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The goal of the ESOL program is to help the English Language Learners (ELLs) enrolled in the ESOL program to learn enough English to function linguistically and culturally in the Montgomery County Public Schools and in the mainstream of American society.
The education of the ELLs is a collaborative responsibility shared by the ESOL teacher, the classroom teacher, all other appropriate MCPS staff, as well as the ELL student.
The Division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs views ESOL curriculum and instruction as a core academic area in its own right. Structured, systematic instruction in the ESOL content area, using the rigorous, locally developed standards-based ESOL curriculum, supports the annual measurable achievement objective (AMAO) in progress in and attainment of English language proficiency, as well as adequate yearly progress (AYP) in reading, math, and science.
The ESOL curriculum presents an integrated approach of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This means that while the emphasis of the lesson may for a while be on one particular skill, the other skills need to be incorporated to complete the lesson. |
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