Iowa City Community School District
EL Services by Grade
How Do I Qualify for EL Services?
All new student enrollment occurs in the school that serves the area where the student lives. During the enrollment process, a Home Language Survey is filled out to indicate the student’s language background and experiences. The building secretary will then communicate with the district ELL Assessment Specialist if the Home Language Survey indicates a need to screen the student for English proficiency.
Students who speak a language other than English or in addition to English must take an English Language proficiency assessment when enrolling in our district as required by law. All ELL screenings take place in the child’s school.
Elementary
Service Delivery Model:
- Newcomers in grades 1-5 receive 60 minutes of pull-out English Language Development instruction
- All Kindergarten students and Intermediate-level students receive 30 minutes of pull-out English Language Development instruction
- Advanced-level students receive 30 minutes of pull-out instruction 3-5 times per week
Curriculum:
- National Geographic REACH (K-5)
- National Geographic Inside the USA (3-12 Newcomers Only)
- On Our Way to English (K-2 Newcomers)
- Imagine Language and Literacy (K-12 Newcomers Only)
- Reading A-to-Z (K-12)
- Heidi Songs (K-3)
6th Grade
Service Delivery Model:
- All Sixth-grade English learners receive English Language instruction during their co taught English class
- Co teaching is an instructional approach where two teachers share responsibility for all planning, instruction, and assessment of all students during a specific time period which allows targeted, differentiated instruction of content and language
- Additionally, sixth-grade Newcomers take a Sheltered Social Studies class
Curriculum:
- Imagine Language and Literacy (K-12 Newcomers Only)
- Reading A-to-Z (K-12)
- National Geographic Inside the USA (3-12 Newcomers Only)
Questions?
If you have questions regarding the ELL Screening process, please contact one of the ELL Curriculum Coordinators at (319) 688-1000.
7th-12th Grade
Service Delivery Model for Newcomers:
- Newcomers take two periods of English Language Development Beginner
- They also receive Sheltered content courses in Math, Social Studies, and Science
- Sheltered courses provide access to grade-level content while promoting English language proficiency through using visual aids, scaffolds, and the environment to teach vocabulary for concept development
Service Delivery Model for Intermediate and Advanced:
- Students take one English Language Development Course
- Courses offered are:
- ELD Intermediate II
- ELD High Intermediate
- ELD Advanced
- Courses offered are:
- All other courses are General Education courses
Curriculum:
- National Geographic INSIDE (7-8)
- National Geographic EDGE (9-12)
- National Geographic Inside the USA (3-12 Newcomers Only)
- Flashlight Learning (7-12)
- Imagine Language and Literacy (K-12 Newcomers Only)
- Reading A-to-Z (K-12)