Types of Programs

A full-time Transitional Bilingual Education program must be provided in any school or attendance center with 20 or more Limited English Proficient students from the same language background. A TBE program may include instruction in:

• English as a Second Lanugage (ESL)
• Language Arts in the student's home language
• Instruction in subjects such as mathematics, science, and social studies to be given in the student's home language and in English.
• Instruction in the history and culture of student's geographic origin, and of the United States.

A Transitional Program of Instruction must be provided in any school or attendance center that has in attendance 19 or fewer limited English Proficient Students of the same language. A TPI programs may may include the following services:

The newcomers program as defined by the English Language Learner department aids students in 6th hrough ninth grade who have had an interruption of more than two years in their schooling. These students work with a teacher who helps them acquire English as well as catch them up to their grade level. The following schools house this program:

• Round Lake Middle School

Myrna Leal coordinates this program which strives to aid parents in different aspects of communal participation and knowledge. Informative and social events are held once a month on the third Wednesday. All district parents of English Language Learners are cordially invited.

Myrna Leal es la coordinadora de este programa cuyo fin es proveer ayuda a padres con diferentes aspectos de participacion en la comunidad e informacion. Eventos sociales y educativos se llevan acabo una vez por mes en el tercer Miercoles. Cordialmente invitamos a todos los padres de Alumnos del Lenguage Ingles a participar en estas reuniones.

Technology in the ELL classrooms

ESL Earobics Computer Program/ESL Earobics Programa en Computadora

This computer based reading program strives to aid students who may be struggling in the reading process.

Este programa de lectura en computadora presta ayuda a aquellos alumnos que tienen dificultad con la lectura.

READ 180

READ 180 is a reading intervention program for middle schools. It is a program that contains instructional software for content area reading, word recognition strategies, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension. It also includes modeled reading, independent reading, and teacher-directed small and whole group instruction.

Imagine Learning (ILE)

A comprehensive networked program which helps students with all the English Language Proficiency standards. It is also tied to the Illinois Learning standards and is fun and interactive for English Language Learners. It allow students to learn while having fun.

ESL SUMMER ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCE

The ESL Summer School Program offers intensive ESL classes to K-5 students who are limited in English proficiency. Teachers are encouraged to create fun activities in order to make learning more enjoyable along with a research based curriculum. This is a five week summer program running from June 9 to July 17 from 8:00 in the morning till 11:45 for K-6.

Intensive Pre-school is also offered to students who have not participated in pre-school. The basics are covered as a brief introduction to the Kindergarten experience.

Summer Bridges is also offered for children needing additional assistance during summer.

Parent Activities with Children

Not sending your child to Summer Experience with RLAS?

Here are a few tips to help your child retain all the information they have gained throughout the year:

1) Attend the Library (Libraries around your area)

2) Attend Park District events/Summer Camps

3) Visit www.Colorincolorado.org for ideas on helping your child to read.

4) Make shopping fun: For young children practice counting, identifying shapes, colors, for older children ask them clarifying questions, have them pay the cashier with currency, help you find the groceries (they practice reading this way and make connections to the importance to reading at school)

5) When you go on road trips (however brief) practice the concept of miles and time: How long does it take to go from point A to point B.

6) Share time with your child and make it meaningful, avoid T.V. and movies, play games, or create games

7) Develop your child's imagination, go on a 'quest' to find a fairy tale creature, etc.

Imaginary play develops imagination and reduces boredom. Creating lyrics to songs your children know will have hours of entertainment.

For the older Children, removing them from electronics may be difficult, but have them discover nature. Go on a nature walk, find out how many different birds, animals they see (this develops skills in observation, listening, and comparing and contrasting-if you ask them to make connections to stories, or movies they have seen).

There are many activities that can be created with a little imagination, dig inside of you and recreate what you grew up with and add a spin to it, remember you are dealing with the technology savy child.

Happy Summer to Everyone!!

www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Calendar/index.html

www.kidsource.com/education/summer.activities.art.html

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Upcoming Events and Conferences

IRC Workshops:

New Location:

2626 S. Clearbrook Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4626

The following is a list of topics that they hold workshops on:

Program Development and Improvement

Family and Community Involvement

Instructional Strategies

Cultural Diversity

Summer in Mexico

ESL/BILINGUAL ENDORSEMENT and or APPROVAL CLASSES

Scholarhips and Grant Opportunities for Teachers

The ITBE ( IL TESOL-Be) offers two $1,000 scholarships for individuals who want or are pursuing their degree in Bilingual Education. Please visit their website at www.itbe.org for more information.

University of Illinois Extension site in Grayslake offers scholarships to teachers. For more information please contact them at 847-223-8627

There are various opportunities for teachers throughout the year and many to list individually the following website offers leads to where the money is for education:

www.nea.org

www.ift.org