5:06-WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF OUR
ENGLISH LEARNERS AT
HOME THEY MAY NOT HAVE AN ADULT
THAT CAN READ WITH THEM
AND THAT THEY CAN HELP THEM
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS NEEDED
FOR STUDENTS
TACKLING DISTANCE LEARNING...IN
A LANGUAGE THEY AREN'T
COMPLETELY USED TO. 6:44-IT IS A
CHALLENGE FOR OUR EL STUDENTS
BUT WE DO HAVE SUPPORTS IN
PLACE.
DAVID SISK...THE DIRECTOR OF
ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAMS WITH
THE WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THE
DISTRICT IS MEETING THOSE
CHALLENGES BY FIRST IDENTIFYING
THE LEARNING LEVEL EACH
ENGLISH-LEARNING STUDENT
IDENTIFIES WITH.
4:46-AND WHAT WE DO AND OUR
TEAM DOES AND A LOT OF TEACHERS
HAVE MASTERED THIS-IS HOW CAN
THEY IMMERSED THAT STUDENT
BOTH IN ENGLISH IN THAT CANVAS
COURSE BUT ALSO BRING IN THESE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS THAT COULD
BE GOOGLE TRANSLATE AND
CANVASS HAS AN APPLICATION
CALLED THE IMMERSIVE LEADER
THE DISTRICT UNDERSTANDS HOW
COMPLEX LEARNING CAN BE
FOR THESE STUDENTS SO THEY HAVE
A DESIGNATED
CARES TEAM THAT REACHES OUT IN A
MORE OF A HANDS-ON
APPROACH TO BRIDGE THE
COMMUNICATION BARRIERS.
8:00-THOSE TEAMS THEY DO HAVE
MULTIPLE WAYS THAT THEY CAN TRY
TO INTERACT WITH THE FAMILY
WHETHER IT'S THROUGH PHONE
OR THROUGH A VIRTUAL MEETING OR
WHETHER IT'S MAKING A HOME
VISIT AND OF COURSE TAKING IN
ALL OF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING
PRECAUTIONS BUT THOSE TEAMS ARE
MAKING THOSE HOME VISITS
2:04-DANIELLEWHAT WOULD YOU SAY
WOULD BE ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES YOU ALL
ARE SEEING WHEN IT COMES TO ESL
AND VIRTUAL LEARNING
2:24ONE OF THE BIGGEST HURDLES
FOR A LOT OF OUR ENGLISH
LEARNING FAMILIES IS REALLY
BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH
THE SCHOOL
IT CAN BE COMMUNICATION ABOUT
WHERE DO I PICK UP MY
LAPTOP HOW DO I GET MY HOTSPOT.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF BILINGUAL
STAFF, IN SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW
HOWEVER WE ALSO HAVE
DISTRICT-LEVEL INTERPRETERS
THE DISTRICT SAYS A LOT OF THESE
STUDENTS' PARENTS ARE FRONTLINE
WORKERS AND CANNOT BE WITH THEM
DURING VIRTUAL LEARNING...MAKING
THESE VARIOUS SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN
PLACE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.
DANIELLE
EVERY CHILD IN THE DISTRICT
