SYLLABUS
High School Developmental Reading l (Fall 2015)
High School Developmental Reading ll (Spring 2016)
English Elective 1 (Fall 2015)
English Elective ll (Spring 2016)
Monday –Friday 9:41-11:14;11:44-1:21 (Fall 2015)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Arcadia High School Newcomer Program is a two block program serving students in one high
school. Newcomers have three hours of English. Students generally remain in the program for one
year.
INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS
Students will learn how to listen, speak, read, and write in English. By the end of the class they will
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have completed Level 1 of Rosetta Stone.
read on a second-third grade level, which includes vocabulary, phonics, and being able to
answer who, what, when, where, and why questions.
score Level 2 on the WIDA test
NEEDS AND RESOURCES
Required Materials
To successfully complete this course, the students will need
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the textbook, Inside the USA by National Geographic
Practice Book , Inside the USA
notebooks, folders, markers, scissors, and colored pencils (supplied by the teacher)
the textbook, Corrective Reading B1 by SRA
Workbook, Corrective Reading B1
computers for the Rosetta Stone program (supplied by the school)
Online Resource: www.learnamericanenglishonline.com
Course Outline
DATE
September
2015
October 2015
November
2015
December
2015
January 2016*
February 2016
March 2016
TOPICS
Inside the USA
-Greetings and
Good-byes
-Family
-Places in the
World
-Unit 1 Test
-School Tools
and Places
-Unit 2 Test
-Time and Days
of the Week
-School Subjects
-School Places
and Workers
-Unit 3 Test
-Classroom
Activities
-Outdoor
Activities
-The Arts
-Unit 4 Test
-Food
-Money
-Unit 5 Test
-Print Materials
-Technology
-Signs and Safety
-Unit 6 Test
-Parts of the
Body
-Feelings
-Unit 7 Test
TOPICS
Rosetta Stone
Language Basics
Corrective Reading
B1 Lessons
Fry Word
Lists
First 100
-1-80
Unit 1: Lessons 1, 2
-Forming Plurals
-Greetings /Farewells
-People, animals
Unit 1: Lessons 3-5
-Pronouns
- Colors, sizes
-Questions-answers
-Numbers 1-6
-Clothing
Unit 2:Lessons 1, 2
-Family
-Numbers 7-12
-Prepositions: in, on,
under
-Nouns, articles
First 100
-81-100
-phrases
Second 100
-1-40
Unit 2: Lessons 3-5
-Greetings/Introductions
-Flags
-Clothing; dressing for
weather
-Conversational dialogue
Unit 3: Lessons 1, 2
-Work and School
-Days of the week
-Calendar times
-When, but, before, after
-Time-of-day greetings
Unit 3-Lessons 3-5
-Numbers to 69
-Subject-verb agreement
-Why and because
-Morning routine
-Vocabulary word on the
town
Second 100
-phrases
Third 100
-1-20
Unit 4-Lessons 1,2
-Need, want
-Buying, selling, shopping
-Currency, costs
-Preferred activities
Second 100
-40--100
Lessons 1-10
-phonemic awareness
-Letter/vowel sounds
-Read decodable text
-Note details
-Mastery Test 1
Lessons 11-15
-phonemic awareness(ed, -ing, -s)
-sound combinations
-High frequency words
-Read decodable text
-Draw inferences,
note details, and predict
-fluency assessment
Lessons 16-20
--phonemic awareness(ed, -ing, -s)
-sound combinations
-High frequency words
-Read decodable text
-Draw inferences,
note details, and predict
-fluency assessment
-Mastery Test 2
Third 100
-21-100
Third 100
-phrases
Fourth 100
-1-60
Fourth 100
-61-100
-phrases
Fifth 100
-1-20
April 2016
-Clothing
-Weather
-Unit 8 Test
Unit 4-Lessons 3-5
-Size
-More, less
-Same, different
-Reading “to-do” lists
-Speaking of shopping
May 2016
-Community
Places and
Workers
-Community
Places and
Products
-Vehicles
-Unit 9 Test
-Seasons,
Months, and
Activities
-Making Things
-Celebrations
-Unit 10 Test
Level 1, Part 1 review
June 2016**
Level 1, Part 2 review
Lessons 21-25
-Vowel sounds, letter
combinations
-High frequency words
-Read decodable text
-Draw inferences, note
details, predict, main
idea
-Fluency assessment
Lessons 26-30
-Suffixes (-est, -ly, -er)
-Sound combinations
-High frequency words
-Read decodable text
--Draw inferences, note
details, predict
-Fluency assessment
-Mastery Test 3
Fifth 100
-21-80
Lessons 31-35
-Suffixes (-est, -ly, -er, en)
-Sound combinations
-High frequency words
-Read decodable text
--Draw inferences, note
details, predict, main
idea
-Fluency assessment
Fry Word Lists
Review (fourth and
fifth 100)
*Exams: 28th and 29th
**Exams: 15th and 16th
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Classroom Rules
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No talking while I am teaching.
No food.
Speak English. No other language unless I say it’s OK.
Follow directions.
Be respectful to fellow students and the teacher.
3 warnings=ISS
Grading Policies
Fifth 100
-80-100
-phrases
Fry Word Lists
Review (first-third
100)
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Homework: 10%
Classwork: 20%
Quiz: 30%
Test: 40%
Grading Scale
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A = 100-90
B = 89-80
C = 79-70
D = 69-60
F = 59-0
CONTACT INFORMATION
 Name: Wendy Hall, ESL teacher/Reading Specialist
 Phone Number: 757-824-5613
 Email address: wendy.hall@accomack.k12.va.us