English as a Second Language (ESL) in BUSD
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English as a Second Language (ESL) in BUSD
March 2009
Does anyone has the experience or knows how do the Berkeley
elementry public schools handling new students (5th and 2nd
grade) that speak very little English? Do they have a special
class for ESL? Do they offer any help with it?
Thanks!
anon
As a former BUSD teacher and parent of BUSD students...Most
newer teachers are required to be CLAD certified, which means
they have taken classes in how to accommodate students for whom
English is a second language. This involves things such as
using more visual aids and defining of vocabulary. In high
school there are some separate ELL and SDAIE classes (I taught
such classes for science). You didn't mention what their
primary language is. I looked at placing my son in the Spanish
immersion program at Thousand Oaks Elementary. We were told
that the first part of the kindergarten day is conducted
entirely in Spanish with the afternoon (Science and History
oriented activities) in English. This was awhile back so I
would contact them to see if that is still the case. Otherwise,
there are not supposed to be ''pull out'' classes for non-English
speakers at the elementary level. However, there are volunteer
tutors that might be able to help one on one for reading, etc.
For themost accurate information, contact the Enroolment and
Admissions Office at the Berkeley unified School District at:
http://www.berkeley.net/enrollment/
and at
Phone: (510) 644-6504 E-Mail: Admissions@berkeley.k12.ca.us
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - noon and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Anonymous
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