English Languages Learners
English Language Learner (ELL) classes are held during the school day for students who need extra help with their listening, speaking, reading and writing of English.
Students are withdrawn from their home classroom to work in small groups of 4-8 children. This gives students the opportunity to practise English skills in a small supportive environment and to take these skills back to their home classroom to contribute and feel more confident.
We encourage families to keep up their child’s learning of their home language with the ultimate goal for students to be fluently bilingual.
A child’s competence in their first language significantly affects the amount of time it takes for them to become proficient in their second language. Children who arrive at school with a strong command of their first language and a developed range of concepts in that language are in a very good position to learn English.