Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Louisiana
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As of the 2007-2008 school year, Louisiana's schools were home to more than 12,500 English language learners (ELLs), which marks an 80% increase from the 1997-1998 school year (NCELA, 2010). The top five languages or language groups spoken by ELLs in Louisiana are Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Chinese (EPE, 2009).
State ELL Resources
State Agency: Louisiana Department of Education
ELL Website: Limited English Proficient Students
ELL Manual: English Language Learners Program Handbook (2005)
ELL Identification
Home Language Survey: Required (see page 4 of the ELL Program Handbook for more information)
Placement Exam: Louisiana regulations state that the district "must use a standard, objective screening instrument to assess for English proficiency." However, the state does not designate a particular screening tool.
ELP Standards & Assessment
ELP Standards: Louisiana English Language Development Standards
ELP Assessment: English Language Development Assessment [ELDA]
Statewide Standards-Based Assessment
Assessment: Louisiana Accountability System
ELL Accommodations: Information is available from the state's Testing Accommodations website.
Additional Information
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NCELA: Title III Information
Common Core State Standards: Yes
Louisiana Association of Educators
Louisiana Association of Educators is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.
Louisiana Federation of Teachers
The Louisiana Federation of Teachers is a state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers that represents the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers.
Louisiana State Parent Information Resource Centers
Volunteers of America's central purpose for providing the Louisiana Parental Information & Resource Centers program is to promote the educational success of at-risk youth.
LaTESOL is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the professional development of the teacher of ESOL within the state of Louisiana.
References
Editorial Projects in Education (EPE). "Most Common Non-English Languages Spoken by ELL Youths, by State." Perspectives on a Population: English-Language Learners in American Schools (Education Week's Quality Counts 2009 Report). Pg. 13. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2009/01/08/index.html. January 2009.
Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students. Louisiana Rate of EL Growth (1997/98-2007/08). Compiled July 2010 and retrieved from http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/t3sis/state/louisiana/data.
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