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The English Learner (EL) program at MSD Lawrence Township Schools serves students whose first language is other than English. There are over 45 different languages represented among our K-12 student body.
Goals of ENL
The MSD Lawrence Township Schools EL program is committed to educational advancement of its EL students both academically and socially in English, while honoring their rich heritage of language and culture.
To teach English for specific academic purposes so language can be applied to academic contexts to maximize student achievement.
To provide opportunities for students to grow socially through their home school and community.
To enable students to construct meaning through appropriate instructional strategies.
To provide administrators, teachers and staff with innovative professional development to maximize student achievement.
The MSD of Lawrence Township supports the EL students’ instructional and family communication needs. All staff are trained specialist to help students acquire English while they learn other subjects such as reading, science, and math.
Language heritage speakers
Language heritage speakers
Description:
The purpose of this course is to enable heritage Spanish speakers to increase proficiency and biliteracy in Spanish by providing opportunities to improve reading and listening comprehension, as well as writing and grammar skills in Spanish. Special attention will be given to grammar and vocabulary of standard Spanish, as well as to the importance of biculturalism and bilingualism in the United States today.
Beginning eNL
Beginning eNL
Description:
English as a New Language, Middle Level, based on Indiana’s English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards, is the study of language, literature, composition, and oral communication for English Learners so that they improve their proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension of Standard English. Students study English vocabulary used in fictional and content-area texts, speak and write English so that they can be successful within the regular school setting and an English speaking society, and deliver oral presentations appropriate to their respective levels of English proficiency.
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