On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, we held our APS DLI Prospective Parent Virtual Town Hall. Click the links below to access the information that was shared. DLI Prospective Parent Virtual Town Hall Slide Deck: Download DLI Prospective Parent Town Hall March 2022 Zoom Recording: Download Video1843858205 Fore questions, reach out... Continue reading

There are many myths and misconceptions about language acquisition. Check out this article from Dual Language Schools: https://duallanguageschools.org/columns/myth-busters-in-dual-language-learning/ Continue reading

Linguistic distance is a concept that explores how different one language is from another. Studies have shown that this can impact the length of time it takes to become proficient in the second language. Take a look at the chart below: Source: https://www.languagetesting.com/how-long-does-it-take Continue reading

How long will it take my child to learn the second language? While the process can vary between students, it typically takes 1-3 years to acquire social language (the language of the playground) and at least five years or more to acquire academic language (the language of school). Students encountering... Continue reading

Dr. Janet Zadina explains the Truth Behind Brain-Based Learning Continue reading

Click the link to access a pdf of the ppt from the May EOY PLC: Download EOY PPT Continue reading

Per federal law, we must notify parents of their student's ACCESS proficiency scores and ESOL program status for the following year. The End of Year Letter is located in Project ELL. Make sure to provide the English version and the Home Language version. All End of Year letters should be... Continue reading

ESOL Program exit criteria are established by the Georgia Department of Education and approved by the State Board of Education (CDDGL 160-4-4-.02). Kindergarten Beginning in Spring 2018, GADOE established the following criteria for exiting Kindergarten students: The student must achieve a 4.5 in Writing and a 5.0 or greater in... Continue reading

Listed below are the Language Codes for 2019 - 2020 from GADOE for Student Record. Continue reading

ACCESS for ELLs® is a secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment administered to Kindergarten through 12th grade students who have been identified as English Learners (ELs). It is given annually in WIDA Consortium member states to monitor students' progress in learning academic English. ACCESS for ELLs® is only available to... Continue reading

APS ESOL teachers are required to maintain a folder for each ESOL student. This APS ESOL GREEN Folder assists the district in maintaining compliance with state and federal requirements for ESOL and Title III. The APS ESOL GREEN Folder is required to be stored in the student's perm file. A... Continue reading

APS ESOL utilizes Project ELL to supplement and enhance the ESOL/Title III program management. Listed below are resource guides to support APS ESOL teachers with utilizing Project ELL. Registering: Download Registering for Project ELL (Revised) Accessing Forms: Download How to access forms from Project ELL TPC Completion: Download How to... Continue reading

The College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) is Georgia's statewide accountability system that rates school performance. Implemented in 2012, CCRPI replaces the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measurement. The redesigned CCRPI has become a comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication platform for all educational stakeholders... Continue reading

Information for ESOL Eligibility for Students 1st - 12th For 1st Graders entering First Semester: 1. If any of the responses on the Home Language Survey on the APS Student Enrollment Form indicate a language other than English, the ESOL teacher must administer the Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing portions... Continue reading

Information for ESOL eligibility for Kindergarten For Kindergarteners entering First Semester: 1. If any of the responses on the Home Language Survey on the APS Student Enrollment Form indicate a language other than English, the ESOL teacher must administer the Listening and Speaking portions of the K MODEL. 2. If... Continue reading

English Learners are typically underrepresented in Gifted Programs across the U.S. The National Center for Research on Gifted Education has provided tips and guidance on how we can support the identification of our ELs for gifted services. For questions about the APS Gifted Program, contact the APS Gifted Team Office... Continue reading

ESOL Endorsement 2018-2019 Cohort The APS ESOL Endorsement program will begin August 30, 2018. Interested APS teachers from APS schools, including charter and partner schools, must do the following in order to be considered for a spot in this year's cohort: 1) Attend one of the three ESOL Endorsement Meetings... Continue reading

According to the National Center on Education Statistics, an English learner (EL) is an individual who, due to any of the reasons listed below, has sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language to be denied the opportunity to learn successfully in classrooms where the language of instruction... Continue reading

The U.S. Department of Education has launched a new interactive web page dedicated to data on English Learners with colorful maps, bar graphs and charts to provide a clearer understanding of America's diverse EL population. This new "data story" format is based on data from the Common Core of Data... Continue reading

The STAMP assessment will be administered to APS DLI students in 1st grade and up. We will only administer the listening and speaking portions of the assessment. The results will provide our DLI Spanish teachers with additional evidence of student progress as reviewed by an external evaluator.The STAMP assessment is... Continue reading

Learning a language is very different than learning content areas. In order to determine success with language, language teachers must ascertain the proficiency levels of their students. Many often confuse proficiency with performance or achievement. Quite simply put, proficiency is the ability to use language in a real-world situation. Performance... Continue reading

In order to provide our DLI Spanish teachers with additional data for identifying the Spanish proficiency levels of their students, APS will administer the STAMP test for Listening and Speaking in March 2018 for DLI students in grades 1st - 4th. Developed by AVANT Assessments, the STAMP 4Se (STAndards-based Measurement... Continue reading

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APS will begin implementing language proficiency reports in 2017-2018. These reports will assist teachers in communicating student performance relative to language proficiency targets for each language domain: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Reports will be sent home in May. Kindergarten: Download DLI-SPR - Kindergarten 2017-2018 - English 1st grade: Download... Continue reading

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