meeting academic needs of ELL students - interactive classroom activities, use of tech, Instructional strategies, teach ELLs in mainstream, the cultural context of immigrant students, custom alignment to existing classroom curriculum. Asynch and Synch. Just-in-time.

• New ELL teachers• Experienced ELL

teachers• Mainstream teachers

w/EL students

Tutoring Group, individual tutoring w/native language speakers or ESL teachers in key content areas or with support for EQ. • All students

Grading Student Work Grade student tests, papers and assignments with feedback (e.g., when no or not enough teachers). • Teachers

Test Prep Targeted instructional support focused on student preparation for specific high-stakes testing.

• Intermediate and Advanced students

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ELLoquence Product Suite

Licensing Details and Pricing Options• Individual student licenses allow access to any/all ELLoquence

courses (Foundational Skills, Basic, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced) throughout the school year.– OK to transfer license from student leaving to student entering

your program– Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) included– ISEPA placement tests to place students in ELLoquence provided– Printing rights for all text in ELLoquence for use by your students– Lesson plans provided for all ELLoquence Units– 6 hours of Professional Development, either online or at

Anaheim, CA • MSRP: $150 per student license, per school year

– Volume discounts start at 25+ licenses

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