ESOL WORKSHOP

Kim Catoggio-ESOL Teacher

Liz Balak, Parent Instructional Support Coordinator

What is ESOL?• Program for students whose home

language is not English• Program to teach reading, writing,

listening, and speaking in English• Teach AKS to maximum extent possible

while language is developing• Pull out• Small group• Flexible planning

ESOL at Annistown Accepting Only Excellence While Facing Our Giants   E- Explicit small group daily Instruction. Guiding the learner to competence. S- Specific content and spelling vocabulary taught to all grades O– Objectives and goals made simpler to learn the ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS. L- Language build literacy In listening speaking, reading and writing

How Are Students Qualified?

• WAPT in fall of K (Listening and Speaking)

• ACCESS in Spring for K and 1-5

Modifications

• Classroom changes to make learning easier (visuals, small group, repeating directions)

• Modification of AKS (smaller steps to same goal)

Help at Home

• Read daily in your native language and English if you can

• Have your child read to you• Ask questions during and after reading• Ask your child to point out words, pictures, etc.• If you can not read to your child, tell stories and

have them repeat them and draw each part of the story on a different page then let them write the story based on the picture

• Make homework a priority every day

Be an Encourager!

• Praise them• Challenge them• Quiz them• Share with them• Brag about them• Make them talk about their school life.

Questions and Closing

• Questions/Concerns• Please fill out evaluation• Thank you for coming!!!