EL/Bilingual Education

EL Newcomers/ Full-Time TBE services

At this level, students initially have limited or no understanding of English. They rarely use English for communication. They respond non-verbally to simple commands, statements, and questions. As their oral comprehension increases, they begin to imitate the verbalizations of others by using single words or simple phrases, and begin to use English spontaneously. At the earliest stage, these learners construct meaning from text primarily through non print features (e.g., illustrations, graphs, maps, tables). They gradually construct more meaning from the words themselves, but the construction is often incomplete. They are able to generate simple texts that reflect their knowledge level of syntax

Students placed in this level will receive academic instruction in EL-Bilingual courses and push-in bilingual supports in general education classes where appropriate.

EL Courses:
ENL I-IV
MNL I-IV
Heritage I-IV

Students will receive push-in services in the following General Education content areas:
Science 
Social Science

General Education Courses with no push-in services:
PE/Health
PE/DE
Electives

Full-Time TBE Services

At this level, students understand more complex speech, but still may require some repetition. They acquire a vocabulary of stock words and phrases covering many daily situations. They use English spontaneously, but may have difficulty expressing all their thoughts due to a restricted vocabulary and a limited command of language structure. Students at this level speak in simple sentences, which are comprehensible and appropriate, but which are frequently marked by grammatical errors. They may have some trouble comprehending and producing complex structures and academic language. Proficiency in reading may vary considerably depending upon the learner’s familiarity and prior experience with themes, concepts, genre, characters, and so on.

A combination of Level I and Level III supports plus ESL.  Course selections are determined on an individual basis. Student supports are based on assessment data, language proficiency, ACCESS scores, student functional levels, teacher and counselor recommendations.

EL Courses:
ENL I-IV
MNL I-IV
Heritage I-IV
ESL 

Students who qualify for push-in services will receive support in the following General Education content areas:
Social Science
Science
English 
Math
Spanish III of AP Spanish IV 

 Part-Time TBE Services

At this level, students’ language skills are adequate for most day-to-day communication needs. Occasional structural and lexical errors occur. Students may have difficulty understanding and using some idioms, figures of speech, and words with multiple meanings. They communicate in English in new or unfamiliar settings, but have occasional difficulty with complex structures and abstract academic concepts. Students at this level may read with considerable fluency and are able to locate and identify the specific facts within the text. However, they may not understand texts in which the concepts are presented in a decontextualized manner, the sentence structure is complex, or the vocabulary is abstract. They can read independently, but may have occasional comprehension problems.

EL Course:
ESL

Students may receive push-in support in the following General Education content areas:
Social Science
Science
English 
Math
*Case management and supports is provided for mainstream courses