ESL Companion
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1. a There is a maximum of 240 characters in each box 1 Click the Step level to choose the descriptors Initial Assessment ReadifAberean naire sunt ee iiesgim aslo ga 2 Choose the appropriate Copy Selected Comments to ESL ELD Student Tracking Forn A descriptors and click Select E initial Assessment Interprets text by retelling information rom atextbyweinga ea combination of gestures visuals first language and English eo Makes connections by matching words and pictures Select i Step 2 y matening words ane piures p 3 When complete click the Step 3 Uses concepts of English print e g directionality of print English Select Svak alphabet sound symbol patterns upper and lower case letters Copy Selected Oral Sten 6 Locates information in a text using visual cues Select gt Comn iiis Comments to add the comments into the box Section D ESL ELD Program Descriptors These descriptors are all taken from the Ministry document Steps To English Proficiency in the areas of Reading Writing and Oral Communication All descriptors input with a simple point and click from the drop down menu button Select those that are most appropriate to the students ESL ELD program ESL ELD Program Descriptors F DJ Spelling LEVEL i Writing 3 T Spelling LEVELI Oral Communication Click the trees to choose the appropriate descriptors Set the approp2. Address bar and click Enter or GO Es A R 2 Ballin 1 Click Web Applications then Be ie rc TCDSB Web Applications Permit Portal Help oyee a amp Train edule E sci ama 2 Under All School Apps click on English Language Learners ELL Companion SS SSMARTEIND H School Leeming an Fnorover mms H EXPRESS Self Directe os Self ipod ShsrePoint dents Shsrepoint T TCDSB Sta SharePoint eams S h and ags H sk Directory E E 3 rosYon Services woe 1 NTIP oan ZL dent Transoortstion Service New Teacher p TCOSB We i indusi n program RACS Tenspenatic SU Stsffing Report z0 Bas RMS ES mares te StaffiLogin b Ma a School Year 2013 2014 School Name St Gabriel CatholigAchool 0256 Effective Date 2013 08 27 All Schools Apps Exit Survey Forn Entry Survey Form 7 Individual Education Plan IEP Historical OSR Companion 3 Enter your User ID and your PN Password and click Login Domain CEC ELL Manual for Elementary Teacher ERTE ELL Manual for Secondary Teacher lf your Login is successful the Secondary ELL Application Menu is displayed If access is denied please contact the Help Desk helpdesk tcdsb org or ext 4357 to request access 2 Accessing All ELL Students 1 Click Student Management then click the ELL Student List to list all qualified students 6 years or less in Canada English language learners ELLs The school s
3. S FSUELD Repaid then ESL ELD Report List choose the format of the list you 2 List BS Seer require either Adobe PDF form non changeable or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet form These lists are not changeable while in the Reports tab but the Excel list can be organized by category User Profile py OSETR Help le e RL Dae i All ELL Student List up to 6 years This is the list of those English language learners who have arrived within the past six years to Canada or are from non English speaking homes This list is useful for identifying all grade 10 ELLs who are first time eligible for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test Student Management ESL Report List sana Aa __ te Pleabe Select apc Click the Format required select fa a eport Output format lt PDF Excel gt All ELL Student List then sick All ELL Student List up to 6 years ELL Supported Students List Print under File It may be beneficial to Save the list each term in your Documents under ELL Folder current school year fa Print Blank Form Note In Excel format teachers may sort by numerous categories i e by Grade Country of Birth ESL ELD Level Grade Arrival Date in Canada Gender etc On the All ELL Student List up to 6 years students highlighted in red are simply to indicate that they are outside the funding period of 4 years They are stil
4. ELL Student Tracking Form for any ELL students _who are in an ESL ELD course This form is best completed at the beginning of the school year after each English language learner has been assessed as to their proficiency in English either at the OC or in house As well the form can be completed at the end of the school year or updated throughout the year if changes in student status occur A final version of the form should be included in each students OSR at the end of June The form can be done in addition to the student Report card Itis also advisable that ELL teachers save an electronic copy of each completed form labelled by student name in a separate ELL file labelled for the school year The tracking form is dynamic text boxes will expand as needed so when printing the form may print out over several pages Many boxes contain dropwdown menu items to help teachers in selecting the appropriate comments for each student s program Teachers always have the option to modify delete parts or simply add your own comments within the boxes Spell Check is also enabled to ensure accuracy TCDSB Page 7 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 Section A Student Demographic Information When the school secretary inputs each ELL student s registration information into Trillium it will automatically feed into this form as well as the student progress report card Check this information
5. to ensure its accuracy and avoid later corrections to the system Only the school secretary may access Trillium if changes are needed to student information Change the Date using the drop down menu There are also two other drop down menu buttons one to note the ELL Teacher and the other for any Other Teachers who are responsible for student programming for instance the Special Education teacher if the student has an IEP ELL teachers will also need to determine the student s ability to Read and Write in their Native Language s and check the appropriate boxes if applicable A sample of student writing in first language may be obtained for inclusion in the student s OSR Vf ESL Tracking Form SEC Windows Internet Explorer To change current date use rin Elementary ESL ELD Student Tracking Form School Year 20122013 TO BE COMPLETED AT BEGINNING amp END OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDE IN OSR drop w down menu Date 2013 01 24 _ Student Name School Test Father Henry Carr Catholic Sociniary Schoo Determine the student s ability a e i to read and write in their Arrival Date in Canada 2010 07 26 Country of Birth iraq Native language s Arabic Able to Read Able to Write dominant language and check Designation Program Model z Level 7 the boxes if applicable Classroom Teacher ESL ELD Teacher Principal Designate Other s Section B Student Information This section of the form is impor
6. total student number of ELLs is listed at the top is ie sqem ant j Student Managemen Click on the ELL Student List ELL Student List tab to locate all your ELLs TCDSB Page 3 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 Print page To print a copy of the ELL Student List from this screen right click and select Print This is also effective if the student list is first sorted by category see below lf a student you are looking for does not appear under this list see page 4 for using the Search Students tab to locate them 2 Sorting by Categories Students are sorted by name but clicking on any heading in the blue bar will enable teachers to sort the student list by the different categories such as by Grade ESL ELD Level Birth Country Arrival Date etc Student Name Student No Birth Date Birth Country Arrival Date Language Spoken at Home 3 Program Model Double clicking on any ESL ELD space activates a drop down list so that either ESL or ELD can be selected if not indicated whichever applies to the student 4 Clicking on the ESL ELD Level or Stage space activates the drop down list for selecting the student ESL ELD course leve 1 A 2 B 3 4 D 5 E that applies to the student if not already indicated E Qualified 284 ar A M ESL Extended N me Search Stu de nts Can also be Birth Dat Grade E
7. SL EL Zuel Arrival Date PETE RER Status 1907705 28 10 ESL 2010 07 26 Arabic Active selected by course Cc Io ETAZ ene A 1994 12 27 12 Iraq 2011 04 11 Arabic Active code u nder Class 5 l a e 3 1995 11 14 12 Iraq 2010 07 12 Arabic Active 1994 04 16 12 Iraq 2010 10 15 Greek Active G LC 203 06 1996 02 23 11 Iraq 2010 10 15 Greek Active 1994 02 11 12 ESL ESL 4 Iraq 2011 08 10 Assyrian Active 1996 11 04 11 Iraq 2010 06 28 Assyrian Active 1993 12 18 12 Iraq 2010 08 26 Arabic PreReg 1995 12 04 12 Iraq 2012 04 25 Arabic Active 1995 01 09 i 12 Ghana 2010 10 22 English Active 1997 02 25 10 ESL ESL 4 Iraq 2011 07 13 Assyrian Active 1995 06 01 12 ESL ESL 4 Iraq 2011 07 13 Assyrian Active 1996 08 23 11 Ghana 2010 09 26 Twi Active 1998 03 30 09 Nigeria 2010 06 02 _ Yoruba Active 1995 09 22 12 Nigeria 2010 06 02 English Active 1996 02 09 ii ELD ELD 4 Iraq 2011 06 28 Arabic Active 1998 06 26 09 ESL ESL 3 Iraq 2011 12 29 Assyrian Active 11995 09 19 12 E 2011 in4 15 TYoruha Active Who is on the ELL Student List The ELL Student List contains all students in your school who meet the Ministry criteria for who is considered an English Language Learner Under Ministry regulations all students in the province who meet the following criteria would be considered qualified as English Langua
8. TCDSB Web Applications Secondary ELL Companion USER MANUAL Secondary Data Entry of ELL Students and Student ESL ELD Management in Trillium Management using Steps To English Proficiency amp Procedure Contact the ELL Department if you have any ESL or ELD related questions at 416 222 8282 extension 2715 or peter heydon tcdsb org 2013 2014 Page 1 USER MANUAL Version 5 1 September2013 Table of Contents 1 2 Accessing the Secondary ELL Companion in Trillium Accessing All ELL Students Who is on the ELL Student List To Find Any Student Not Listed Printing ELL Student Lists Help and Manuals How and when do use the new ELL Student Tracking Form section A Student Demographic Information Section B Special Student Information Section C Initial Assessment Section D ESL ELD Program Descriptors Section E ELL Program Accommodations Modifications amp Assessment section F Mathematics Program Secondary ELL Student Tracking Form Information Secondary ELL Student Tracking Form Template TCDSB Page 2 of 13 Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form pg 3 pg 3 pg 4 pgs pg 6 pg 7 pg 7 pg 8 pg 8 pg 8 pg 9 pg 10 pg 11 pg 11 pg 12 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 1 Accessing the Secondary ELL Companion in Trillium Access the TCDSB Intranet Web Page via your Secondary Teacher Link or enter Intranet in the
9. ent not found in the ELL Student List users can use the Search Students tab Although the student list will only display about 100 students on the screen at a time any student in the school can be located as follows ment a Search Students lists all students in the school lt is useful in order to find and identify other potential ELLs prior to the Literacy test Reports User Profile Help To Search you have three options shown below 1 Enter Student Last Name you need only the first few letters of the last name OR 2 Enter Student First Name you need only the first few letters of the first name OR 3 Enter any Grade you need to include the two digit grade 09 10 11 or 12 4 Click on Search when the search returns click on the correct student s name 6 If the student s name has not appeared check for correct spelling or check if the Student is registered in Trillium with a different last name TCDSB Page 5 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 4 Printing ELL Student Lists Educators have the option of printing two student lists from the Companion see the first print option on page 2 Note If you receive a message pop up may be blocked by Google tool bar hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on the list name again Sidet anaana In order to print out any of these class lists first click the Reports tab
10. ge Learners 1 Students born in a non English speaking country 2 Students who have recently arrived in Canada within the past 6 years currently those who have arrived since September 2007 3 Students who speak a language other than English at home TCDSB Page 4 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 Students whose data has been correctly entered at Registration into the Trillium system usually by the Elementary School Orientation Centre or Guidance Dept Students who do not meet this ELL designation should not be ignored as they may still need support for their courses and or for the OSSLT Teachers are advised to also check the Reports function Go to Intranet Web Applications Reports School Reports Students By Language Mother Tongue select format All students who speak another language at home including Canadian born ELLs are considered English language learners and may still benefit from accommodations in subject classes and the special provisions provided for ELLs for the OSSLT Decisions as to who would most benefit from these accommodations should be made on an individual basis and in consultation with subject teachers and the Guidance Department 3 To Find Any Student Not Listed Some ELLs who are Canadian born or from immigrant communities that are not on this list may in fact still need program support To access these or any other stud
11. l entitled to receive ESL ELD program support if required and may in fact still benefit from program accommodations in their regular courses and from OSSLT Special Provisions TCDSB Page 6 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 To review the Secondary ESL ELD curriculum document http www edu gov on ca eng curriculum secondary esl912currb pdf 7 b gt Y 5 Help and Manuals Use Help tab to access a copy of the User Profile School Year 2073 User Manual or to find contact Student Managemen information for the web application Reports Sf ma Fr See the Step Transition to Secondary School Guide User Profle for information on elementary ESL ELD levels and secondary course placement Also see the Step Secondary Assessment Summary a quick checklist to help teachers determine ESL ELD gol student English proficiency levels naar a CFaSIEE Seconda Assessment Summan If you have any trouble with the ELL icali z E E A Companion application contact the Help Desk at helpodesk tcdsb org or 416 222 8282 extension 4357 OC Assessment Form y New information from ELL students arriving from the Orientation Centre can be found in the OC Assessment Forms link here 6 How and when do I use the new ELL Student Tracking Form ELL teachers may want to record and track ELL student progress on the Secondary
12. n Initial Assessment reading writing oral and math the ESL ELD Program Descriptors reading writing oral and the Programming Considerations teaching and assessment strategies boxes are completed and again at the end of the year All previous boxes are updated in addition to the Student Strengths Needs and Next Steps box with subject teacher input and the Mathematics Program box is refreshed with the most up to date information The final copy of the completed form is printed and included in each student s OSR in June TCDSB Page 11 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 8 Secondary ELL Student Tracking Form COMPLETE AT BEGINNING AND END OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDE FINAL COPY IN STUDENT OSR Student Name Arrival Date in Canada Country of Birth Designation ESL or ELD Program Model ESL ELD Level ESL ELD Teacher Principal Designate Student Information Strengths Needs Next Steps Record special needs physical or learning exceptionalities social or emotional issues special interests aptitudes abilities skills medical or educational services immigration status or other family information etc Initial Assessment Attach Orientation Centre Assessment results ESL ELD Program Descriptors Reading Step Writing step Oral Step Math Step TCDSB Page 12 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Ve
13. pleting the box for Recognizes and comprehends high frequency words in Tarmi classroom contexts each skill area Section E ESL ELD Programming Considerations Course Information Accommodations Modifications amp Assessment Strategies This box details teaching strategies appropriate for this each students ESL ELD program Students in ESL ELD A and B would require program modifications to be noted while all students including those in ESL ELD C E should have suitable comments noted regarding program accommodations All students should have a description of the most appropriate assessment strategies noted for them as well All descriptors can be input by pointing and clicking from the drop down menu button and copying to the Tracking Form Teachers may alter delete or add to these comment boxes as well Please note that only students in the ESL ELD program at ESL ELD A and B should have the check boxesM highlighted for the major subject areas Programming Considerations ESL ELD Course Information J Spelling Note relevant ESL ELD course information Select the appropriate Accommodations and or Modifications and Modifications AS a Sonn Assessment Strategies from the drop w down There is a maximum of 2000 i characters in each box i menu items Save amp Submit after each box For more information on any of these areas teachers can review the seconda
14. riate Step level for each skill area Save amp Submit after completing each box Teachers reporting on ELD students should use the Oral field to comment on ELD Oral Expression and Language Knowledge pe Spelling TCDSB Page 9 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 Copy Selected Comments to ESL ELD Student Tracking Form eturn Click the level under the appropriate SF ues Weg ce oe ote skills to drop down the descriptors then click Select to copy each classroom experiences NNS mann Reads and understands familiar af xgge taught vocabulary and uses cueing systems to decode unfamiliaxgrds in simple descriptor comm ent into the Form sentences ENN Brings age appropriate understanding of language coMsegts i their first language to reading in Englis Begins to understand that different text forms are used for EEIE a er OPR ee Demonstrates understanding by responding to simple questions a Selected Com ments e j bar above to about information from a highly visual text by using a combination gT ETET OTAS and pictures ka add the com m ents into the box Do the Uses concepts of English print e g directionality of print English same for each of the 3 skill areas Save alphabet sound symbol patterns upper and lower case letters Locates information in a text using visual cues Se act i amp Submit after com
15. rsion 5 1 September2013 Please note The ESL ELD boxes should be checked on the student report card in cases where modifications have been made to course expectations Students in ESL ELD A or B level courses may require modifications be put in place for certain courses The following statement appears for ESL ELD students on page 4 of the secondary report card if the student does require these modifications ESL ELD Achievement is based on expectations modified from the curriculum expectations for the course to support English language learning needs Programming Considerations ESL ELD Course Secondary ESL ELD course placement Includes Information ESL ELD Level and Program Model Paes Designation ESL or ELD Program Model Level A E Accommodations The student may benefit from the following program Note All students are accommodations entitled to program accommodations Modifications Note The student may benefit from the following program Must be reported upon in modifications the Student Report Card Assessment The student may benefit from the following assessment Strategies strategies Mathematics Program Math Course Automatically added from the Report Card TCDSB Page 13 of 13
16. ry ESL ELD curriculum at http www edu gov on ca eng curriculum secondary esl912currb pdf or view the Secondary Information Guide available under Help Accommodations e J Spelling Assessment Strategies fs TCDSB Page 10 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 Section F Mathematics Program This area of the form will automatically fill in all mathematics grades marks and comments from the latest term of the student Report Card ELL teachers may Refresh with the latest recorded information if required from the previous term or year using the Refresh Math Marks and Comments button Refresh Math Marks amp Comments T Spelling Number Sense and Numeration Measurement There is a maximum of Se and Spatial Sense 5000 characters available Patterning and Algebra Data PEARU and Probability r _ After Saving amp Submitting the completed form ELL teachers are advised to save an electronic copy in an appropriately named ELL school file by clicking Print and selecting Save 7 Secondary ELL Student Tracking Form Mathematics Program The next two pages outlines the Secondary ELL Student Tracking Form all ELL teachers should complete for each ELL student receiving support in an ESL and or ELD program Forms are completed twice each year once at the beginning or when the student first arrives including the Student Informatio
17. tant to note any student information needs interests or relevant personal or family information Remember only you as ELL teacher and your administrator can access these forms so all information is strictly confidential Student Information Record special needs physical or learning exceptionalities social or emotional issues special interests aS Spelling aptitudes abilities skills medical or educational services immigration status or other family information etc There is a maximum of 5000 characters available in this box Section C Initial Assessment Even though all new ELLs are assessed at the TCDSB Secondary Orientation Centre these students should be re evaluated after arriving at the school Assessment materials for evaluating Oral Reading Writing and Mathematics are available for teachers at the Ministry s ELL Gains web site at http www edugains ca newsite ell2 step stepflowchart html After assessing the student the appropriate Step descriptors can be selected by level using the tree drop down menu selectors TCDSB Page 8 of 13 USER MANUAL Secondary ELL Companion and Student Tracking Form Version 5 1 September2013 Initial Assessment Reading g S Selina LEVEL 1 writing A 7 Spelling LEVEL 1 R Click the trees to choose the appropriate descriptors Set the appropriate Step level for a a each skill area Oral Se Y speling LEVEL 4 A J Spelling LEVEL Communication
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