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Welcome
Mirdita! Hello! Labadiena! IIpnbet! Yeia Oou!
Hola!
Guten Tag! Dzien
Dobry! Bon Jour!
To
Bette Wojta’s ELL Site
I have been
fortunate to be a part of District #118 since 1998 serving the district’s
ELL students. Previous to this, my additional 20 years of teaching
experience include that of being a fifth grade teacher/team leader in a
suburb just northwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I was awarded my
B.S.degree in Education from UW-Oshkosh. My M.S. degree in Curriculum and
Instruction was received from National Louis University with an emphasis in
ELL.
GOALS
The goals for our
second language learners are for them to become proficient in the English
language in the four areas of literacy; ie, speaking, listening, reading
and writing.
PROGRAM
INFORMATION
Our ELL program
is a CBE program meaning content-based ELL. This is where English is
acquired through the content areas of Language Arts, Social Studies,
Science and Math. We utilize push-in content-based services as well as
pull-out services for individualized or small group support.
LANGUAGE
BACKGROUNDS
Currently, our
program includes students of 6 different language backgrounds. The largest
language groups consist of Lithuanian and Polish speaking children. Our
second language learners are at five different levels of proficiency. These
levels range from non-speaking, meaning children who have little or no
English, to children who are considered fluent and soon to be dismissed.
ASSESSMENTS
We monitor the progress
of English language proficiency through two formal assessments.
The ACCESS
monitors growth in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
This is administered to all students in grades K through 8 who are enrolled
in the ELL program. The ACCESS is given on a yearly basis until the child
reaches proficiency and is exited from the program.
The second
assessment is the WAP-T which is the program screener. This is given to
students with a home language other than English upon entering the district.
RELATED WEBSITES
www.eslcafe.com
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.thecenterweb.org/
http://www.eslkid.com/kid.html
http://www.eslkid.com/parentsites.html
Contact me: at bwojta@palos118.org or call me at
708-448-1084.
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