ESOL

Mrs. Louise Rosen	Mrs Maggie Briand

Welcome to all our new students and families from all over the world!  Our Luxmanor community includes families from Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Chile,  China,  El Salvador, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Sudan, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and  Vietnam.  As of September 25, 2008, there are 59 ESOL students.

Parents wondering “When does school start?” or “When will my child receive a report card?” can get their questions answered by calling the MCPS call center at 301-309-6277 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays except holidays.  Non-English speakers may call the following hotlines:

• Spanish:         301 230-3073
• Cambodian:   301 230-5427
• Chinese:        301 230-5428
• French:        301 230-5429
• Korean:         301 230-5430
• Vietnamese: 301 230-5432

Beginning and Low Intermediate students receive ESOL instruction for thirty-five to forty-five minutes four days a week.
High Intermediate and Advanced students receive ESOL instruction two - three times a week.

KINDERGARTEN

Listening:
CT1: Demonstrate comprehension of a variety of oral instructions, questions, and prompts.
CT2:  Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary presented orally in context. 

Speaking:
CT1:  Express personal information and ideas.
CT2:  Use vocabulary to communicate effectively in speaking. 

• Use standard English grammar to speak clearly and accurately.
• Speak clearly using comprehensible pronunciation and intonation.

Reading:

• Identify letter sounds.
• Recognize rhyming words.
• Recognize that a sentence is a group of words put together to express an idea.
• Use strategies to make meaning from text.

Writing:
CT2 Write about a personal experience.

• Write to describe and compare characteristics of people, places, and things.
• Use subject-verb and noun-pronoun agreement.
• Use appropriate verb tenses.
• Use appropriate word order in statements and questions.

Listening:
CT1: Demonstrate comprehension of a variety of oral instructions, questions, and prompts.

• Comprehend and apply context information presented orally.
• Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary presented orally and in context.

Speaking:
CT2:  Explain a procedure.

• Communicate academic information with clarity and fluency, such as explain a procedure.
• Use vocabulary effectively in oral communication.
• Use standard English grammar to speak clearly and accurately.
• Speak clearly using comprehensible pronunciation and intonation.

Reading: 
CT3: Read a text that describes a sequence of actions in a procedure.

• Demonstrate an understanding of how written English is organized and read.
• Recognize and interpret meaning of vocabulary and symbols in print.
• Demonstrate an understanding of informational text.

Writing:                                                         
CT4: Write to inform

• Write to convey academic information.
• Use vocabulary to communicate effectively in writing.
• Use standard English grammar to communicate clearly and accurately in writing.

SECOND GRADE
Listening:
CT4: Listen to follow directions. 

• Demonstrate comprehension of a variety of oral instructions, questions, and prompts.
• Comprehend and apply context information presented orally.
• Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary presented orally and in context.

Speaking:
CT3: Speak to explain directions. 

• Communicate academic information with clarity and fluency, such as explain a procedure.
• Use vocabulary effectively in oral communication.
• Use standard English grammar to speak clearly and accurately.
• Speak clearly using comprehensible pronunciation and intonation.

Reading: 
CT1:  Read informational text.

• Demonstrate an understanding of how written English is organized and read.
• Recognize and interpret meaning of vocabulary and symbols in print.
• Demonstrate comprehension of informational and literary text.
• Use strategies to make meaning from text.

Writing:                                                         
CT 2:  Write to inform.

• Write to convey academic information.
• Use vocabulary to communicate effectively in writing.
• Use standard English grammar to communicate clearly and accurately in writing.Compose text using the steps of the writing process.

THIRD GRADE  (all levels)
FOURTH GRADE and  FIFTH GRADE ( Beginners/Low intermediates)
Listening:
CT 1: Listen to follow directions.

• Respond appropriately to oral instructions.
• Demonstrate oral comprehension of information (e.g. the topic and details).
• Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary used in basic interpersonal contexts.

Speaking:
CT2: Speak to give directions.

• Explain academic procedures or processes.
• Use verbs to indicate action or state of being.
• Use words to indicate direction, time, sequence, and location.
• Use appropriate word order in statements and questions.
• Participate in discussions.
• Use clear articulation, intonation, and stress patterns when speaking.

Reading: 
CT3:  Read to comprehend informational text.

• Demonstrate understanding of word order in sentences.
• Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary in level-appropriate text.
• Recognize word structure and use to determine the meaning of words.
• Respond appropriately to written directions, questions, and prompts.
• Use during and after reading strategies to make meaning from text.

Writing:                                                         
CT 4:  Write to compare.

• Write to describe and compare people, places, and things.
• Use modifiers (e.g. adjectives and adverbs).
• Use subject-verb and noun-pronoun agreement in statements and questions.
• Apply English punctuation.
• Spell words correctly.

FOURTH GRADE and  FIFTH GRADE (High Intermediate/Advanced)
Listening:
CT 1: Listen for information and details.

• Demonstrate oral comprehension of information (e.g. topic, main idea, details).
• Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary used in academic texts.
• Use listening strategies to aid comprehension.

Speaking:
CT 3: Speak to describe and compare.

• Describe and compare people, places, and things.
• Use modifiers (e.g. adjectives and adverbs).
• Use subject-verb and noun-pronoun agreement in statements and questions.
• Use transitions (because, for example, also).
• Use clear articulation, intonation, and stress patterns when speaking.
• Demonstrate fluency.

 Reading:
CT2: Read to comprehend informational text.

• Identify text features and their purposes.
• Demonstrate comprehension of vocabulary in level-appropriate texts.
• Demonstrate comprehension of leveled informational text.
• Respond appropriately to written directions, question, and prompts.

Writing:
CT 4: Write to inform.

• Write to describe and compare people, places, and things.
• Use modifiers (e.g. adjectives and adverbs).
• Use subject-verb and noun-pronoun agreement in statements and questions.
• Use transitions (e.g. but and in conclusion)
• Spell words correctly.

Check this out!

Starfall - This interactive site with electronic books and activities site will help your child learn the alphabet and the sounds the letters make.

FOR KIDS- Test your English comprehension! - This site will allow intermediate and advanced students to listen to conversations and then ask students to answer questions about the conversations to test their comprehension.

Games and Puzzles - Word games, puzzles, and quizzes for ESL students.

ABC English - These pages are here to help you learn English as a second or foreign language using theories from Applied Linguistics. All resources located on this site are 100% free for anyone to use.

Activities for ESL  - This site has several grammar and vocabulary quizzes. It also has a section that is bilingual.

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Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns. We can have interpreters available to assist us in communicating and making sure that your child's needs are met.

Mrs. Rosen and Ms. Briand would love to receive your email. If you have questions or concerns about your child and would prefer to correspond electronically, please email:

Mrs. Louise Rosen

Mrs. Maggie Briand