ELL LEVEls and courses
Assessment
Students will be assessed based on the proficiency scale of each level, so they can see that they are moving along a continuum of language learning. Teachers assess every assignment, activity, and task to determine the students’ progress of language acquisition. There would not be ONE test to decide if the student should advance to the next level within the school.
The rate at which students move from one stage to the next will vary with the individual student. In general, students move from one level to the next in a school year.
Be Patient
Please be mindful that language development takes a long time; ELL students may take one to two years to communicate in social situations and five to seven years to develop the ability to understand the academic language.
Students will be assessed based on the proficiency scale of each level, so they can see that they are moving along a continuum of language learning. Teachers assess every assignment, activity, and task to determine the students’ progress of language acquisition. There would not be ONE test to decide if the student should advance to the next level within the school.
The rate at which students move from one stage to the next will vary with the individual student. In general, students move from one level to the next in a school year.
Be Patient
Please be mindful that language development takes a long time; ELL students may take one to two years to communicate in social situations and five to seven years to develop the ability to understand the academic language.