English Language Learners

English Language Development

Canoga’s English Language Development (ELD) program maximizes student potential and growth opportunities. Foremost, the ELD curriculum assists students in achieving spoken and written fluency in the English Language. Courses are designed to support English Learners (ELs) as they progress towards Reclassification.

English Learners comprise a variety of student populations: some are newcomers to the country, some are Long Term English Learners (LTELs), and some are students with disabilities.

Canoga’s ELD program and staff nurture academic excellence, personal success, and social responsibility for each student by providing the following services and activities to foster student development: orientations for recent arrivals; parent informational meetings; specialized support classes throughout the program; achievement and award ceremonies; career fairs; parent conferences; specialized teacher training; and additional activities that facilitate the education of the whole child. Canoga’s ELD program receives outstanding results, which have been recognized at the district and state levels.

ELD Courses

ELD classes for Recent Arrivals:

· ELD 1, ELD 2, ELD 3, and ELD 4 “English Language Development:

These courses are for English learners who are recent arrivals to U.S. schools ( 6 years or less). These courses are what used to be called “English as a Second Language (ESL).”

ELD classes for LTEL students:

· L&L 1 & 2 “Literacy and Language” and ADV ELD 1 & 2 “Advanced ELD”: These LTEL courses are support classes for ELs (6 years or more), including ELs with disabilities, to help students reclassify as Fluent English Proficient (RFEP).

Reclassification

EL students are monitored to ensure that they achieve great success not only expanding their language skills, but also in mastering their grade level academic coursework. Our goal for EL students is to meet the reclassification criteria to earn the distinction of Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP).

Parent Involvement

We encourage parents to be involved in school activities. Parents can join the English Learners Advisory Committee (ELAC) as well as other parent committees to be updated with issues concerning English Learners and help our school make important decisions to better serve our English learning students. ELAC meets one Wednesday of the month at 8:30 am in the Parent Center