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Supporting our English Learners: Strategies and Resources for Families

Brought to you by the TRUSD English Learner Services Department

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Tamara Keane, Program Specialist

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Beverly Weber, Student Learning Coach

What is ELPAC?

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English Language Proficiency Assessments for California ✗ Initial: taken once to determine language proficiency status ✗ Summative: taken every year until a student reclassifies

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Assesses four domains: reading, writing, speaking listening ✗ Computer-based

Summative ELPAC

❏ Oral Language (speaking & listening) ❏ Written Language (reading & writing) ❏ Overall score (1-4) determines language supports needed and course placement (in ELD)

What does ELPAC mean for my English learner student?

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Helps teachers know how to plan instructional supports for your student ✗ Determines ELD placement in grades 7-12 ✗ Monitors progress ✗ Used to determine eligibility for reclassification

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Updates due to COVID-19 ✗ ELPAC Parent Resources

Reclassification

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Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) ✗ Overall ELPAC Performance level 4, teacher evaluation, state/district assessment scores, parent opinion/consultation

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No longer required to receive EL services

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Parents notified

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Still monitored for 4 years

How can I support my English learner with language acquisition?

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Celebrate multilingualism! Encourage your child to speak, read, write, and listen in English and their home language(s)

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Ask your child to explain their classwork to you in English and/or your home language(s)

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Support reading, writing, speaking, listening DAILY

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Watch videos from teachers with your child

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Talk with your child about why education is important

❏ What are you learning today? ❏ How will you spend your time? ❏ What project are you working on? What are you learning? ❏ How can I help? ❏ For younger children: Check ofg items as completed -- children love the sense of accomplishment! ❏ Review if any of their teachers have

• ffjce hours that day and write

questions down together that may need to be answered.

Ask your student(s) questions about what he/she/they are learning in either your home language

• r English!

Secondary (grades 7-12) ELD Courses

Course Curriculum ELD 1a/1b iLit Newcomer Lessons ELD 1 iLit Emerging Levels ELD 2 iLit Emerging/Expanding Levels ELD 3 iLit Expanding/Bridging Lessons Academic ELD English 3D, Course B Volume 1 (grades 7-8) Volume 2 (grades 9-12)

My question is about... Contact

A course, assignment, resource Your child’s teacher A technology-related problem or issue (I can’t sign in, my sound doesn’t work or something is not working with my device) IT Help Desk by email TechSupport@twinriversusd.org

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Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. A personal concern regarding your child Your child’s teacher, counselor, or principal Student Services Stafg, School Nurses, Counselors, Homeless Family Support Stafg and Foster Care Liaisons Call (916) 566-7801 Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. English Learner Services Department Bradley Allen, Director Email Bradley.Allen@twinriversusd.org A digital learning issue (my student can’t sign into class, can’t submit work, etc.) Your child’s teacher or a site leader (principal, vice principal)

These videos walk viewers through instructions for using Google Classroom, one step at a time in the following languages:

✗ Arabic ✗ Bengali ✗ French ✗ Haitian-Creole ✗ Korean ✗ Mandarin ✗ Portuguese ✗ Russian ✗ Spanish ✗ Urdu

**Make sure you have the Google Classroom code from your child’s teacher

Distance Learning Resources

Distance Learning Toolkit

✗ Social Emotional assignments for your students ✗ Webinars for families ✗ Virtual field trips

Distance Learning Resource Center

✗ Advice for parents during COVID-19 ✗ Guidelines for screen time ✗ Resources for technology supports ✗ STEAM activities ✗ TED Talks library ✗ Virtual museum tours

Additional Parent Resources

✗ The Importance of Home Language Series from Head Start in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Haitian Creole, and Russian. ✗ Colorín Colorado's entire website is bilingual (English/Spanish) and includes a huge section of resources for families. Check out Empowering ELL Parents & Families at Home. ✗ First Words Project is for parents of early childhood students. Check out their resource on “Everyday Activities” available in English, Spanish, Creole, and Arabic.

Apps for Learning Language

✗ Duolingo ✗ Rosetta Stone ✗ Anki ✗ Grammarly ✗ Tiny Cards ✗ Busuu ✗ Vocab Victor ✗ Babbel ✗ Talking Points ✗ Memrise ✗ Mindsnacks ✗ Learn Languages

Stories for children online!

• Stories in

many languages

• Some with

activities

International Digital Children’s Library

Global Storybooks Portal

Stories for children online!

SABE Bilingual Storytime Unite for Literacy

• Stories in

many languages

• Some with

activities

Learning Fun

• Videos
• Games
• Activities

ELL BrainPop

Vocabulary Game Time!

• Share a new word and give a kid-friendly

definition. ○ Enormous means something that is really, really big.

• What would it sound like in everyday life?

○ I want to eat a bite of that enormous watermelon.

• Ask your child to think of a way to use the

word. ○ What enormous thing can you think of? ○ That’s right! The truck is enormous.

• Take time to use the new word at home in the

coming weeks. ○ Did you see that enormous butterfly?

Vocabulary Game Time!

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Thanks!

Any questions?

You can find us at:

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tamara.keane@twinriversusd.org

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beverly.weber@twinriversusd.org