ESOL/SSOL Department
ESOL/SSOL Department
The ESOL/SSOL department provides language learners with the English and/or Spanish language instruction and cultural support necessary for their academic and social progress. Students are assigned to the ESOL/SSOL program after language proficiency testing or faculty referral.
Language learners (LLs) may receive either direct instruction from certified ESOL/SSOL teachers through push-in sessions during mainstream classes or basic language support during pull-out sessions. The type of support our students receive is determined upon assessment.
3rd -12th grade LLs may also receive support through the after school language acquisition program if so recommended by the admissions team, teachers or principals.
Specialists:
- Michelle L. Posney- ESOL/SSOL
- Amber Gschwend – ESOL
Purpose of the ESOL/SSOL Department
To support students who are in the process of acquiring English and/or Spanish as another language through differentiated instruction strategies and accommodations.
Goals
- Assess the English/Spanish language skills of all learners prior to being admitted to the school to guarantee accurate placement.
- Support language learners in their process of acquiring English or Spanish for the purpose of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing in either language in order to achieve academically, to communicate in social settings, and to use English and/or Spanish in socially and culturally appropriate ways.
- Provide English and Spanish subject teachers with support by suggesting appropriate strategies for differentiating instruction in their classrooms, modifying materials for language learners and providing proper professional development that may lead towards student achievement, cultural awareness, and sensitivity.
- Assist ESOL/SSOL students’ parents in understanding the language acquisition process and encouraging them to become active participants in their children's education.
- Facilitate home-school communications.
- Provide guidelines for ESOL/SSOL instructional practices and curriculum frameworks that address CCHS’s standards, indicators, and assessment limits.
ESOL/SSOL Department Services
The ESOL/SSOL department provides the following services:
- Direct student language acquisition support
- After school English/Spanish Immersion Program
- After school English/Spanish Reinforcement Program
ESOL/SSOL Instructional Models
Pull-out - Recommended for entering language learners for oral language development building confidence
Push-in - Recommended for Beginning, developing, expanding and bridging language learners
- One on one or small group instructional setting
- Grade-level academic support is provided to language learners in their ELA or Spanish classes
- ESOL/SSOL teachers provide scaffolding and content-area language development opportunities
After School Language Acquisition Support – recommended for language learners 3rd- 12th grade
- Small groups divided according to proficiency level.
