English for Speakers of Other Languages
Educating Each Child for SuccessSt. Joseph School DistrictGena Villegas
English for Speakers of Other Languages
AcronymsESOL- English for Speakers of Other Languages (formerly ESL)LM- Language Minority Student: a student who speaks a language other than English at home, may or may not require ESOL servicesEL- English LearnerLEP- Limited English Proficient
Student Legal Rights
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Lau v. Nichols (1974)
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
DESE Requirements for LM Students:A system must be established to identify language minority students. (K-12 Registration Card)Appropriate assessments must be implemented to determine the language proficiency of a student identified as a language minority student. (W-APT) Timeframe: 30 days from beginning of school year, 15 days once school has started.A limited English proficient student must receive appropriate instruction, with consideration given to the language ability of the student.
LEP Census Data2001-2002LEP: 422002-2003LEP: 522003-2004LEP: 602004-2005LEP: 642005-2006LEP: 2462006-2007 LEP: 2822007-2008LEP: 2882008-2009 LEP: 2922009-2010LEP:3232010-2011LEP:326
Languages Represented by Language Minority Population
SpanishCentral American Indian Dialect VietnameseChuukese (Micronesia)ArabicDinka (Africa)BurmeseChineseTagalog (Phillipines)Twi (Africa)Russian
Samoan Ewe (Africa) Tamil (India) Bengali Persian (Iran) German Italian Malayam (India) Urdu (India) French (Haiti)Austronesian (Burma)
A Community of Learners
Types of EL LearnersNewly arrived with adequate schooling (