English Language Development

WELCOME ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND FAMILIES!

Welcome students and families to Lafayette Elementary School’s English Learners program. My name is Mrs. Neyshloss and I am the English Learners teacher. Our school takes great pride in our students and families that speak over 32 different languages! English Learners will have opportunities to progress in their English language development through speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities.  Students will use their background knowledge, engage in discussions, and integrate academic vocabulary in order to build their English language proficiency. Our goal for every student is to develop their reading, decoding, comprehension, and fluency skills so they are able to access grade level curriculum. We support our students in becoming confident, successful, and curious learners.  

Our small groups engage in reading and writing activities, as well as partner and group conversations. The students will meet new friends and develop a greater sense of community at school. 

I look forward to supporting your child towards their acquisition of English and their development as a lifelong learner.

Patricia Neyshloss

English Learners Teacher

 

OUR WEEKLY SCHEDULE

 English Learner students participate in pullout sessions in room 7 for a period of 30 - 60 minutes. Our schedule has been carefully planned with your child’s classroom teacher.

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD

• Speak your native language at home because it will be useful when your child is learning English.
• Tell your child stories you were told in childhood and read stories in both languages.
• Encourage your child to read by visiting the library. Independent reading is a fun way to learn new vocabulary.

English Learner Resources

Kids A-Z

Lexia Core 5

Colorincolorado

Books by Theme | NEA 

National Geographic LOOK 

 

Parent Resources

Educational Websites:

1. Supporting Young English Learners at Home - REL West
2. Reading tips: https://www.colorincolorado.org/reading-tip-sheets-parents 

3. Parent Conference tips: https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/tips-parents-parent-teacher-conferences 

4. Common Core information about the Common Core State Standards: https://www.colorincolorado.org/common-core-and-english-language-learners 

5. National Geographic: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com
6. Khan Academy: https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
7. PBS Kids: https://pbskids.org

English Language Development Proficiency Levels 

Emerging - Novice English Learner

Expanding - Intermediate English Learner

Bridging - Well-developed

ELPAC 

English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) 

Parents Guides to Understanding the Initial and Summative ELPAC tests

Californian Department of Education: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp