• Frequently Asked Questions

    What score does my student(s) need to exit the ML program?

    • A student exits ML status when they score a 4.8 or higher on their composite proficiency level on their ACCESS screening tests (containing listening, reading, writing, and speaking components).  

    How do you become an ML student?

    • The ML label is determined through screener testing process. Students take the screener based on answers given on the Home Language Survey in the Enrollment Packet.

    Why is attendance so important?

    • Students are far more likely to build skills, progress, and succeed in academics when they attend school regularly. Consistent attendance at school means:
    • a reduced risk of dropping out of school
    • improved academic performance
    • higher chances of graduating, becoming employed, getting into college
    • aids in mental and physical development
    • increased confidence

  • Ideas and Tips for Families

    1. Practice using a thesaurus to make your writing more specific.
    2. Encourage parents to be interested in what their student is reading and writing about. Celebrate work completed.
    3. Talk about new words they have learned throughout their day
    4. Encourage families write stories together
    5. Encourage students to write in a diary
    6. Play word games- scrabble, wordle, crosswords, etc.
    7. Read stories and notice how writing is organized.
    8. Send out a monthly newsletter about reading and writing tips for parents
    9. Add details such as the 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why), adjectives to describe the 5 senses (hearing, smelling, seeing, touching, tasting), or dialogue to their writing.
    10. Add prepositional phrases to sentences using a.
    11. Connect two simpler ideas with a.

  • Resources for Practicing Language at Home

    An article with a list of games teachers can pull from to assign to families for fun

     

    A bilingual site that guides you in selecting books

     

    Find interpreters, events, and other resources to support English Learners.

     

    A variety of online games that have students create sentences, adjust punctuation, match pieces of sentences, etc to develop better understanding of sentence structure, subject verb agreement, and proper punctuation.

    Variety of language games based on grade level; log in to Google or Facebook required

    Find helpful and interesting articles about grammar

    Find helpful and interesting articles about vocabulary

    Like Webster's Word of the Day, but geared toward English Learners; Multiple words are provided for practice.

    Free online English lessons; Note: Elementary is still at a higher level.

    A variety of games that build English skills; animations geared toward young learners

    Bilingual site that provides fun ideas for learning at home

    Provides helpful tips on how to engage with a child using open-ended questions; also available in

    Provides links to pre-recorded and live lessons for elementary and secondary students

    Students identify sentence structure and earn a free kick in a goal when correct

    Sign up to receive text messages with easy and fun learning tips.

    A list of ideas to help teens improve their writing

    A variety of activity packets to support learning at home for families; available in multiple languages

    At home writing activity ideas, like nature journals