ESL

 

District Mission Statement

The Mission of Valley Stream District 30, through collaboration with parents and community partners, is to educate all students to the highest levels of performance in nurturing learning environments that are safe inclusive and student centered.

ESL Program Goals

To develop academic language for success in the content areas

To develop socially and culturally appropriate communication skills

Program Overview

Steps for Identification
1. Home Language Survey

2. Informal Interview

3. Administer the Language Assessment Battery-Revised (LAB-R) to determine program placement

4. Reproduce required units of study

Program Description:
Research Based Instruction

  • SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observational Protocol) Lesson planning and delivery system that makes grade-level standards and academic content accessible to ELL students at all levels.

Common Strategies:

  • Cooperative learning
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Print rich environment
  • Vocabulary development
  • Communicative skills
  • Building background knowledge
  • Scaffolding instruction
  • Balanced Literacy
  • Multiple Modality Instruction: technology, manipulatives, realia, visual aids, etc.
  • Test taking strategies


Continuum of support

  • Differentiated instruction in collaboration with both classroom teachers and other support staff.
  • Transitional support provided as needed for students who exited ESL program.


Service Delivery Models

Pull-Out: ESL specialists provide ELLs with intensive instruction in a small group setting.

Co-teaching: ESL specialists plan and teach with classroom teachers to integrate content area and language instruction in classroom setting.

Ongoing Assessment:

  • Students receive an ESL report card three times a year to inform families on students’ social and academic language development.


Requirements for exiting ESL:

  • New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) administered annually to determine proficiency and eligibility for continuation of ESL services.
  • NYS ESL Standards: The ESL learning standards create a context for consistent and effective ESL instruction and curricula.  The standards address all components of language acquisition including listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
  • Helpful Resources for Families
  • Colorin Colorado
  • Hatian American Alliance of Long Island 516- 876-8820
  • Circulo de la Hispanidad


Contacts:

District Office

  • Gerard Poole, Assistant to the Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction: 516 285-9880 ext. 229

Clear Stream Avenue

  • John Singleton, Principal 516 872-4333
  • Mary Hevia, ESL Teacher
  • Roni Kunstler, ESL Teacher
  • Sebnem Ozsirkinti, ESL Teacher/Washington Avenue

Forest Road

  • Erin Malone, Principal 516 791-6134
  • Consuelo Fusaro, ESL Teacher


Shaw Avenue

  • Johane Ligondé, Principal 516 872-4320
  • Linda Alonso, ESL Teacher
  • Debby Maerhofer, ESL Teacher
  • Maria Neckonoff, ESL Teacher
  • Sebnem Ozsirkinti, ESL Teacher