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The Half Hollow Hills PTA Diversity Committee proudly sponsors the forum:
THE REALITIES OF OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS... WELCOME TO AMERICA!
OCTOBER 18TH FROM 7PM‐9PM AT HIGH SCHOOL WEST AUDITORIUM We invite the community to attend this enlightening and informative event that will provide an overview of the District’s English as a Second Language program. Guest Panel: Mr. Francesco L. Fratto, Director of World Languages and English as a Second Language (ESL), Ms. Donna Gross, Director of HSW Guidance, Ms. Pilar Mancera, parent, and Ms. Elizabeth Schwarz, ESL teacher Forum Highlights include….
Community awareness of students with limited English proficiency in our district What is the difference between a bilingual, dual language and ESL program? The 20+ languages that our English Language learners speak Accepting English Language Learners (ELLs) in our classroom Addressing the academic needs of ELLs Obstacles faced by ELLs How long does it take to learn English? What the community can do to help ease the transition for families of ELLs? What can ELLs teach native English speaking students?
Extra Classroom Credit for all World Language Students that attend* For Questions, please contact Michele Cole – michelecole@optonline.net 917/825‐7237 or Jo Ann Linden – joannjlin@aol.com 631/662‐8264 *World Language classroom teachers will determine how to handle the extra credit.