English Language Learners Program

^{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}

English Language Learners Program

Specialists