Welcome! Beinvenidos! Wilkommen! Salaam! Bienvenue! Shalom! Benvenuto! Kangei! Hwan- yeong! Huanying!
Dear Families,
Welcome to the English as a Second Language (ESL) webpage. This website has been created so I can keep you informed and in touch with different things we are doing in ESL. I'm so excited that you decided to stop in and check out my site.
ESL is a very exciting place where students learning English get a chance to practice listening, speaking, reading and writing in English. My aim is to help students succeed in their regular classroom by paralleling their classroom curriculum. I use ESL strategies such as adding pictures to content vocabulary, pantomime, use of song to further scaffold the student's learning. I hope that the addition of this website will help strengthen our home/school connection.
You are your child's first teacher! :o)
Learning at Home
1. Read with your child every day. You can read in English and/or in your native language. Talk about the things that are happening in the book and pictures.
2. Find reasons for your child to write. Ask them to write thank-you cards, birthday cards, or grocery lists. Your child can also write about his or her day in a journal. Don't worry about spelling mistakes. The more practice your child gets, the better!
3. Talk to your child about things that happen during their day at school or at home. You can ask them to tell you about one thing they learned at school or about a television show they watched at home. Tell them stories about your day or about other important events from your life. It does not matter what language you use, a rich language environment will help your child learn!
4. Look for the letters of the alphabet with your child and ask them the sounds of the letters you find. You can find letters on street signs or go for a "letter hunt" at the grocery store. You can also have your child cut letters out of your junk mail to create new words.
5. Solve math "problems" around the your home and neighborhood. You can sort clothing by color when doing laundry, count, add, or subtract at the grovery store, or use fractions when cooking.
6. Visit the library with your child. At the library you can borrow books, use computers, or participate in programs for children or adults!
Evergreen Park Library
9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805
(708) 422-8522
Hours of operation:
Monday -Thursday 9:00am- 9:00pm
Friday- Saturday 9:00am- 5:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm- 4:00pm
Dear Families,
Welcome to the English as a Second Language (ESL) webpage. This website has been created so I can keep you informed and in touch with different things we are doing in ESL. I'm so excited that you decided to stop in and check out my site.
ESL is a very exciting place where students learning English get a chance to practice listening, speaking, reading and writing in English. My aim is to help students succeed in their regular classroom by paralleling their classroom curriculum. I use ESL strategies such as adding pictures to content vocabulary, pantomime, use of song to further scaffold the student's learning. I hope that the addition of this website will help strengthen our home/school connection.
You are your child's first teacher! :o)
Learning at Home
1. Read with your child every day. You can read in English and/or in your native language. Talk about the things that are happening in the book and pictures.
2. Find reasons for your child to write. Ask them to write thank-you cards, birthday cards, or grocery lists. Your child can also write about his or her day in a journal. Don't worry about spelling mistakes. The more practice your child gets, the better!
3. Talk to your child about things that happen during their day at school or at home. You can ask them to tell you about one thing they learned at school or about a television show they watched at home. Tell them stories about your day or about other important events from your life. It does not matter what language you use, a rich language environment will help your child learn!
4. Look for the letters of the alphabet with your child and ask them the sounds of the letters you find. You can find letters on street signs or go for a "letter hunt" at the grocery store. You can also have your child cut letters out of your junk mail to create new words.
5. Solve math "problems" around the your home and neighborhood. You can sort clothing by color when doing laundry, count, add, or subtract at the grovery store, or use fractions when cooking.
6. Visit the library with your child. At the library you can borrow books, use computers, or participate in programs for children or adults!
Evergreen Park Library
9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805
(708) 422-8522
Hours of operation:
Monday -Thursday 9:00am- 9:00pm
Friday- Saturday 9:00am- 5:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm- 4:00pm