Syllabus 

Syllabus 2022-2023

Teacher: Shamika Anderson

School Phone: 864-355-3364

Address: 302 Perry Rd, Greenville, SC 29609

Email: ssanderson@greenville.k12.sc.us


Descriptions of the types of major assessments that will be used to monitor student progress


Assessments in the EL classroom

Individual portfolios with work samples will be shared with classroom teachers and parents throughout the year. Some examples of what these folders may contain are running records, anecdotal records, informal observations, checklists, vocabulary quizzes, lesson tests, reading comprehension tests, rubrics for writing, Lexia reports.

Students will also have a journal book that will be used as a writing assessment tool.

Major assessments such as WIDA ACCESS (Spring), PASS(May), and MAP(fall, winter, spring) scores will be used as benchmarks of progress and will be used to pinpoint what areas of improvement can be addressed in the EL classroom.

Running records, anecdotal records, informal observations, checklists, vocabulary quizzes, lesson tests, reading comprehension tests, rubrics for writing, journals, etc. will be used for ongoing formative assessments.

Students will not receive formal grades in the report cards from the EL teacher. The teacher will give class grades to guide students in their progress. The grades will be as follows:

(+ ) Excellent Progress

(✓) Satisfactory

(-) Needs improvement

The ESOL teacher will write an individual progress report for each student every 9 weeks and this report will be submitted to Mrs. Black. We will monitor the ESOL students who are failing or need more support.


WIDA standards (ELDS - English Language Development Standards)

ELDS 1 - English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes with in the school setting

ELDS 2 - English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of language arts

ELDS 3 - English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of mathematics

ELDS 4 - English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of science

ELDS 5 - English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of social studies

Level 1 - Newcomer Objectives

Identify and write the letters of the alphabet and alphabetical order

Identify and write numbers from one to one hundred and ordinal numbers

Practice using basic greetings and personal information such as age, birthday, and interests

Identify colors and use colors to describe objects

Identify basic classroom objects and places in the school

Identify days of the week and months of the year

Identify and use family member vocabulary

Identify and express basic needs

Understand and give simple directions or commands

Make introductions and respond appropriately

Identify and discuss classes and subjects using days of the week and months of the year

Use greetings and expressions of courtesy in a variety of social situations

Identify and tell time

Ask questions and use the words what, when, where, who, andwhy

Identify and use some idiomatic expressions

Identify and express individual character traits

Level 2 Beginner Objectives

Continue Newcomer objectives not mastered

Express preferences, likes, and dislikes

Use vocabulary related to clothing, home, places, and transportation

Describe daily activities

Give directions

Find and give information

Take information from signs, simple reading passages, newspapers, and other reference sources

Continue previous objectives not mastered

Identify and count coins, US currency

Talk about activities in the past and future

Identify and practice using idioms

Increase vocabulary and focus on words that are easily confused

Level 3 Intermediate Objectives

Communicate on a variety of topics in social settings

Ask and answer questions

Read and respond to a variety of fiction and non-fiction stories

Identify the elements in short stories

Identify patterns in word structure

Increase vocabulary and reading skills in the content areas

Read a variety of printed material

Write for different purposes using a variety of forms

Arrange ideas in logical order

Use pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, and articles appropriately

Use a variety of reference materials such as dictionaries

Materials and resources used to teach each unit of instruction

OTHER RESOURCES

Note: All of the resources will be varied for multiple intelligences and single gender purposes.

Methods of communicating with parents and guardians throughout the year

Some of the methods used to communicate with parents and guardians throughout the year will be phone calls, notes, letters through mail or student folders, emails, information posted on the website, conferences, meetings (informal and formal), home visits, etc.

Parents are encouraged to attend meetings at school, to visit the resource office, to attend parent education workshops, to attend English classes, and to network with other parents and community members.

Parents receive many informative documents about the EL program throughout the year in Spanish. From WIDA ACCESS scores, EL notification services, information about the EL program, notifications for exiting the program, rights to waiver the EL program, copies of the modifications/accommodations given to the EL students in their classrooms, etc. Parents are encouraged to ask questions about the program and to visit the EL classroom. All communications follow the 24 hour rule response timeline.

My website contains general information about the EL program. It has the model of instruction pull out as well as information about the WIDA Consortium. There is information about entering and exiting the program and there are links to interesting websites that students can use at home. I am also going to send a letter to inform parents of the reading program that we will be using in the EL class and a login code they can use at home.

Notifications of parent meetings and family activities as well as invitations to special events are always sent home in Spanish. I have been translating many documents so the parents can be informed of all events at school.

I will attend my students’ parent conferences and IEP meetings.

I will send information home in Spanish along the school year to suggest strategies for parents to better help their children at home. We will meet throughout the year as necessary to discuss student’s progress. I am always available to the parents. Parental involvement and support is an essential component to ensure academic success at school.

Rules and Student Behavior

Rules in the EL classroom:

Clear and consistent expectations and routines provide a framework for responsible student behavior. We will follow the Cherrydale school wide 8 rules. In our classroom we summarized them in 4 rules: