English Learner

Grades 6, 7, or 8
Background: Selection for this course is based on a set criteria including WIDA assessments and teacher recommendation.
This course is designed for WIDA Proficiency Level 1 - 2. The goal of the course is to promote language acquisition while helping students build their literacy skills. Students will develop content specific vocabulary in the core areas of language arts, math, science, and social studies as aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning and the WIDA ELD Framework.

Grades 6, 7, or 8
Background: Selection for this course is based on a set criteria including WIDA assessments and teacher recommendation.
This course is designed for Proficiency Level 3.0-4.3. Students will develop their literacy skills to become more mature readers and more proficient writers. Students will learn and apply a variety of reading and writing strategies while continuing to develop English Language Proficiency. The course will utilize Virginia Standards of Learning in Language Arts in grades 6-8 and WIDA Standard for Language Arts.

Grades 6, 7, or 8
Background: Selection for this course is based on a set criteria including WIDA assessments and teacher recommendation.
This course is designed to build background knowledge, mathematical language, basic number sense, and computation skills in newcomer English learners in grades 6-8 with WIDA Proficiency Levels 1-2. The goal of the course is to promote language acquisition while helping students build their mathematical skills. Students will develop content specific vocabulary in the core area of middle school mathematics as aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning and the WIDA Language Standard of Mathematics.