ESL+Resources

Hello, Grade Two Teachers! This is a place to keep information, questions and resources related to ESL. Here are some basic terms and the Program structure.

Glossary

-	ESL Program – structure and nature of services provided for second language learners; -	ESL – status of students developing a level of proficiency that allows them to function with only in-class support. Students who have this status attend Thai class; -	EAP classes designed for students who need significant support in developing academic language related to the mainstream curriculum; -	EAP – status of students who need significant support. They receive support both in class and in EAP classes; beginners are pulled out during LA block instead of receiving in-class support; -	Discontinued W&C: status of students on the Watch and Consult list who have been discontinued from the ESL program, are close to reaching grade-level outcomes, and can function in a sheltered classroom; -	No Need W&C: status of new students who have been tested and admitted to ISB with a level of competence that allows them to function in a mainstream sheltered classroom; ESL Program and Services
 * SIM** - Sheltered Immersion Model based on the belief that students at different stages of language development learn language and content in the mainstream classroom with differentiated instruction and scaffolding;
 * ESL** – English as a Second Language as in:
 * EAP** – English for Academic Purposes as in:
 * W&C** – Watch and Consult as in:
 * No Need** – status of bilingual/multilingual students who have sufficient English language skills to function independently in the mainstream classroom;
 * Beginner** – a student new to English, who is beginning to develop very basic communication skills and is making first steps in basic literacy;
 * In-class ESL support:** practices used by the ESL teacher to support student language and content learning as well as performance in the mainstream classroom;
 * High-needs students**: students who need extra support in the classroom;
 * Peer-competitive**: as in peer-competitive students – students who are able to keep up and be successful in the mainstream classroom without ESL support;
 * Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS)**: conversational fluency; basic language level necessary to make a person’s needs and wants known and communicate in familiar face-to-face situations;
 * Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP**): language proficiency needed to perform academic tasks;
 * Language implications**: the language demands of the curricula, including language functions, text types, language features, topic-specific vocabulary and cultural understandings;
 * SLA**: Second Language Acquisition.