English Language Learners (ELL) in the Mainstream
New Jersey Department of Education
English Language Learners (ELL) in the Mainstream
Parent Support Checklist
From the first moment ELL parents enter the school, they should feel welcomed into their children's new educational environment. Every staff member should be sensitive to their needs. First impressions by intake staff are crucial to forming a partnership with parents.
Your School _________________________________________________
Your role in the school or district:
____Administrator ____Ell/Bilingual Teacher ____Regular Teacher
____Other (describe): _____________________________________
|How well does your school demonstrate its support|YES |Somewhat |NO |Ideas or activities, personnel, and funds to improve|
|for diversity and cultural pluralism? | | | |support. |
|1. Do the main office or the special services | | | | |
|office [e.g., registration area] and the hallways| | | | |
|reflect the acceptance of diversity by the school| | | | |
|community? | | | | |
|2. Has the school secretary, usually the first | | | | |
|person to greet parents, been sensitized to | | | | |
|linguistic needs of parents? Has she/he received | | | | |
|inservicing related to modifying her/his speech | | | | |
|[e.g., slower speed, fewer idiomatic expressions,| | | | |
|demonstrating through visual presentation, etc.].| | | | |
|3. Is every effort made to provide native | | | | |
|language directions for completion of forms? | | | | |
|Registration forms | | | | |
|Health forms, including immunizations, health | | | | |
|history, allergies, accidents? | | | | |
|4. Is there a trained person available to assist | | | | |
|with registration and medical forms, if no native| | | | |
|language directions are available? | | | | |
|ESL | | | | |
|Bilingual | | | | |
|foreign language teacher | | | | |
|other trained person | | | | |
|5. Has the school district tapped into the | | | | |
|community to provide newcomer families with | | | | |
|registration and orientation assistance in native| | | | |
|language? | | | | |
|6. Are parents encouraged to participate in | | | | |
|school activities? | | | | |
|7. Are materials [e.g., parent handbooks in | | | | |
|native language] and training provided to help | | | | |
|parents become active partners in their | | | | |
|children's education? Programs such as Family | | | | |
|ESL, Family Reading, and Family Math encourage | | | | |
|parental involvement. | | | | |
|8. Does the school have a plan to help parents | | | | |
|understand that specialized programs such as ESL,| | | | |
|bilingual education, speech and language, and | | | | |
|basic skills are programs to help their children | | | | |
|learn and succeed in their new school | | | | |
|environment? | | | | |
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