Coppell offers adult ESL classes for parents who have children enrolled in the district. We are working on the details of the classes this year. Be sure to keep an eye out for when and where the classes will be held. The classes are informal and lots of fun. There is no childcare provided though.
At Denton Creek we had the Spanish class from New Tech visit the kindergarten dual language class and do some activities with them. Check out Miguel Rivas's or Tammy Mandel's blog to see pictures and find more information and pictures of what they did.
http://rivaskindercorner.blogspot.com/
http://mandelsmarvels.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Well, we are three weeks into school and the Dual Language Programs at both Denton Creek and Wilson are in full swing. It's so wonderful to go into the classrooms and see the students adjusting to the Spanish portion of the day as well as the routines of school.
In Coppell, we also have the ESL program. This is for any student who speaks a language other then English and qualifies through an assessment. Many may think this is mainly Spanish. However, in Coppell we have many languages including Korean, Japanese, Urdu, Telegu, and many others. In previous years, we used a pull-out program where the students would come to a classroom for English instruction. However, we are in our third year of a push-in model in the Elementary. This is implemented through many different avenues. All classroom teachers are ESL certified through the state. We then have a Facilitator for each campus who pushes ino the classrooms to provide support to students and teachers via the content. The Facilitators also provide professional development for the teachers in ESL methods they can use in their classroom. This has worked well and I enjoy working with the students within their curriculum so they are successful.
Look for pictures to come of the Dual Language students as soon as I learn how to post them.
In Coppell, we also have the ESL program. This is for any student who speaks a language other then English and qualifies through an assessment. Many may think this is mainly Spanish. However, in Coppell we have many languages including Korean, Japanese, Urdu, Telegu, and many others. In previous years, we used a pull-out program where the students would come to a classroom for English instruction. However, we are in our third year of a push-in model in the Elementary. This is implemented through many different avenues. All classroom teachers are ESL certified through the state. We then have a Facilitator for each campus who pushes ino the classrooms to provide support to students and teachers via the content. The Facilitators also provide professional development for the teachers in ESL methods they can use in their classroom. This has worked well and I enjoy working with the students within their curriculum so they are successful.
Look for pictures to come of the Dual Language students as soon as I learn how to post them.
Monday, September 6, 2010
ESL/ Bilingual
This is my blog about the ESL and Dual Language programs in Coppell ISD. I am the ESL facilitator at two schools, Denton Creek and Town Center. We have a push in model for ESL. This means I work with the teachers and students in the classroom supporting language development for students who's second language is English. I enjoy this very much as the children don't leave their classroom to 'learn' English in a vacuum. They are learning English in the context of the subjects they are studying.
I am also working with the Dual Language programs at Denton Creek and Wilson. This has been very exciting. My kindergartener has started her school career in this program. Dual Language in Coppell is in Kindergarten and 1st grade and will move up through the grades each year. We use a two - way 50/50 model. This means that we have two teachers, one as the English teacher and one as the Spanish teacher. The children receive 50% of their instruction in each language. Nothing is repeated, just supported by the other language. The goal for our students in our Dual Language program is that they become Bilingual, Biliterate, and Biculture citizens.
I look forward to sharing with you the developments of this program throughout the year.
I am also working with the Dual Language programs at Denton Creek and Wilson. This has been very exciting. My kindergartener has started her school career in this program. Dual Language in Coppell is in Kindergarten and 1st grade and will move up through the grades each year. We use a two - way 50/50 model. This means that we have two teachers, one as the English teacher and one as the Spanish teacher. The children receive 50% of their instruction in each language. Nothing is repeated, just supported by the other language. The goal for our students in our Dual Language program is that they become Bilingual, Biliterate, and Biculture citizens.
I look forward to sharing with you the developments of this program throughout the year.
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