I have finished screening all of our new students and will be working on meeting with all the ESOL students next week. Many of the teachers are still working on giving the BAS to students in their reading/language arts classes so I will be working with ESOL students within their classrooms this week. I'm so excited that we are almost ready to go!
This year, New Prospect is using a new reading curriculum called Good Habits, Great Readers. I will be working with classroom teachers to ensure that all of the ESOL students are working on the same standards as their peers using many of the same books, but with structured support.
In addition to our new reading curriculum, I will be using Words Their Way with English Learners this year. This is a program purchased by Fulton County to support the development of spelling and vocabulary with our ESOL students. I am so excited about this program. I have used it in the past with great success! It focuses on students' developmental spelling level and uses picture and word sorts for students to learn words at their level. This differentiated approach allows students to work on skills in a leveled approach instead of giving a generic spelling list to the class.
This year, New Prospect is using a new reading curriculum called Good Habits, Great Readers. I will be working with classroom teachers to ensure that all of the ESOL students are working on the same standards as their peers using many of the same books, but with structured support.
In addition to our new reading curriculum, I will be using Words Their Way with English Learners this year. This is a program purchased by Fulton County to support the development of spelling and vocabulary with our ESOL students. I am so excited about this program. I have used it in the past with great success! It focuses on students' developmental spelling level and uses picture and word sorts for students to learn words at their level. This differentiated approach allows students to work on skills in a leveled approach instead of giving a generic spelling list to the class.