Mrs. Tanner
ESL (English as a Second Language)
Contact Information
Welcome to ESL! I can be reached during the day at telephone extension #39. I am always available if you have a question about our program or a concern about your child. Your call is important to me and I will return your call within 24 hours if I am unavailable at the time of your call.
I can also be reached via e-mail. In an effort to control spam, staff e-mail addresses are not published on our websites, but it is listed in the the school directory you should have received, and is available on request if you don't already have it.
ELL (English Language Learner) Tips
Read to your child in the language in which you are most comfortable. Whatever the language, you will support the developing reading skills of your child. Enjoy this special time with your child!
Click on this link for read alouds that you and your child can enjoy together!
Click on this link for a list of the top 100 multicultural read alouds of the past decade (K-8):
Activities for ESL Students
Click on the fun links below to practice your listening, speaking, reading, and vocabulary skills in English (gr. K-2):
Click on the fun links below to practice your listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar skills in English through a variety of activities (gr. 3-6):
Click on the Scholastic link below for fun online activities in Reading, Writing, Grammar, Social Studies, Science, and Math by grade level (PreK-12):
Recursos en Espanol
Colorin Colorado: Ayudando a sus ninos a leer...y a triunfar!
La Biblioteca del distrito de Pikes Peak, de acuerdo con la manifestación de su misión, se complace en ofrecer los siguientes recursos para nuestra comunidad hispano-parlante:
Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn To Read: A Parent Guide
La Lectura es lo Primero: Cómo ayudar a su hijo a aprender a leer: Una Guia Para Padres De Familia: Del Preescolar Al Tercer Grado
This Spanish brochure tells what to expect from a school's reading program based on evidence from research (preschool through grade 3). It also suggests ways parents can reinforce reading instruction at home with everyday activities and interactions.
Our ESL Program
Cheyenne Mountain School District typically serves over 39 languages district-wide. English Language Learners (ELLs) in our district are students who have a home language other than English and would benefit academically from services that specifically address English language development. These students may have spoken English since birth or they may be new to the English language. They qualify as language learners due to differences in their language learning, or due to differences in their home language environment.
Cheyenne Mountain School District is committed to providing services for the individual talents, gifts, abilities, and challenges of its English Language Learners. We are committed to providing a learning environment which maximizes the intellectual development of each student. We believe that English Language Learners:
1) have the potential for outstanding performance
2) have specific and significant needs
3) require appropriate programming options
4) benefit from a partnership shared by the school, the community, and the
parents
Goals
The goals of the program include:
1) meeting the needs of individual students
2) providing students with critical thinking skills and English language development
3) assisting students to become self-directed learners and capable problem
solvers
4) providing services specifically designed for each learner
5) assisting students to develop a solid awareness of their own talents, building a
strong self-concept, and appreciating the value of these to self and to others
6) using and developing home language and home culture
7) increasing awareness of diversity and American culture
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