An assignment for my TESL class

Dear Parents,

Welcome to our school. We are so glad you have chosen to join us in your child’s education journey. You are receiving this letter to let you know about one of the resources your student can receive should they need it. Our school is privileged to have a wonderful English Language Learning (ELL) program with brilliant teachers. We and our teachers have worked hard to ensure that every student that may need this program and their parents are made aware of it and what it will entail.

When you attend our school, you will fill out a form indicating whether your child’s primary language or the primary language spoken in the home is something other than English. Upon receiving this form our ELL teachers, depending on your answers, will give your student a test that will let us know where they are in their English proficiency.

If they score in the range of being highly proficient that’s great! Our ELL teachers will be available to them if they are in need of extra help, and we will only give them a test every year to make sure they are still keeping up with their peers.

If your student scores in the range of beginner or intermediate English proficiency that is also great, because our ELL teachers will be excited to work with your student on their English, so that they can continue to grow in their proficiency and continue learning with their peers.

Each student is different, so once it is confirmed that your student will get to join the ELL class, our teachers will work on deciding what kind of practice and learning your student needs in order to best gain high English proficiency. In the ELL classroom students will work on Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening in English. Your child will attend the ELL class along with other students during times that are best suited to their learning. Students usually attend ELL during a reading hour in the normal classroom, so that they do not miss regular classroom teaching, and they can work on this area in the ELL class. Our ELL teachers strive to have good communication with our classroom teachers so that students do not miss special events or speakers in their class. Our teachers also work together to ensure that what is taught in the classroom is reinforced in ELL and vice-versa.

If you ever have any questions about what your child is learning in ELL or any concerns, our ELL teachers would be glad to meet with you either over the phone or in person to discuss your questions and concerns.

We hope this information has been helpful to you and look forward to having your student as part of our school family.

Sincerely,

School Principle

ELL Teacher

ELL Teacher