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Meet the Teacher
Meet the Teacher
Rachel Gander
Rachel Gander
Multilingual Learner Teacher (MLT)Grades 4-8r.gander@tvdsb.ca
Ontario Curriculum and Support
Ontario Curriculum and Support
Your child may receive English as a Second Language (ESL) support. The ESL program will help your child learn English while learning in all subjects (such as science, math, and geography). The ESL teacher will build on your child's current skills and collaborate with the classroom teacher to help them succeed. Multilingual language learners will receive language support in many subject areas.
About the Program
About the Program
ESL Support is Collaborative!
ESL Support is Collaborative!
We work with teachers and students on the content they are covering in the classroom in all curriculum areas.
We work on the academic language needed to be successful in all subjects (e.g. Social Studies, Science and Math). We teach language everywhere!
Home languages are an asset and are included in the classroom.
Students may recieve tutorial support, in-class support, or a combination of both.
We start with the basics, learn about students' background knowledge, encourage the use of oral language, and measure progress and language proficiency using the S.T.E.P. document.
E.S.L. - STEP Document
E.S.L. - STEP Document
Click on the image to view the language behaviours that inform programming and help us to track student language proficiency.
Click on the image to view the language behaviours that inform programming and help us to track student language proficiency.
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