English Language Learning Program (ELLP)

Teachers

ELL Coordinator

Judy Argumedo 856-5116

Program Objectives

The objective of the English Language Development Program is to provide a sequential curriculum for three ability-level classes for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. All of these courses lead to oral and academic proficiency of all students participating in the program. A concomitant objective is to have the students continue learning at a level equal to the one they were at in their home country.

Basic Program Information

Non-English fluent students who register in the Palo Alto Unified School District need intensive, sheltered instruction in listening, speaking, reading and writing in the English language. It should be at a level appropriate to their English language abilities. This is the rationale for separate English language classrooms for these students.

In science and math, students take part in the mainstream program, but are supported by primary language tutors as needed, and whenever possible. Every attempt is made to continue the rate of learning the student was experiencing prior to being placed in an environment where s/he is not fluent in the language while placing major emphasis on learning the target language (English) as expeditiously as possible.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CLASSES

6th Grade Classes
ELL 6A	ELL 6B	ELL 6C
Beginning to low intermediate level	Intermediate level	Early Advanced level
Meets during 3rd and 4th period. EL Classes take the place of English and Social studies	Meets during 4th period. Replaces social studies class.	Meets during 7th period
	Participates in Wheel instruction.	Students will work on academic writing and receive homework support
Mrs. Carnevale	Mrs. Argumedo	Ms. Kline

7th and 8th Grade Classes
ELL 1 (two periods)	ELL 2 (two periods)	ELL 3 (one period)
Beginning proficiency level	Intermediate proficiency level	Advanced proficiency level.
ELL substitutes for Mainstream English and Social Studies classes.	ELL substitutes for mainstream English and grade level Social Studies class	ELL substitutes for the mainstream English class.
Meets during 6th and 7th	Meets during 5th and 6th	Meets during 6th
Mrs. Carnevale	Mrs. Argumedo	Ms. Coluzzi

ELL Support Classes
ELL Core Support (WIP)	Academic Language Development:
Students will receive homework support from primary language tutors and teachers .	7th and 8th grade RFEP students not meeting grade level standards are eligible to receive an intervention. Academic Language Development (ALD )
	This course is designed to support reclassified English Learners in narrative and expository reading, comprehension, essay writing, vocabulary development, and use of spoken language in the core content areas. This class will not assign homework.
7th graders, J. Argumedo 8th graders, K. Carnevale	Period 3: Mrs. Argumedo

Primary Language Tutors

Presently, there are 13 tutors speaking 7 different languages.
Languages include but are not limited to, Spanish, Hebrew, Mandarin, Korean, French, Japanese, Russian,
They work with individual students in Science and/or Math classes where they interpret content material.
They work with individual students and small groups in the ELL Core Support classroom helping explain and translate materials students have been given in their mainstream classes.
They add support for comprehending classroom instruction and completing assignments.

Useful Links

Dictionary of Idioms A site designed to help EL students understand terms used in everyday language and books that are difficult to translate
The Santa Clara County of Education English Language Learner informational site
Family Resource Link
The California Department of Education English Language Learner Standards of Learning