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English Language Learners Program


Teachers, please visit our new GLAD resource page at http://learn.shorelineschools.org/spec/eglad/index.php

Program Description
 
The Shoreline School District offers an English Language Learners (ELL) program for students of limited English proficiency. The primary purpose of the ELL program is to provide students with an educational environment that gives them the best opportunity for success. The district’s K-12 program is designed to develop competency in English as rapidly as possible in order to provide a language base for the regular curriculum. The program focuses on developing oral proficiency with the integration of reading and writing as the student progresses through the various stages involved in learning a new language.
 
Access to the ELL program is determined by a student’s score on the Washington State Language Proficiency Test (WLPT-II-Placement), upon entry into school.  Students who score as Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced qualify for ELL services. ELL Centers, located in 6 of our 9 elementary schools, have teachers trained in ELL methodology who provide specialized instruction to students. In the elementary schools, both pull-out and in-class models of instruction are used. In the secondary schools, instruction is provided through ELL classes and sheltered content courses.  In accordance with state law, students exit from ELL when they score as Transitional on the WLPT-II.

Documents
Please see the Documents link for ELL writing checklists, for use with English learners at all different language proficiency levels, in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.  You will also find 10 quick and easy classroom tips to support instruction for English learners in the classroom.
Shoreline is proud to have met all of our Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) from 2003 to 2008.  Please see the documents page to download our AMAO information in English or Spanish.

Links

Here you will find links to Bilingual Resources, Community Resources, Instruction for ELLs, Washington State-OSPI, Second Language Acquisition, and Shoreline's ELL teachers by building. 

For additional information, contact:
Lynn Ashenbrener - Student Services Specialist, 206.368.4117
Ellen Kaje, Ph.D. - ELL Manager, 206.368.4115