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English as a Second Language 
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Ni hao ma |
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ESL Program goals:
The goal of our ESL program is
to provide English language learners with specialized teaching support as
well as academic support in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and
writing, and the social language necessary to be successful in the general
education classroom. |
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Buenos dias |
halaao |
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How are students identified?
At the time of enrollment
into the district every parent or guardian is required to complete a Home
Language Survey. The surveys are reviewed to determine which student may
be a potential ESL student. |
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Salaam |
Helo |
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How are Students assessed for English Proficiency?
Students are assessed using the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)
as well as the Woodcock Munoz Language Survey. |
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Guten Tag |
Mirë se erdhët |
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Where are services provided?
Services are provided at each school
Contacts - teachers/tutors at each building:
Crestwood High School - Hiba ElHajj -
helhajj@csdm.k12.mi.us
Highview Elementary School - Iman Esseily -
iesseily@csdm.k12.mi.us
Hillcrest Elementary School - Hanaa Hessi -
hhessi@csdm.k12.mi.us
Kinloch Elementary School - Nada Chirri -
nchirri@csdm.k12.mi.us
Riverside
Middle School -
Zainab Beydoun -
zjawad@csdm.k12.mi.us
and Georgena Baydoun -
gbaydoun@csdm.k12.mi.us
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Ciao |
Nyob |
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How are services provided?
ESL tutors/teachers deliver the ESL
instruction. The ESL tutors/teachers provide both tutorial and instructional
methods to the student. The ESL instruction is provided in most
cases by means of a
pull-out program, which is determined by individual student need. The
remainder of the student’s day is spent included in the general education
classes with on going monitoring of the student’s progress in a
collaborative method between the tutor/teacher and the classroom teacher. |
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Bonjour |
Konnicha Wa |
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Languages
represented by our students include: Arabic, Urdu,
Ukrainian, Tagalog, Chinese, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Macedonian, Polish,
Russian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Gujrati, Bosnian, French,
German |
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