Growing Success: Creating a Comprehensive ELL ProgramLINDA FORDE
TAMARA NEUMANN
WESTERN CANADA HIGH SCHOOL
Determining Needs
Growing population
Resources
Differentiated classes
Staff development
Dedicated LL
Population
ELP Levels
Numbers
Origins
Grade levels
Goals
End Goal: Graduation & Beyond
University
Success with Diploma Exams
especially ELA 30-1
...therefore…
From Zero to Hero?
Key Factor: TIME 5 to 10 years
Key Limiter: TIME 4 school years (at best)
What to do?
Assess as specifically as possible, each semester ELL classes from Beginner to Advanced
2 A/B – 50% of day 3 A and B – 25% 4 A and B – 25%
Sheltered Academic Level ClassesELA 10-1 Social Studies 10-1Science 10
ELA 30-1
ELL Levels
See Page 2 of Addendums:
ELL Proficiency Profiles ELL Proficiency Levels & Programming
ELL Classes
Literature – based build literacy, critical/analytical thinking skills
Emphasis on Reading and Writing skills
ELL 4B ELA 10-1 Sheltered
4B – taught like ELA 10 – 1
Emphasis on Reading and Writing
includes
Study of Shakespeare
Personal Response to Text
Critical/analytical Response to Text
Informative Assessment
Kingsland Assessment
School Assessment
Where in relation to peers?
Readiness for academic reading & writing
Responsive Curriculum
End goal = University
ultimate English goal: ELA 30-1
… this means:
GE Reading level of 10+
Critical/Analytical Thinking (Writing)
Challenges
Funding
“Jumping into the deep end…”
17 year olds going on 80
…. Heroes?
Completion Rates:
3 – Year 87%
4 – Year 90%
5 – Year 92.2%
