ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE

MS. LUSITO, GRADES K-5

LLUSITO@RHCSD.ORG

758-2241 EXT.71206

Welcome to ENL Class

Who Comes to English class?Que viene a la clase de Inglés?

Students who have immigrated from another country or are born here

Students whose native language is not English

Students who don’t speak or understand English or are still learning English and need help

你好

• Los estudiantes que han inmigrado de otro país o son nacidos aquí

• Los estudiantes cuyo idioma materno no es el Inglés

• Los estudiantes que no hablan o entienden Inglés o todavía están aprendiendo Inglés y necesita ayuda

Help with social language….Help with social language….Help with academic language….Help with academic language….

Use everyday and everywhere

Can ask and answer easy questions

Use it with family and friends

Learned within 2 years

Use in the classroom Use when studying/doing

homeworkVocabulary in school

(math, science, history, art, music)

Learned within 5 to 7 years

What Kind of Help do students get?

What Do Students Do?

Conversational Speaking

Students role play different

stories to practice speaking

loudly and clearly.

Speaking about classroom subjects(English, Social Studies, Math & Science)

Students practice asking and answering questions with a partner.

They also have opportunities to interview special guests at tea parties.

Speaking with Academic Language

Older students create posters or write reports and present in front of their

classes

Reading

Students read for purpose and pleasure

Writing

Students write and illustrate for a variety of purposes.

NYSITELL- New York State

Identification Test for English Language Learners

NYSITELL- New York State

Identification Test for English Language LearnersNYSESLAT- New York State

English as a Second Language Test

NYSESLAT- New York State

English as a Second Language Test

Given when they enter our school

Given 1 time only Takes 15-25 minutes to

complete Tests how much English your

child understands Tells if your child needs our

ENL class Tells how much help they need

Given in May every year Given over 4 days (speaking,

listening, reading, and writing tests)

Takes 30 minutes or more to complete

For students in ENL class Tests how much progress your

child has made in learning English

Tells if they need ENL support in the future and how much

How do we know how much help they need?

LEVEL: ENTERING EMERGING TRANSITIONING EXPANDING

ENL CLASS 180 MINUTES (WEEK)

AT LEAST 90 MINUTES

(WEEK)INTEGRATEDCLASS

180 MINUTES(WEEK)

AT LEAST 180 MINUTES

(WEEK)

AT LEAST 90 MINUTES (WEEK)

MAXIMUM 180

180 MINUTES(WEEK)

TOTALMINUTESEACH WEEK

360 MINUTES(WEEK)

360 MINUTES(WEEK)

180 MINUTES(WEEK)

180 MINUTES(WEEK)

How much help does a student receive?

ENL CLASS=STUDENTS LEAVE THEIR CLASS FOR INSTRUCTIONINTEGRATED=THE ENL TEACHER GOES INTO THEIR CLASS

Testing Accommodations for ELL’s

Extra time for testsCan take the test in a different classroomCan use a bilingual dictionaryCan have NYS tests (math, science, and

history) in their home language if available

What Can You Do at Home?

Use your native language (Spanish, Chinese, etc.)Read to or with your childAsk your child questions about what they read (who,

what, when, where, why)Provide a quiet place with good light for your child to

do their homeworkAllow for outdoor play +45 minutes every dayPlay dates- provide opportunities for your child to

play with other English speaking children afterschool

Ms. Lusito ELL (K-5)

I have been teaching ELL at Mill Road in Red Hook for over 10 years now. I love having students from all over the world.