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English Learners have very challenging and specific needs. These needs are being met through collaboration with the general education teacher and the English Learner Specialists (EL).
It takes most students 1-3 years to acquire Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) and 3-7 years to develop Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP). The length it takes students to acquire English varies a great deal. There are many different variables that affect the language acquisition process, including time in school, access to rigorous research-based instruction, background knowledge, years in the country, age/grade, and language level. As students develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, they increase participation in their educational environments. Our goal is to provide our students with the necessary strategies to successfully increase language acquisition.
For more complete information about our EL service- please see our LCASD EL Handbook
Angela Wachtel
Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
