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The MISD Bilingual/ESL
education program provides bilingual
instructional assistants who help
limited English proficient (LEP)/English
Language Learner (ELL) students to
learn English and to achieve
competency in English language and
reading skills, enabling them to
have equal access to education in a
classroom where English only is
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Overview |
Information about services
offered through the MISD
Bilingual/ESL Education Program and
eligibility requirements
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Program Director |
Program Director: Suchiraphon
(Su) McKeithen- Polish. Click the
program director link to find out
more about Su.
suresume.pdf
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Procedures for
Referring New English Language
Learning Students (ELL) |
ProceduresforreferringELLstudents.pdf
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MISD Bilingual
Program Forms |
- State Board of Education Approved HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY
- Teacher Referral Form for Student Participation
in MISD Bilingual Education Program
- Parent Refusal of Bilingual Program
- Request for MISD Bilingual Interpreter Services
Forms
- Tutor's Performance Evaluation Form
- Tutor/teacher Communication Form
- Request for Approval (from Tutor to Teacher)- Anectdotal Record
- Inactive Student
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Bilingual
Resources at MISD |
Information on Elementary Level Materials, Junior & Senior High
Levels, Teacher Handbook, Implications for Brain Based Learning,
What if They Don't Speak English?, My English Book, Special
Education Related to English Language Learners, Peer Review of ESL
Articles, and Additional Resources on the Web.
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English Language
Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)
Information from OEAA |
Spring ELPA Notification to parents in
different languages.
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English Language
Learner Programs |
This link has information on program descriptions, annual reports,
allocations for section 41 - Bilingual, Title III, and
Refugee Children
School Impact Grant. There are also resource materials such as:
State Manual to Assist Districts in Their Work With ELL Students
(Policy), Calendar of Important Dates, Invitation to
Parents to Attend OELA's, OELA's Third Annual Celebrate Our Rising
Stars Summit, and Home Language Survey - English.
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6559-47323--,00.html
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MEAP & ELL
Students |
Please click the above link for MEAP accommodations for ELLs.
Teachers must submit an "Assessment Participation for English Language
Learners in their First Year in the U.S." form to document a student's
excuse from participation in the English Language Arts of MEAP or
MI-Access. Please click this link for a copy of the form (bilingualform.pdf)
ELLMEAPTestingAccommodations.pdf
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English Language
Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)/Information
from OEAA |
- Assessment
Accommodation Summary Table
DRAFTAccommodations_Table-with ELPA
.pdf
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Second Language
Acquisition |
Difficulties with Language - Slide Presentation, Literacy
Development - Slide Presentation, Sheltered Content Instruction -
Slide Presentation, and Peer Reading - Slide Presentation.
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Teacher
Resources |
Information
on Teacher Resources and Classroom
Strategies.
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Counselor
Resources |
- Grade System from Different
Countries
http://www.answers.com/topic/grade-education |
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Workshops |
Information
about courses offered at the MISD.
Click on VIEW BY INTEREST Button and
choose Bilingual/ESL.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/misdtraining/cw/main.asp |
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Title III Summer Professional
Development for Teachers of ELLs
Workshop |
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In late July and August of 2009, the
Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
will provide substantive
professional development
opportunities by organizing and
supporting three regional SIOP
workshops for teams of ESL and
content area/general education
teachers from local school
districts. Please click the link
below for more details.
Bilingual/7-27-8-27SIOP.pdf |
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