labeling and serving ells
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The Pocket MentorStraight Answers to
the (Sometimes) Tough Questions You Have about Teaching ELLs
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Program Differences& Length of ELL Designation
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More Questions Teachers HaveAsked Us
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2 Once labeled, will the student always be an ELL?
Do all districts or schools have the same ELL programs?
• Services can vary not only from one district to another, but from one school to another within the same district.
• Let’s say, for example, that a student moves from one school (high English Learner population) in a district to another (lower-incidence of ELs in the school).
• There is a possibility that in the higher ELL population school the student was receiving services in a self-contained language acquisition environment (Bilingual, SEI, or content ESL classroom).
Do all districts or schools have the same ELL programs?
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• In the lower ELL population school, he or she may only receive between 30 – 90 minutes of language instruction per day, or per week. It varies widely!
• There are even some schools that don’t directly serve English Learners with a trained, qualified teacher.
• If you are unsure of what programs are available to English Learners in your district, please speak to your principal or contact your Title III Director.
Do all districts or schools have the same ELL programs? (cont.)
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• Generally speaking, the label of ‘ELL’ follows a student until he or she has exited the program.
• A student exits a language acquisition program by meeting the proficiency guidelines of the state in which he or she lives.
• Each state is allowed to define their proficiency guidelines and will usually correspond to include the exit criteria of their chosen assessment in the English Language.
Once labeled, will the student always be an ELL?
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• At that time, the label is converted to that of ‘former ELL,’ which denotes proficiency in English.
• The new label remains for two years, which is the length of time that students are monitored to ensure that they are not falling through the cracks, so to speak.
Once labeled, will the student always be an ELL? (cont.)
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