True or False. ELLs don't speak English.
What is false?
This assessment is given in the beginning of the year to students whose families have indicated on their Home Language Survey that they are exposed to a different language.
What is the NYSITELL?
This is (these are) the official language(s) of the United States.
What is there is no official language?
TRICK QUESTION! :)
A student at this English language proficiency level has great dependence on supports and structures to advance his or her academic language skills.
What is Entering?
ENL stands for this.
What is English as a new language?
True or False. All ELLs are born abroad.
What is false?
This assessment is a State Test that is given to all ELLs during the Spring.
What is the NYSESLAT?
These are two way to translate day-to-day documents.
What are Google translate and Daritza/Yamil (for Spanish speakers - follow the step Evelyn gave us).
* Note: Daritza and Yamil have full time jobs outside of being our translators and translating can be time consuming.
A student at this English language proficiency level has some dependence on supports and structures to advance his or her academic language skills.
What is Emerging?
ELL stands for this.
What is English Language Learner?
This is how ELLs test out of ENL.
What is......
Grades K-2: Score Commanding on the NYSESLAT.
Grades 3-12: Score a 3 on the ELA exam and Expanding on the NYSESLAT OR score Commanding on the NYSESLAT
.......?
The Kindergarten NYSITELL assesses these modalities (skills).
What is Speaking and Listening?
These are the two way to get interpretation services to communicate with families.
What are the DOE hotline and Daritza/Yamil (if they are Spanish speakers)?
* Daritza and Yamil have full times jobs outside of being interpreters. Please use the DOE hotline when you can.
A student at this English language proficiency level shows some independence in advancing his or her academic language skills.
What is Transitioning?
What is the ELL moto/ catchphrase?
Team work makes the dream work!
True or False. Encourage families to read and speak to their child in English only. The second language will just confuse them.
What is false?
The NYSESLAT assesses these skills.
What is reading, writing, speaking and listening?
This is the name of the Supreme Court decisions that led to the federal mandate that families be provided with information in their preferred language.
What is Lau vs. Nichols (1974)?
A student at this English language proficiency level shows great independence in advancing his or her academic language skills.
What is Expanding?
Knowing which of your students are ELLs and their levels, which of your families have requested interpretation/translation, and sharing (please update too) ELA trackers with both ENL teachers are all example of this.
What are responsibilities of the classroom teacher?
ENL is categorized into this area of Special Education.
What is ENL is not part of Special Education?
TRICK QUESTION :) :) :)
This is the time frame the school has to identify ELLs using the Home Language Survey and the NYSITELL.
What is the student's first 30 days of enrollment?
A child’s school must provide information to all parents in a language they can understand is this type of law.
What is a federal mandate?
As measured by the NYESELAT or NYSITELL a student at this level has met the linguistic demands necessary to demonstrate English language proficiency in a variety of academic contexts within his or her grade level.
What is Commanding?
This is how Danielle and Ramandeep like their coffee.
What is Danielle likes hot coffee with just milk and Ramandeep drinks it black (like a boss)?