For School Counselors of ELLs in NYS
The New York State Board of Regents approved regulations establishing multiple, comparably rigorous assessment pathways to graduation for all students.
Multiple pathways recognize the importance of engaging students in rigorous and relevant academic programs. The recently approved regulations recognize students’ interests
in the Arts, Biliteracy, Career/Technical Education, Humanities and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by allowing an approved pathway assessment to meet
the students’ graduation requirements.
There are currently 6 pathways to graduation in NYS: STEM, Humanities, Career and Technical Ed., Arts,
the CDOS (Career Development & Occupational Studies) and Biliteracy (LOTE) Assessments have recently
been approved..
Multiple Pathways to Graduation-NYSUT Fact Sheet
Amended Graduation Requirements for ELLs
ELL Safety Net for ELA Regents Exam NYSUT Fact Sheet (Safety Net)
Regents Exams and English Language Learners
ELLs and How Your State is Doing
Five World Language Assessments Approved for 4 + 1 Pathway to Graduation
Four Things to Look for in a Classroom that Supports ELLs
What ELLs Can Do at Each Proficiency Level
Resources for Districts New to ENL Programs
-What does an ENL teacher do?
They are language development experts who create content-based lessons on academic vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, listening and culture.
Do they help students with homework? They provide lessons on: academic vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, speaking and culture in the content areas, which will in turn help students with doing their content area homework. They also provide ideas for content-area teachers regarding how to write both content and language objectives and how to scaffold their lessons in order to support ELL learning success.
Find some "Go-to-Strategies" and Language Development Supports here. On the Spot Scaffolding for Students
Secondary ENL Links are located here. Information about Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) is here, and here are some resources for
working with Beginner ELLs.
See Useful Phrases in Many Languages
-Amended Graduation Requirements for English Language Learners-2016
-I Came Here to Learn (Report on Factors Impacting ELL Graduation Rates)
-Welcome to Our Schools Program
-ELL Parent Orientation Videos (Multilingual)
-Language Difference or Disability?
-ENL Report Cards https://www.esboces.org/Page/1794
Arabic Resources to Help Students Access the Curriculum http://wsh.wokingham.gov.uk/learning-and-teaching/mea/eal/arabic-resources/
http://acceal.org.uk/arabic-resources/
Tips for Teaching English to Arabic Speakers https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/tips-teaching-english-arabic-speakers
Useful Arabic Phrases http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php
English-Arabic Vocabulary Quizzes http://iteslj.org/v/a
Sample Report Cards in English and Arabic
Newcomer Resources:http://wsh.wokingham.gov.uk/learning-and-teaching/mea/eal/new-arrivals-toolkit-secondary/
-What happens when an ENL teacher co-teaches in a content area?
The two teachers must co-plan together for this to be successful. The content teacher develops the content objectives for the lesson, and the ENL teacher develops the language objectives and provides/suggests scaffolding strategies for the lesson. Small group activities and centers work well with ELLs at the high school level. Project Based Learning is also excellent for ELLs. It helps for both teachers to start each lesson together at the front of the room. This shows equality of the roles in the eyes of the students. Talk about "we" when referring to the lesson, etc.
Both names go out on any correspondence to ELL parents. Both teachers attend ELL parent meetings. Both teachers give grades.
-Scheduling, Credits, Testing
- 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 "otherthanEnglishspeaking" environment? Yes. Schools may award three (3) to five (5) units of credit in LOTE for documented school attendance and residence in an ‘otherthan–Englishspeaking’ environment, provided that the experience occurs at age 11 or older and that the residence resulted in direct contact with that environment, its language and people. · If residence and school attendance occurs up to age 11, the school may award up to three (3) units of credit under the conditions described above; · If residence and school attendance occurs up to age 12, the school may award up to four (4) units of credit under the conditions described above. · If residence and school attendance occurs up to age 13 and beyond, the school may award up to five (5) units of credit based on the conditions described above. NOTE: No more than five units of credit in a LOTE may be awarded for school attendance and residence in an ‘otherthan–Englishspeaking’ environment, regardless of the length of the experience.
- 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.
