The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program plays an integral part in the English language development of English language learners in kindergarten through Grade 12. In elementary and middle schools, the ESOL program offers services to students through a variety of delivery models such as co-teaching, push-in, and pull-out.
The ESOL curriculum merges content and language development. Students develop their language and literacy skills while acquiring content knowledge. Objectives for listening, speaking, and language skill development define the communicative part of the ESOL program. Objectives from language arts, science and social studies help focus ESOL instruction on what students need to know in order to succeed in the academic program. By combining content and language instruction, the ESOL program strives to build cognitive academic skills, as well as the basic ESOL skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in order to accelerate learning for all English language learners.
The ESOL program is staffed by certified ESOL teachers and ESOL paraeducators. For more information about the HCPSS ESOL Program, contact the program coordinator at 410-313-6669.
The ESOL curriculum merges content and language development. Students develop their language and literacy skills while acquiring content knowledge. Objectives for listening, speaking, and language skill development define the communicative part of the ESOL program. Objectives from language arts, science and social studies help focus ESOL instruction on what students need to know in order to succeed in the academic program. By combining content and language instruction, the ESOL program strives to build cognitive academic skills, as well as the basic ESOL skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in order to accelerate learning for all English language learners.
The ESOL program is staffed by certified ESOL teachers and ESOL paraeducators. For more information about the HCPSS ESOL Program, contact the program coordinator at 410-313-6669.