Gaithersburg Elementary School

 

ESOL Teachers

 

  

 

Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Estey, Mrs. Nguyen, Mrs. O'Boyle, and Mrs. Mendes

 

The goal of the Elementary English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) curriculum is to enable the English Language Learner (ELL), who is learning English as a new language, to develop the language skills needed to achieve academically, participate successfully in the school and classroom setting, and adjust socially to the U.S. culture. 

   

   

Information for Parents

 

MCPS Website for the Division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs  http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/esol/ 

   

Link for Curriculum and Instruction  http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/esol/elem/index.shtm 

   

Link for Language Assistance Services        http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/esol/lasu/index.shtm 

   

Sites for Grades PreK-2  

• Literacy Center.net - an early childhood language learning site. Includes French, Spanish, and German.  
• Starfall.com- Reading instruction and reading games for students in Pre-K-1. It's hard to believe this site is free.  
• ReadToday Join the reading revolution! Teach a child to read.  
• Martha Speaks.This site is good for beginning ELLs in grades k-2. It is advertised as a pre-school site but the stories are suitable forK-1 students. 

Sites for Grades 3-5  

• KidsKnowit Network - Learning videos for students is grades 3-6.  
• Reading is Fundemental. Look at the writing activities for students in Grades 2-5.  
• Grammar Gorillas for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5  
• Stories for Kids for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5  
• Science vocabulary - Label pictures using science vocabulary. Grades 4-8.*  
• Songs and Rhymes- Songs for students in all grades.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: May 2012 - Maintained by Angie Henderson, Jennifer Nicholson