Caughman Road Elementary School 2020 2021 ESOL English

Caughman Road Elementary School 2020 -2021 ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages Teacher: Mrs. Hernandez Instructional Assistant: Mrs. Fling

Meet the Team Mrs. Kattia Hernandez ESOL Teacher Kattia. Hernandez@richlandone. org Mrs. Amy Fling Instructional Assistant amy. fling@richlandone. org 2

Meet the Team § Mrs. Kattia Hernandez ESOL Teacher Kattia. Hernandez@richlandone. org My name is Kattia Hernandez. I was born in San José, Costa Rica. I am really glad to welcome you and your child to a new school year. I graduated as an English Teacher with a major in Bilingual Education. I have taught in the elementary grades in my country and have worked with Richland One School District for 8 years. This is my second year at Caughman Road Elementary School. I love teaching languages and I believe in the goal of Richland County District One’s for English of Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) program, which is to provide equal educational opportunities for culturally and linguistically diverse students other than English and who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) or Non- English Proficient (NEP). The primary focus of the instructional program is to provide an English-rich environment so that LEP and NEP students become proficient in English as soon as possible. 3

Meet the Team Mrs. Amy Fling Instructional Assistant amy. fling@richlandone. org My name is Amy Fling. I was born in Columbia, SC. I am excited to be working with you and your child to have a successful school year. I graduated from Columbia College with a degree in education. I have worked in Richland One for 13 years. This is my second year at Caughman Road Elementary. This is my sixth year working as the assistant in the ESOL program, and I love interacting with your child and learning about different cultures. 4

Working Together § Caughman Road Families, § In this uncertain time of preparing for online learning, Caughman Road is dedicated to the needs of your students. Administration and teachers have been preparing and planning for our online curriculum to challenge students and move them towards academic success. It is not an easy task and requires families at home and educators at school to work together. Teachers are developing platforms to reach your students with online instruction. Like any learning environment, students need to be ready to learn. We have developed a list of norms for online learning at home to ensure the success of students. The following information is intended to be helpful in establishing a routine for your students when engaged in direct online instruction with their teachers. This will maximize learning not only for your student, but for the class community of learners. We appreciate as always your effort to WORK TOGETHER for the good of our children. 5

Caughman Road Norms at Home for Virtual Learning ü Use the bathroom before direct instruction begins online. ü Make sure you have eaten before class begins. ü Provide comfortable seating and desk area to ensure student's ability to ü ü ü concentrate. The backdrop should be a stationary setting. Distractions behind the student are disruptive to the others. Choose an area with good lighting so the student (and student's work) is visible online. No digital change in backdrops will be allowed. Please make sure the following distractions are not present during direct instruction: siblings, toys, pets, gum chewing, TVs, and cell phones. Parents should not assist a student with work unless teacher has asked for participation. 6

ESOL Mission Statement The mission of the English of Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Department is to help the English learners (ELs) towards the academic achievement and English proficiency according to the five standards established by WIDA. 7

Standards 5 STANDARDS English Language Development English language learners communicate for Social and Instructional purposes within the school setting Standard 1 Abbreviation Social and Instructional language English Language Development English language learners communicate information, ideas The language of and concepts necessary for academic success in the content Language Arts Standard 2 area of Language Arts English Language Development English language learners communicate information, ideas The language of and concepts necessary for academic success in the content Mathematics Standard 3 area of Mathematics English Language Development English language learners communicate information, ideas The language of and concepts necessary for academic success in the content Science Standard 4 area of Science English Language Development English language learners communicate information, ideas The language of Social and concepts necessary for academic success in the content Studies Standard 5 area of Social Studies 8

# 1 for Parent Communication Your child’s teacher will email you an invitation to sign up for Class DOJO. Please sign up as soon as you receive the email. 9

How to Join Dojo Ø OR – request an invite through your messages or email. Ø * Important information about the August 31 st LIVE ZOOM teacher meet and greet will be shared! ALL OF CAUGHMAN ROAD WILL BE USING THIS FORM OF COMMUNICATION! YOU WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS FOR EACH STUDENT AT CAUGHMAN ROAD 10

CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA q Facebook (Caughman Road Elementary) q Instagram (caughman_road) q Twitter @caughmanroad and @roadcaughman 11

ESOL Whats. App Groups per Grade Level 12

NEW THIS YEAR ØCo teaching/ Parallel teaching. ØESOL teacher will collaborate with mainstream teachers to help with accommodations and modification according to each student needs. ØThe ESOL students will be assigned to one or two teachers in each grade level to ensure better collaboration. 13

TYPES OF CO-TEACHING Provides support to students who need extra help or enrichment. Useful for new materials and concepts. Gathers observational data. Useful when data needed for progress monitoring and student engagement. Works with a smaller group on the same standards and tasks. Provides extra support by pre-teaching, reteaching, or enrichment. 14

S – O – A – R like a Comet! School wide norms: S – Safe O – On task A - Accountable R – Respectful and Responsible

Contact Information Mrs. Hernandez Kattia. Hernandez@richlandone. org (803) 783 -5534 ext. 2271. . Mrs. Fling amy. fling@richlandone. org (803) 783 -5534 ext. 2271 16

WE are in this together; BE Patient, BE Safe, BE Kind. . 17