LEP Students in Massachusetts Schools-March 2005 Source: Massachusetts Department of Education By 2020, 40% of all public school students will be ELLs. ELL enrollment in public schools growing 20 times faster than averageĮLLs in Public Schools There are over 6,000,000 English Language Learners in U.S.42% of teachers nationwide have at least one ELL in their classroom.The students are located mostly in a few states.About 75% of the students are from Spanish language backgrounds.Most of the students are in elementary schools.The number who spoke a language other than English at home increased 161%.From 1990-2003 the school aged population increased 19%.From 1979-2003 the number of students who spoke a language other than English at home grew from 3.8 million to 9.9 million.Low Incidence=Fewer than 20 LEP students of one language.Integration=In the context of Chapter 71A, integration means students from immersion and bilingual classrooms are engaged in meaningful learning activities with their native speaking peers.High Incidence=Program usually having 20 or more of one language group enrolled in a school district or schools.FLEP=Formerly Limited English Proficient.AMOA=Annual Measurable Objective Achievement.The essential question that will guide this course is: How can we design curriculum and classroom practices to simultaneously develop the language and content knowledge that is necessary to meet the goals of students, the expectations of their families and community, and the expectations of the broader society?.This course will include strategies for teaching sheltered subject matter and assessing student learning.It covers the required skills and knowledge covered in the Massachusetts Department of Education’s Commissioner’s June 2004 memo on Sheltered English Immersion Category 2 trainings.This course is designed as an introduction to the theories and sheltered strategies for teaching content and grade level subject matter to English Language Learners.Sheltered Content Instruction – Principles and Practices Assume their intentions are the very best. Assume good will – listen without judging the other person’s intentions.Speak from awareness – be honest with yourself about your purpose and intent in listening.Then, be less sure those assumptions are right. Suspend your assumptions – make your assumptions visible to yourself and others.Invite differences – move away from either/or. Listen – Intend to understand rather than respond or persuade.YellowWords Your Students Use To Describe You.Principles of Sheltering Instruction Sheltered Content Instruction: Principles and Practices Malden Public Schools Spring 2010
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