DISTRICT GOAL
The goal of the Department of Education (DOE) is to provide students identified as English Language Learners (ELLs) with adequate, appropriate and equitable education.
PROGRAM TYPES AVAILABLE
The program types available at Adacao are Sheltered, Consultation and Follow-Up.
- Sheltered Program: Reading, writing and language are taught in the ESL classroom where appropriate modifications are made to the regular curriculum.
- Consultation: This program facilitates communication and provides opportunity for collaboration between the ESL Teacher and the regular classroom teacher(s).
- Pull-Out Program: This program combines students from several different classes for intensive English Language instruction.
- Follow-up: Designated for students with a parental waiver or students who have met all criteria for exiting the ESL Program.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
A student who meets the following criteria is identified as an ELL and is thereby entitled to ESL Services:
- comes from a home environment where a language other than English is spoken, and
- scores at a non-proficient level on an English Language Proficiency Assessment (3 or below on the LAS LINKS or NP or AP on LAS Placement).
PROGRAM FOCUS
- Reading: Students learn phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension strategies and skills, vocabulary and fluency to help build literacy skills.
- Language: Students learn complete sentences, parts of speech, spelling and sight words. Students are participate in discussions with their partner, their groups and the whole class to help develop proficient speaking and listening skills.
- Writing: Students produce and publish their original writing through the writing process of Pre-Writing, Drafting, Editing and/or Revising and Publishing.
ABOUT THE TEACHERS
Mrs. Tatiano is the Primary ESL Teacher and ESL Coordinator at Adacao Elementary School. She has been teaching with GDOE for twelve years. She has been at AES for eleven years. This is her seventh year as an ESL teacher. She has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood/ Elementary Education and a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at the University of Guam.
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Ms. Cruz is the Intermediate ESL Teacher. She has been teaching with GDOE for twelve years. She has been at AES for seven years as a first grade teacher. This is her first year as an ESL teacher. She has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Early/Elementary Education and a Master of Arts in Reading at the University of Guam.
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