Upper Elementary Esol Program 2013-06142013-1pdf Version
Upper Elementary Esol Program 2013-06142013-1pdf Version
Upper Elementary Esol Program 2013-06142013-1pdf Version
ESOL Material
B-Level Material
Students are given a modified version of the B level material. Students must meet the same report card objectives for the B level program as required by all other students.
ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) is a program designed to help students lacking language skills to become successful in our Immersion program.
At the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, students who had been attending Tokyo Korean School for one year or less were selected for the program. Depending on their progress, students can expect stay between 1 and 6 terms.
Our program is NOT an English conversation program. It is NOT a separate program from the Immersion program. It is NOT a replacement for B classes. All students in this program use the same basic materials as students in other B classes.
Smaller class sizes ensure success among newer students in the English program. give students the chance to develop skills in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. give emerging language learners who are not new to Tokyo Korean School opportunities they would not have in the regular B classes, to build upon their language skills. ensure there is enough room for new students to Tokyo Korean School to join the ESOL program, if necessary.
STEP 1 Non-Proficient
Teacher-modeled instruction
At this level, students start with almost no English ability. Often, students are unable to identify or write the letters of the alphabet and they may only know a few stock greetings and often respond with yes, no or two-word answers. Students may not know how to write their name using the alphabet. Students receive the basics and will be introduced to a scaffolded version of the B level curriculum.
A leveled ESOL program helps students develop language skills by providing models of successful emerging English language learners to lower students and providing confidence to higher students by allowing them to function as role models.