For School Counselors of ELLs
Graduation of ELLs:
-Educational Systems and Grading Equivalencies in Foreign Countries
- Evaluating Foreign Transcripts
-Evaluating Foreign Transcripts and School Year Equivalencies - Google Drive
Multiple Pathways to Graduation-NYSUT Fact Sheet
There are currently 6 pathways to graduation in NYS: STEM, Humanities, Career and Technical Ed., Arts, and
the CDOS (Career Development & Occupational Studies) Pathway. Biliteracy (LOTE) is also available.
Roadmap to College for ELLs in NYS
Individualized Graduation Plan Template
ELL Graduation Rate Improvement and Dropout Prevention Plan
Strategies for School Counselors of ELLs
7 Myths About Learning a Second Language
Video-Myths About Bilingual Children
Special Education:
Before you consider referring an ELL student to special education:
-Compare the student's progress with his True Peers.
-Ensure all possible interventions have been used already
-Outline the student's history and experiences with formal schooling,
How many years has student been learning English?
-Rule out all other possibilities
-Is the learning environment appropriate and effective?
-Is the student's culture understood and honored?
-How well does the student speak his first language vs, English?
Retention of ELLs
College Planning:
ELL Retention Myths and What to Do Instead
Retention can lead to dropping out and other undesirable consequences.
The Retention/Promotion Checklist
https://sites.google.com/a/nhcs.net/hollymarshburn/thoughts-about-retention
Retention of ELLs-Legal Considerations
https://slideplayer.com/slide/8721191/
Grade Retention and ELLs
Placing ELLs in a Program of Instruction
Scheduling ELLs
A counselor must schedule an ELL student with all of the required courses needed for their grade level (not those of the counselor's choosing). That means English, Science, History and Math. It helps if the student can be placed in class with a student who speaks the same home language. ENL class must also be scheduled according to the CR Part 154 Units of Study Chart based on language proficiency level. The ENL student is placed in the grade level appropriate to his/her age.
An ELL student can earn foreign language (LOTE) credits if they enter the US at age 11 or higher:
Can students earn unit(s) of credit in a LOTE based on documented residence and school attendance in an "other thanEnglish speaking" environment?
Yes.
An ELL student is eligible for specific testing accommodations (extra time, use of bilingual glossaries, separate location) http://www.nysed.gov/bilingual-ed/schools/english-language-learnermultilingual-learner-assessment-testing-accommodations
Teachers should print the Bilingual Glossaries that NYS provides in many languages for HS classes, and give them to their ELLs.
Regents exams can be ordered in both English and in the student's home language. This must be ordered in advance, and it's usually by the principal or someone in the guidance department. The ENL teacher tell them what language (s) to order and how many of each, but he/she does not order these exams.
Old Regents exams are posted online in the many home languages for practice. http://www.nysedregents.org/
Interpreters should be provided for parent meetings, CSE meetings,etc., and important communications should be translated into the parents' home language.