What is the guideline for instructional placement of ESL students?
Cougar asked:
Which students should be placed with a certified ESL teacher? High functioning, middle functioning or low? I’m not ESL certified & had high students who did extremely well this year. The low students were placed with another non-certified ESL teacher while the middle functioning were placed with the ESL certified teacher. Next year, they are placing the high students with the certified teacher. This doesn’t make sense to me. What are the guidelines?
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Which students should be placed with a certified ESL teacher? High functioning, middle functioning or low? I’m not ESL certified & had high students who did extremely well this year. The low students were placed with another non-certified ESL teacher while the middle functioning were placed with the ESL certified teacher. Next year, they are placing the high students with the certified teacher. This doesn’t make sense to me. What are the guidelines?
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:26 am
The teacher may also be an English major. As an ESL instructor, you may not have the background in English that may require novel studies that he or she has done.
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
The guidelines vary by state and by district. Check with your state board of education and your local district. It also depends on what the scoring criteria was for determining their ESL level as well as the length of time in the country and predominant home language.