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WELCOME TO WINTON WOODS ESL PAGE 

ESL - EVERY STUDENT LEARNS!

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Please read the general information below, then click on the appropriate link for parents or students. You will find information to help you understand and take advantage of our district’s program for English Language Learners.

For All

ESL—English as a Second Language—is an instructional program to help English Language Learners (ELLs) do just that—learn English. It comprises a variety of instructional strategies and techniques to develop proficiency in Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Comprehension. Five ESL instructors serve our district, providing instruction in the basics, for those who speak little or no English, as well as more advanced lessons for those who speak more English.

ESL Instructors

One of the instructors, Mr. Giblin, also serves as the District ESL Coordinator. He works with the ESL instructors, classroom teachers and administrators to support and serve the ELLs in all Winton Woods schools; monitors compliance with state and federal law regarding ELLs; and helps to develop educational strategies and approaches to serve our ELLs.

 English Language Learners

Our population of English Language Learners continues to grow. In 2003-2004, the number of students served by our program was 62. In 2007-08, the number is approaching 200. They attend all six of our schools from Kindergarten through the 12th grade.

They come from many different countries—Cambodia, Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Micronesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Vietnam. About 67% of them speak Spanish, while the remainder speak some 20 different languages, including varieties of creole English. Some of them speak English with a high degree of proficiency; others are just learning the basics.

Research shows that it takes second language learners two to three years to learn basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS) and five to seven years to achieve cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) if they have had two to three years of first language schooling in their native country (Jim Cummins, 1981). If the student has not had schooling in his/her first language, CALP will take seven to ten years or more (Virginia Collier, 1995).

Our goal is to provide high-quality instruction in the English language, as well as appropriate modifications and accommodations in the mainstream classroom, so that English Language Learners may develop the second language skills necessary to successfully achieve academically and socially in the United States.

For more on the Winton Woods City Schools' Plan for Limited English students, click here.

Resources for Parents

Resources for Students

Resources for Teachers

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The languages: Spanish, French, German, Russian, Swahili, Twi, Pohnpei, Tok Pisin, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Arabic, Kikongo, Mandarin