RVISD's Emergent Bilingual-English as a Second Language (ESL) program promotes accelerated academic achievement for English Learners focused on:
Title III, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as reauthorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), aims to ensure that English learners (ELs) and immigrant students attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English. Title III will also assist all English learners meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet.
LINKS FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES:
ESC 11 English Learner Support Website
Parent Guide for English Learners-English
Parent Guide for English Learners- Spanish
LPAC Parent Training Resources
Kid's Health Bilingual Families
Read Conmigo: Read Conmigo books feature creative, fresh and engaging stories in both English and Spanish, so that Latino parents and children can read aloud together.
Read Conmigo (en español)
Read Conmigo Educational Activites
Read Conmigo Educational Activities (en español)
Links for Teachers:
ESL Campus Administrator Checklist
Newcomer Toolkit --This is a great resource for interventions
TEA Website for Bilingual and ESL Programs
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS(ELPS) This site contains all areas of the English Language Proficiency Standards as described in Texas Administrative Code Chapter 74.4. This site helps parents become involved in the process of assisting their own children at home as they learn the English language