English Learner Path to College Readiness Michelle Mullen.

English Learner Path to College Readiness

Michelle Mullen

AVID’s ELL Initiative

AVID Mission

ELL MissionTo ensure that English language learner students, especially long-

term ELL’s, have full access to AVID and college-preparatory coursework.

AVID Elective ELL Support

ELL support strategies for AVID elective teachers

and tutors.

Core Content Area ELL Support

Current ELL Write Path book and training for ELD and ELA teachers Write Path: infusion of key ELL strategies as books/training are revised ADD SI strand, Path training, and ToT for math, science, and social science content teachers on ELL support strategies.

Curriculum & Instructional SupportSupport for teachers to meet the needs of their English language learners in college

preparatory courses

AVID’s ELL Initiative

AVID Mission

ELL MissionTo ensure that English language learner students, especially long-

term ELL’s, have full access to AVID and college-preparatory coursework.

Summer & Yearlong Course Sequence

Language development courses with AVID “overlay” starting

summer between 6th & 7th grades and continuing through summer between 8th & 9th, including 7th grade year-long elective & 8th

grade year-long elective

ELCR Team

Content area and ELCR course teachers work together to plan instruction and support

students.

Spanish for Spanish Speakers

Courses available starting in middle

school as pathway to AP Spanish in high

school.

English Learner Path to College Readiness (ELCR)

Middle school “Pre-AVID” English language development

courses for intermediate ELLs to accelerate academic language

acquisition and entrance to AVID and college preparatory high

school course work.

English Learner Path to College Readiness Pilot

KEY FOCUS:

Academic language building with AVID strategies for support

What It’s Not:

An AVID class for ELL students Is not part of certification Primary focus is LANGUAGE first


Goal: Interrupt the path to long-term ELL status, accelerate academic language acquisition, and put on path to AVID and college preparatory coursework


Garden Grove Unified School District (CA)

Called “College Success Path” (CSP) in GG

1st cohort of students: 103 students at 4 intermediate schools (8th grade now)

2nd cohort at three of the four schools started in August; ~90 students (7th grade)

Who are the students?

US schools: 4 years or more (as of 6th grade)

CELDT: Overall intermediate with a couple early advanced

CST ELA: Lower band of basic and mid-upper band of below basic

District benchmarks: Below proficient

First language: Mostly Spanish College: When asked, interested

in going to college; some had had prior discussions with parents, most had not

Who are the teachers?

2 teachers are science and social studies as well as AVID teachers; 4 teachers are English and social science teachers but not AVID

Each site has a CSP content team comprised of the 7th and 8th grade ELA, science, social science, and math teachers

who have the CSP students

How are we researching pilot?

Larry Guthrie (CREATE) developed first year research proposal beginning Jan. 2009

Research questions: What are outcomes for students? How is CSP implemented at each school site? What professional development was provided for

teachers and what was the impact on their instruction?

Quantitative and qualitative data collected

ELA 2008: Basic = 300; Proficient = 350; Advanced = 394ELA 2009: Basic = 300; Proficient = 350; Advanced = 401Math 2008: Basic = 300; Proficient = 350; Advanced = 415Math 2009: Basic = 300; Proficient = 350; Advanced = 414

CELDT 2007-08: Intermediate = 492; Early advanced = 552; Advanced = 602CELDT 2008-09: Intermediate = 502; Early advanced = 556; Advanced = 610

Pilot Expansion

Getting feedback from critical friends: Poway, Fresno, Albuquerque, Plano

Considering 1-2 additional districts in and outside of CA.

Osceola, FL grant application includes ELCR

What are the ELCR (CSP) courses students are taking?

Summer between 6th & 7th: 2 week CSP summer course with 1 week at Tiger Woods Learning Center (TWLC)

7th grade year-long CSP elective 2 week CSP summer course with one full day

at TWLC starting leadership course (to continue 1 day per quarter in 8th grade)

8th grade year-long CSP elective 1 week combined CSP/AVID summer

leadership course bridging to high school

What is included in the courses?

7 strands Reading: preview/review text processing for

content-area texts; reading routines: CN, narrative “movie”, KWO, socratic; hot topic readings; summer reading

Writing: targeted focus lessons for “bugs” and style; language frames; academic summary; infusion of academic language—content and AWL

Oral Language: appropriate language register; academic language scripts; elaboration and accuracy; public speaking skills (speech & debate)

What is included in the courses?

Strands continued Academic vocabulary: history of English; word

analysis/word parts study; AWL; word relationship chart; idioms & figurative language

Study skills: tutorials, Cornell notes, Costa’s levels, binders, time management, goal setting, test prep

Self-determination/leadership: successful class interactions (teambuilding, SLANT, conflict resolution, I messages, etc); dealing with issues; personal responsibility; motivation; college & career activities (research, field trips, debate, etc.)

English Learner Path to College Readiness Michelle Mullen.

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