Elementary ESL Program

ESL support at the elementary level depends on the needs of the individual student. The classroom teacher supports English Language Learners providing accommodations and modifications to program as needed. The ESL teacher may support students in the classroom, or they may work with English Language Learners for a small portion of the day on specific skills. At Whitehorn Public School our ESL Program Support Teachers are:

• Mrs. Di Biase

• Mrs. Chirrey

Learning activities are developed with the regular classroom teacher based on each student's needs. Some curriculum expectations may be modified to allow students to be successful with their current level of English.  

Modifications and Accommodations to Curriculum 

Students in ELD programs and students in ESL programs who are working at early STEP levels may need temporary modifications to the curriculum. Modifications are changes in the grade level, number, or complexity of curriculum expectations. 

Multilingual language learners who do not need modifications will often still benefit from accommodations. Accommodations are teaching strategies and supports used with select students to help them learn without changing the grade level curriculum expectations for those students. 

Elementary Schools

In Elementary schools, students on modified programs will have the ESL/ELD box checked on their report card. 

The following videos explain ESL in the Peel District School Board.