English as a Second Language Manual Tennessee Department of Education | March 2018 Updated November 9, 2018 Contents CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................................... I INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 4 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................. 4 CHAPTER 1: WELCOMING NEW STUDENTS ................................................................................................ 6 WELCOMING NEW STUDENTS AND PARENTS ................................................................................................................ 6 STEPS IN THE REGISTRATION PROCESS ......................................................................................................................... 6 STUDENT DATA .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER WHEN WELCOMING AN EL ...................................................................................... 10 CHAPTER 2: IDENTIFYING ELS ................................................................................................................... 11 HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY ........................................................................................................................................ 11 IDENTIFICATION/PLACEMENT SCREENING ASSESSMENTS ............................................................................................. 12 PARENTAL NOTIFICATION AND APPROVAL .................................................................................................................. 13 ASSESSING ELS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS .......................................................................................................................... 15 ASSESSING ELS FOR INTELLECTUAL GIFTEDNESS ......................................................................................................... 16 ASSESSING ELS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES ................................................................................................................ 17 CHAPTER 3: EL SCREENER ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................................ 18 W-APT AND WIDA SCREENER ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY ELS ..................................................................................... 18 W-APT AND WIDA SCREENER PREPARATION ............................................................................................................ 19 W-APT AND WIDA SCREENER ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................................... 19 W-APT/WIDA SCREENER SCORES AND NEXT STEPS .................................................................................................. 21 CHAPTER 4: PLACING ELS .......................................................................................................................... 23 PLACING ELS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS .......................................................................................................................... 23 AWARDING TRANSFER CREDITS ................................................................................................................................. 23 CHAPTER 5: ESL PROGRAM MODELS ........................................................................................................ 25 SERVICE DELIVERY PROGRAM MODELS ...................................................................................................................... 25 PROGRAM MODELS OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 25 PROGRAM PLACEMENT EXAMPLES ............................................................................................................................. 28 CHAPTER 6: PROVISIONING OF SERVICES FOR ELS ................................................................................. 30 CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 30 INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 7: WIDA STANDARDS ................................................................................................................ 34 WIDA STANDARDS FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................................... 34 WIDA CAN DO PHILOSOPHY .................................................................................................................................... 34 AGE-APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE IN SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXTS .................................................................... 35 ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (ELD) STANDARDS ............................................................................................. 36 CHAPTER 8: ACCESS AND ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................. 38 i ESSA REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 38 WIDA ACCESS FOR ELS 2.0 .................................................................................................................................... 39 PROFICIENCY LEVELS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORTS ................................................................................................. 39 PROFICIENCY LEVEL ABILITIES .................................................................................................................................... 44 ALTERNATE ACCESS FOR ELS ................................................................................................................................... 44 MODEL .................................................................................................................................................................. 45 STATE ASSESSMENTS FOR ELS ................................................................................................................................... 45 ASSESSMENT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ELS ................................................................................................................ 46 STATE-APPROVED EL ACCOMMODATIONS- TNREADY/EOC ........................................................................................ 49 STATE-APPROVED EL ACCOMMODATIONS- ACCESS FOR ELS 2.0 ............................................................................... 49 ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES ........................................................................................................................................... 50 DATA AND MONITORING .......................................................................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER 9: EXITING ELS AND GRADE RETENTION ................................................................................. 51 EXIT CRITERIA........................................................................................................................................................... 51 TRANSITIONAL YEARS ............................................................................................................................................... 51 CONSIDERATIONS WHEN EXITING ELS ........................................................................................................................ 52 RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR TRANSITIONAL ELS ............................................................................................... 53 TRANSITIONAL EL ACHIEVEMENT DATA ...................................................................................................................... 54 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EL RETENTION ........................................................................................................... 55 RESEARCH ON THE IMPACTS OF GRADE RETENTION..................................................................................................... 55 ALTERNATIVES TO RETENTION ................................................................................................................................... 56 CHAPTER 10: ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................... 57 REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE FUNDING ......................................................................................................................... 57 TITLE III FUNDING .................................................................................................................................................... 57 RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICT PERSONNEL ................................................................................................................ 58 ESL TEACHER LICENSURE STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 59 STAFFING RATIOS 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