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English for Speakers of Other Languages Last Updated: 2/9/2021 4:16 PM

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. Jacqueline Jones, Title III Coordinator

Bonnie Bendelius, ESOL Teacher

Chelsea Walker-Griner, ESOL Teacher

Gina Bartlett, ESOL Teacher

Larry Ninas, ESOL Teacher

Myung "Silk Lee" Kim, ESOL Teacher

Wendy Aldridge, ESOL Teacher

Yasuko Kobayashi, ESOL Teacher

 

 

 

 

Click here for ESOL teacher school sites

Click here for ESOL Site Administrators

 

What's Happening in the World of ESOL? 

The ESOL Department welcomes Ms. Bonnie Bendelius!

Congratulations                                                                                                                                                      Mrs. Wendy Aldridge, an ESOL teacher at Ethel W. Kight Elementary, for being named a 2020 Exemplary ESOL Teacher by the Georgia Department of Education! 

Exemplary teacher

Ethel W. Kight Elementary

Mrs. Aldridge's ESOL students at EKES had a great month learning about Hispanic Heritage Month. Each grade level read passages about Hispanic Heritage month, and why it is celebrated. They also learned about famous Hispanic Americans. 4th and 5th grade ESOL students were featured on the morning broadcast each morning where they shared facts about famous Hispanic Americans. They ended the study with a cultural celebration where they snacked on some authentic Hispanic foods!

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Franklin Forest Elementary

Mrs. Lee's 3rd graders are working on collaborate board in Nearpod. They are writing sentences and choosing pictures to answer the question, "Which toy do you usually like to see at a toy store?"

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Callaway and Clearview Elementary 

On January 21st, Mrs. Walker’s students at Callaway Elementary celebrated Multicultural Day, virtual style! Instead of the traditional parade, classrooms practiced social distancing by viewing the film, On My Way to School. It entailed the daily journey and obstacles faced by children around the world on their way to school. Students learned about the privileges of having an education, as well as the value of learning and its importance. Pictured are students from Mrs. Blankenship's Kindergarten class with drawings of how they travel to school. 

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Gardner Middle School

Mrs. Bartlett’s students at GNMS are practicing for their ACCESS for ELLs assessment. Access for ELLs is an online computer based, adaptive test that measures the students English Language Proficiency. Students are tested in listening, reading, speaking, and writing. This assessment is given annually to all ESOL students in grades 1-12.

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Callaway High School  

Mr. Ninas students use the INSERT Reading Strategy to strengthen their reading comprehension skills. Here a student is using using  INSERT Reading Strategy to mark text on the classroom whiteboard.

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Coping with Covid

Keeping you informed:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/factsheets.html 

      

Opportunities: Click the link below

Teach100 Education Resources

Kennesaw State 18th Annual ESOL Conference 2020

Korean Arts & Crafts

Interpretation/Translation Form

Interpretation/Translation Request Form

Interpretation Agreement Form

Interpretation Agreement Form English

Interpretation Agreement Form Korean

Interpretation Agreement Form Spanish

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Monitoring Forms 2020- 2021

Per State and Federal guidelines, we are required to monitor the English language development and academic progress of ESOL students who have been exited from the ESOL Program (for two years).

Additionally, TCSS ESOL will use these monitoring forms to document the progress of students who are receiving ESOL support services on a consultative basis, students whose parents have refused services and ESOL students whose progress needs to be closely monitored. Teachers are also encouraged to use these forms as a method of gathering classroom performance data on other ESOL students for RTI, parent-teacher conferences or IEP meetings.

 

DOCUMENTS

Kindergarten WIDA Can Do Descriptors

1st-2nd WIDA Can Do Descriptors

3rd-5th WIDA Can Do Descriptors

6th-8th WIDA Can Do Descriptors

9th-12th WIDA Can Do Descriptors

Grades PreK-5 English Language Proficiency Standards

Grades 6-12 English Language Proficiency Standards

 

Educator and Parent LINKS

"My Child is an English Learner": English Version Click here; Spanish Version Click here

LiveWorksheets

GPB Educational Resources

U.S.. Department of Education 

GA DOE Title III

GA TESOL (Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

CREDE

CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics)\

Ellevations

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/english-learner-toolkit/index.html

http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/hispanic-initiative/

Free Translation

Lessons and Flashcards

Find Flashcards to Study

http://www.learningchocolate.com/

 

Resource Links

ACCESS Information

ACCESS for ELs 2.0

Purpose and Use of ACCESS for ELLs 2.0

  • Help students understand their current level of English language proficiency along the developmental continuum.
  • Serve as one of multiple measures used to determine those students prepared to exit English language support programs.
  • Provide teachers with information they can subsequently use to enhance instruction and learning in programs for their English language learners.
  • Provide districts with information that will help them evaluate the effectiveness of their ESL/bilingual programs.
  • Meet federal requirements, such as Annual Measureable Achievement Objectives 1 and 2, for the monitoring of ELLs' progress toward English language proficiency.

Features

As with ACCESS for ELLs, the tasks on the new summative assessment will attempt to replicate the kinds of communicative situations (and the language needed to be processed or produced within them) that might be encountered in different school contexts. Each assessment item and task will target at least one of the five WIDA ELD Standards:

  • Social and Instructional Language
  • Language of Language Arts
  • Language of Mathematics
  • Language of Science
  • Language of Social Studies

ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 will continue to assess each of the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing separately.

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https://esl.brainpop.com/

http://mamalisa.com/

http://esl.about.com/

http://esl.fis.edu

http://www.rong-chang.com/

http://www.rong-chang.com/eslread/index.htm

http://www.english-test.net/toefl/index2.html

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/

http://www.mes-english.com/curriculum/

Spanish For Kids

http://hsf.net/

The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools

This websites has glossaries for many subject areas that

offer word translations in multiple languages for grades 3-5; 6-8 and high school.

http://ell.stanford.edu/ 

Language, literacy and learning in the content areas

ELs andSocial Studies

 

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Parent Tool Kit

English/Spanish (No Child Left Behind)

Consulado de Mexico en Atlanta

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
GoodCall Scholarship Search

Colorin Colorado

Oral Practice, Engagement, & Community-Building Tool:

Virtual Tools:

Listening/Reading Comprehension Tool:
Edpuzzle - Is a self-paced video based learning platform where learners view a video (and read captions) and respond to teacher created questions. Teachers can use self-created videos or videos downloaded from internet.  https://edpuzzle.com/

Writing Tool:
Book creator - Is much more than just a book creator! Learners can use their own pictures and favorite music to individually or collaboratively create e-books to share with classmates and families. There is a free version that allows teachers to create up to 40 books whereas the premium version provides unlimited opportunities to create, collaborate, write, edit, and share.   https://bookcreator.com/

Reading Comprehension:
English E-Reader - Contains a library of books in English from levels A-C based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CERF). Learners and educators can search for books by reading levels, genres, series, and keywords. Additionally, they can create their own libraries, track their books, and create a list of favorites.   https://english-e-reader.net/

Flipgrid - Is a recording tool for all ages and language levels. Learners record themselves talking and peers and instructors respond. The interaction is not synchronous but it is a wonderful tool to document learner's oral growth and progress. https://info.flipgrid.com/