Moscow School District's ELL Program
The goal of our district English language learners (ELLs) Program is to provide personal and social support as well as effective language development instruction for all EL students to become fully proficient in the English language and have language sufficient to meet the same challenging state academic content standards as all children are expected to meet.
How does the ELL Program help my ELL?EL classes are small, usually only two or three but sometimes up to six or seven students at a time. Students can practice their English in a friendly, non-threatening environment. The EL teacher helps the students with English development on a level that they can understand. The EL teacher works with the students’ regular classroom teachers to help the students to progress in the subject areas being taught in their grade and to help the child adapt to all aspects of the school experience.
Parent Involvement Involvement of Parents is very important to the students’ progress. Parents are warmly invited to come to the EL classroom any time to help or observe. Please talk to us often about your child’s progress or problems. We would love to have you come to your child’s regular classroom to help your child share cultural experiences. Let us know if you need an interpreter. |
How does the ELL Program work?When your student enrolls in school, the EL teacher meets with each student to determine his/her English proficiency. Your student will be given an English language screener that will rank his/her level of English between 1-6. If a child ranks below 4 in listening, speaking, reading or writing or scores below an overall of 5 on the test, he or she is eligible for EL services.
When eligible, ELLs in elementary school, leave their classroom and meet with the EL teacher from two to five days per week for ½ to 1 hour at a time. In High School and Middle School, students are in an EL Class for one period a day. Exiting the Program
At the end of each school year, students are tested to assess their English language development. If a student scores 3.5 in reading, writing, and listening, 1 in speaking AND scores a 4.2 overall, he or she is exited from LIEP, and throughout the next year, they will follow the regular classroom schedule. Students still requiring assistance with their English will continue with the Language Instruction Education Program (LIEP) the next school year. After students leave the program, they are monitored for two years to make sure they are coping well in the regular classroom. If not, they can be re-evaluated for further services. |