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McFarland Staff Development - Presenters: Carol Mehochko and Jill Hamilton-Bunch Web resources: http://kcsos.kern.org/

McFarland Staff Development - Presenters: Carol Mehochko and Jill Hamilton-Bunch Web resources: http://kcsos.kern.org/LMS/. How would we make sense of this English?. Let us ponder …. … we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,

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McFarland Staff Development - Presenters: Carol Mehochko and Jill Hamilton-Bunch Web resources: http://kcsos.kern.org/

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  1. McFarland Staff Development - Presenters: Carol Mehochko and Jill Hamilton-BunchWeb resources: http://kcsos.kern.org/LMS/

  2. How would we make sense of this English? Let us ponder … … we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all:

  3. Taxpayers Assessment Techniques & Procedures The Teacher

  4. Historical Perspective ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION RAW RESOURCES Agrarian Land, Children Deeds, capitalize on land Industrial Timber, Money Children Stocks ??? Business Mind, Intellectual Capital

  5. Points of Consideration • In 1990-1991, the U.S. had 2.1 million English Language Learners enrolled in the classroom. • In 1999-2000, the enrollment of English Language Learners in U.S. classrooms increased to 3.7 million.

  6. How many ELL’s are in California?

  7. English Learners in California Source: 2004 Language Census

  8. English Learners by Grade Level Source: 2004 Language Census

  9. What about the FEP’s (Fully English Proficient)?

  10. Language Proficiency Categories of California Students Source: 2004 Language Census

  11. Information from the Language Census • There are 56 major language groups • In 2003, 2,531,481 students reported as speaking a language other than English at homes. (Includes EL’s and FEP’s) This represents over 40% of public school enrollment.

  12. Does Kern County have the greatest population of EL’s in CA?

  13. English Learner County Enrollments Source: 2004 Language Census

  14. ELL students in Kern County

  15. ELL’s in Kern County - Districts with %’s greater than 50 • 1. Belridge • 2. Delano • 3. Lost Hills • 4. Arvin • 5. Lamont • 6. Buttonwillow • 7. Vineland

  16. EL’s in McFarland • During the 2003-04 school year, 2966 students were enrolled in MUSD schools. • 2453 (82.7%) students were designated as EL, FEP or R-FEP

  17. How do we meet the needs of our EL’s? ** A refresher course in CLAD preparation 101**

  18. Language Acquisition - Stephen Krashen (1982) • Language is a “natural thing”; young children acquire first language without formal teaching. • Language acquisition is a gradual process based on receiving and understanding messages, building a listening vocabulary, and slowly attempting verbal production of language in a supportive environment.

  19. Language Acquisition - Jim Cummins (1986) • Differentiated between social language (BICS = Basic Interpersonal CommunicationSkills) and academic language (CALP = Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) • While students acquireBICSthrough playground and basic conversation, CALP needs academic support of development.

  20. What does the law say we must do to meet the needs of ELL students? • Daily EL instruction (CA Ed Code) • Access to the core curriculum (OCR) • English developed (Lau) • Self esteem (Lau) • Effective program (Casteneda)

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