Some of the countries our
ESL Acronyms
Myth or Reality
RHS or MHS
Keep Portland Weird
100
What is Guatemala?
100
ESL
What is English as a Second Language?
100
Speaking LOUDER helps people learn a new language.
What is a myth?
100
Blue and Red
What is McDaniel?
100
What is big pink?
200
What is Vietnam?
200
ELPA
What is the English Language Proficiency Assessment?
200
Adding visuals to slides and reducing the amount of text can be helpful for our students.
What is a reality?
200
Black and Yellow/Gold
What is Roosevelt?
200
What is Portlandia?
300
What is Somalia?
300
SIFE
What is a Student with Interrupted Formal Education?
300
Acquiring a new language to the Academic Proficiency Level can take 5-7 years.
What is a reality?
300
Mountain Lion
What is McDaniel?
300
What is Pittock Mansion?
400
What is Honduras?
400
L1
What is a student's first or primary language?
400
Having predictable routines in your class can help students focus more on new content/language.
What is a reality?
400
Roughriders
What is Roosevelt?
400
What are food carts?
500
What is Micronesia?
500
MLL
What is Multilingual Language Learner?
500
Learning language is linear. We all progress exactly the same way, at the same pace.
What is a myth?
500
This school had prized rose bushes cut down in their remodel.
What is McDaniel?
500
What is the stag or Rudolph sign in old town?