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English Language Learners
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The English Language Learners program at WCHS is full of amazing opportunties for students to receive the instruction they need while becoming comfortable speaking a new language. There are state required accommodations and tests that exist to make sure each student is met at their current level and given every possible opporunity to succeed.
- Visiting Anderson University
Students were able to visit Anderson University and learn about the campus and programs they offer.
- Hard at Work
Here, some Level 4 students work hard on a project for class.
- Graduation
A group of new graduates walking into their futures after the ceremony!
Contact Us!
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Department Leader Kirsten Owens Bridging, Developing kowens@warsawschools.org
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Department Administrator Heather Graham hgraham@warsawschools.org
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Kaylynn Anderson Newcomers, Developing, Bridging kanderson@warsawschools.org
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Tony DeBrota Emerging, Developing adebrota@warsawschools.org
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- What's Different?
In this project, students needed to find the differences between two images and explain them in English.
- Making it Happen!
Here are some Level 3 students using a variety of resources to complete project!
- The Zoo Project
This student is working on a map of the Bronx Zoo and writing sentences about visiting!
- Writing Practice
Another student works on identifying the differences between two images and writing about them in English.
Newcomer
This full-year class is for students who have never really spoken much English before. The goals present in the Newcomer level are to help students learn English is social and academic settings, develop language survival skills, and begin to feel comfortable in a new place with a new culture. The study of phonics, fluence, and vocabulary skills as well as practicing basic reading and writing strategies will help these students gain some familiarity with English.
All of this happens in one class while the students also attend a grade-level English class. By applying these skills, students will begin to function more smoothly in their other classes.
Emerging
Also a two-semester class, this section is the next level up in proficiency for students learning English. This section will continue to help students gain skills in phonics, vocabular, and fluency while they continue practicing reading comprehension and writing strategies. Through this class, students will also continuously practice listening and speaking so their other classes, particularly their grade-level English classes, become easier to navigate.
Developing
One level up from the Emerging section is the third level of our ELL program. Also a full year class, students continue building upong the skills, strategies, and confidence they’ve acquired from the other sections. They also deepen their study of English by speaking in a number of different situations for different audiences, by reading and analyzing different literature, and by writing for different genres as well. All of this happens while the students are still in their appropriate grade-level English class.
Bridging
As the final piece of the ELL program, Bridging ELL has two separate sections.
The Bridging Reading section continues to practice, hone, and develop the skilles they’ve acquired in earlier sections. Students work through critical thinking and self-reflection activities to practice their speaking and listening while continuing to analyze their content and learn the material.
In Bridging Writing, students focus on the genres of Narrate, Explain, Inform, and Argue. They’ee analyze word choice, meaning, tone, and points of view, along with working through descriptions and inferences from cited textual evidence. One of the main reasons for this type of focus is making sure they can find, use, and explain sufficient evidence to support a claim. Grammar, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation will also be covered.