English Language
Learners and
Academic Success
North Carolina Department
of Public Instruction
Ivanna M T Anderson
Lindsey Fults
Charlotte “Nadja” Trez
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NC Demographics
• 115 LEAs
– All with at least 1 LEP
• 149 Charters
– 99 with at least 1 LEP
• Approximately 300 languages
– Top 5: Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hmong,
Chinese
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LEP Students in NC
120000
100000
80000
60000
LEP
40000
2014-2015
2012-13
2010-11
2008-09
2006-07
2004-05
0
2002-03
20000
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NC English Learners
January 2013
60000
50000
40000
Born in US
30000
1st Generation
20000
10000
0
Gr K-5
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
78.6% of elementary LEPs and 54.7% of secondary LEPs are born in the U.S.
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Types of Language – Let’s try it!
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WIDA Standards
• Joined Consortium in 2008
• Initial training mostly to ESL teachers via
connections to existing initiatives (SIOP,
ExC-ELL), RttT Summer Institutes, RESA,
ELL Support Team, Internally
at LEAs/Charters
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WIDA Standards
• Expand to Content Teachers
• Need to build greater capacity
– Tie into existing initiatives
– Use what is available
– ASK! Sometimes they say YES!
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Why is building capacity so
important?
• English language learners have to learn more material in
less time than any other group of students.
• Addressing the needs of English language learners is
complex.
• The North Carolina Standard Course of Study in
conjunction with the WIDA Standards provide an
unprecedented opportunity to meet the needs of all
students who struggle with language development, and to
help all students master academic language through
rigorous and appropriate instruction.
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Collaboration
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21st Century
Teaching and Learning
is NOT
just for the students!
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RttT Modules
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It’s not just about the Modules!
• How can YOU take ideas from the modules
and adapt them to your environment?
• How do YOU build capacity in
understanding and use of the WIDA
Standards?
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https://ncees.homebase.ncpublicschools.gov/moodle/course/view.php?id=158
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https://ncees.homebase.ncpublicschools.gov/moodle/course/view.php?id=158
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Resources from WIDA
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Student Profiles
https://ncees.homebase.ncpublicschools.gov/moodle/mod/page/view.php?id=3361
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ELD Standards
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Training Videos
https://ncees.homebase.ncpublicschools.gov/moodle/mod/page/view.php?id=3362
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Activities
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Discussion Groups
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Connections to Rigor
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Testing and Score Reports
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• Curriculum and Instruction
• Legislation & Policy
• WIDA Modules
• Accountability
• LEP Coordinators
• NC Charter Schools
ESL Wikisite
http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
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Let’s Model the Can Do Philosophy
What could realistically be brought to life in
your environment?
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Contact Information
Regions 1, 2, 3
Regions 4, 5 and Charters
Lindsey Fults
Ivanna M T Anderson
ESL/Title III Consultant
ESL/Title III Consultant
NC DPI
NC DPI
919-807-3844
919-807-3860
lindsey.fults@dpi.nc.gov
ivanna.anderson@dpi.nc.gov
Regions 6, 7, 8
Charlotte “Nadja” Trez
ESL/Title III Consultant
NC DPI
919-807-3866
nadja.trez@dpi.nc.gov