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S Welcome ELL Parents!

S Welcome ELL Parents!. September 7, 2010. Parent Orientation Agenda. Introductions Program Philosophy Entrance and Exit Criteria Parent Volunteers Culture Buddies Questions. ELL Team. Dr. Pat Madeira, Principal Miss Teresa Ahn , ELL Teacher Support Services Team

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S Welcome ELL Parents!

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  1. SWelcome ELL Parents! September 7, 2010

  2. Parent Orientation Agenda Introductions Program Philosophy Entrance and Exit Criteria Parent Volunteers Culture Buddies Questions

  3. ELL Team • Dr. Pat Madeira, Principal • Miss Teresa Ahn, ELL Teacher • Support Services Team • Mrs. Claire Jones, Guidance Counselor

  4. Ithan PTO • President, Susan Tague • Susan Tague [sbaint@comcast.net] • Multi-cultural Committee: • Phuong Lee

  5. International Week - Korea

  6. International Week - India

  7. ELL: English Language LearnerESL: English as a Second Language ELL classes provide a language-rich, caring environment for students to learn English through movement, music, pictures, stories, games, and conversation. ELL curriculum is aligned with Ithan’s Language Arts curriculum standards Small groups in ELL classroom and regular classroom Kindergarten Lunch Club Progress Reports

  8. Program Entrance and Exit • Entrance • Standardized test given to all students who speak two languages • Students with an overall composite score above 4.6 do not need ELL services • Exit • Standardized testing results: • ELL Access Test: overall composite score above 5.0 • PSSA: score above “Basic” level • Report Cards • RTSD Benchmark Tests • Monitoring: two years

  9. Parent Volunteers • Meeting for ELL Parent Volunteers • Wednesday, September 22ndat 9:45 a.m. in the ELL classroom, Room 33 * Please view the ELL page on the Ithan website for updated ELL information *

  10. Culture Buddies Program • ELL students and native English-speaking partners teach each other about their cultures • Tasting new foods • Learning about holidays • Playing a new game • Learn new language

  11. Closing • Thank you for coming! I look forward to teaching your children this year. Please contact me if you have any questions. Teresa Ahn teresa.ahn@rtsd.org (610) 527-1357, extension 5133 * ELL page on the Ithan website *

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