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Mount Horeb Area School District currently offers instruction in English as the primary means to support English Learners acquire the English language. The program model for English Learners and immigrant students follows an “Integrated Mainstream or Co-teaching” model with instances of pull-out for small group instruction and support.
ESL certified staff work with general education classroom staff in various capacities depending on each student’s language and content area needs. As all general education classroom content and curriculum is aligned to state standards, every effort is made for students to receive the general education curriculum with their peers. Therefore, ESL staff work closely with classroom teachers to understand lesson content and then front load academic and content-specific concepts (especially vocabulary) to EL students in small groups. This has been made easier with recent pushes for content and grade level curricular alignment. Also, many purchased curricular resources also offer EL support and resources; this is available in our Everyday Math and Journeys reading programs at the K-5 levels.
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