Accelerate Elementary ELLs’Language and Literacy Gains with Summer Learning

Kent YocumTeaching and Learning Coach, North Kansas City SchoolsLaura Lukens ELL Program Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

AgendaI. Welcome and Introductions

II. Why Summer Learning?

III. Program Planning and Implementation Process-Who, What, When, Where, How Fund?

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

V. Lessons Learned

VI. Your turn!

VII. Wrap-Up

Research Base

Summer language and literacy loss disproportionately affects economically disadvantaged children and those who are not proficient in English, which causes the achievement gap to widen

These students can lose up to three to five months of learning over the summer months (Cooper, et. al., 2000)

Lack of reading materials and exposure to English over the summer puts ELLs at additional risk for summer learning loss (Guryan and Kim, 2010)

Why Seven Weeks of Summer Learning for ELLs?

Goals:

Combat summer language and literacy loss among our most at-risk elementary ELLs

Increase acculturation by exposing students to the arts and community resources

Year 1: Outgrowth of the Superintendent’s Leadership Institute

Year 2: “Fed Ex” Project

Meet Our Students

NKCS

• 1200 ELLs

• Site-based model

• Rapid growth

• Influx of refugees

• 87 Languages

Meet Our Students

Summer Program

• Recommended:

194 students

• Attended June: 108

• Attended July: 90

2012 Model

Recommended: Elementary ELLs with composite ACCESS scores of 2.5 and below, in US fewer than three full academic years

Grades Pre-K through 5

Bussed to Crestview Elementary for continuous seven-week session

Dates/Times:

Monday-Thursday: 8:15AM-2:15PM

June 4-July 26; BREAK;

July 2-6

Challenge: Ran “regular” summer school and ELL program concurrently in June

Crestview Elementary

Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

1. Funding

2. Staffing

Administrative, Teachers, IAs, Interpreter, Nurse

3. Student Identification and Enrollment

4. Transportation

5. Food Services

6. Administrative Support: Building and District

Custodial Support

7. Curriculum and Materials

8. Technology

9. Field Trips/Learning Experiences

Mid-Continent Public Library Programs

10. Scheduling

11. Evaluations/Debriefing

Student Data; Stakeholder Surveys; Administrators Meeting

Funding Sources

Title III Funded:

Program Leader, Teachers, IAs, Nurse, materials, technology, field trips, learning experiences

District Funded:

Transportation, Administrative Assistant/ELL Coordinator, Interpreters

Federal Summer Seamless program funded school breakfast and lunch

Back Snack weekend program funded by Harvesters and local churches

Staffing

• 8 Certified ELL Teachers, Pre-K through grade 5

• 4 Instructional Assistants

• 1 Nurse

• 1 Full-time Karen Interpreter

• Office Staff

• Administrators

• Cafeteria, custodial

• Volunteers: ELL Practicum Students and A+ Tutors

Staffing

Student Identification

Recommendation Criteria

Composite ACCESS score of 2.5 or below

Recent arrivals

Teachers able to recommend other students

Intensive recruitment effort with parents

Enrollment

Enrollment was handled centrally through ELL Department

Paper enrollment form and a health questionnaire

Communication and coordination between ELL Department and schools crucial

Interpreters followed up with calls to parents who did not return forms

We provided interpreters scripts to obtain verbal permission

• Planning starts with transportation

• Crucial to the success of the program

Food Service

• Seamless Summer program served all students breakfast and lunch every day

• Harvester’s weekend Back Snack program provides healthy weekend snacks for students

Scheduling

AM Arrival Duties-Bus, Car Rider, Cafeteria

Breakfast

“Brain Break”

Lunch

Computer Lab with Imagine Learning 30 minutes per day

Learning Experiences Once a week, in-house or field trip related to instructional theme

for the week

Public Library “Story Times” Twice a week

PM Dismissal Duties-Bus, Car Riders, Walkers

July 2012 ELL XLT Summer School Program

Kent/Laura Morning Info

8:15 AM Building Open for Students

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Students have breakfast

8:30 AM Students move to classrooms

Grade Teacher Rm # Transportation Responsiblities

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

IAs-8:15 AM - 8:35 AM Dismissal Duty

K2K Rivera 131 Café Supervision Route 479

K2K - 0 Tortorilla 129 Café Supervision Rout 475

0 Knipp 132 Café Supervision Route 478

1 -2 Crabtree 136 Car Drop-Off - Front Horseshoe Rout 478

1-2 Markie 133 North Side of Bus Drop-Off Route 477

1- 2 Heitmeier 134 North Side of Bus Drop-Off Walkers

4 Satorius 127 Car Drop-Off - Front Horseshoe Car Riders

4 - 5 Greason 135 North Side of Bus Drop-Off Route 476

K Yaw Paw Car Drop-Off - Front Horseshoe Route 477

Lynn Car Drop-Off - Front Horseshoe Car Riders

Sandlin North Side of Bus Drop-Off Route 478

Lappin North Side of Bus Drop-Off Car Riders

Clark Café Supervision Route 479

Kent/Laura Afternoon Duties

1:25 PM Announce Move to Dismissal Location

1:30 PM Announce Release of Car Riders

Announce Busses as they arrive

Announce to release walkers after all busses have left

Curriculum and Themes

Materials:

Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids-PreK-2nd

Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas 2nd Edition-3rd-5th

Themes for each week:

Week 1: Friends, Family, Home, School

Week 2: The Community

Week 3: The United States

Week 4: Health

Week 5: Life Science

Week 6: Physical Science

Week 7: Earth and Space

Curriculum and Themes

Curriculum and Themes

We are Scientists!

Pre-K Class

Learning Experiences

Week 1: Friends, Family

Week 2: The Community

Week 3: The US

Week 4: Health

Week 5: Life Science

Week 6: Physical Science

Week 7: Earth and Space

Music Around the World

KC Fire Department

Public Library Field Trip

Hy-Vee Nutritionist

Zoo to You

Science City Field Trip

Mad Science

Kansas City Young Audiences

KC Fire Department

Zoo to You

Mad Science

Mad Science

Mid-Continent Public Library

Technology

Results

73

68

54

full 7 weeks partial did not attend either session

% students that maintained, or increased reading levels

Results

73

68

54

full 7 weeks partial did not attend either session

% students that maintained, or increase reading levels

19% higher scores

Additional Findings

33 students maintained reading level through the summer

20 students increased one reading level

13 students increased two or more reading levels

Comparison

Highest increased by 8 reading levels

Lowest decreased by 2 reading levels (4 students)

Highest increased by 3 reading levels

Lowest decreased by 3 reading levels (11 students)

Survey Results

Survey Results

Survey Results

Lessons Learned

Guiding Questions

Planning Template-First Steps

Task Assigned To Deliverable Confirmation

PreliminaryStudent ID

Who? What? When?

Site/Facilities

Enrollment

Transportation

Food Service

Curriculum

Schedules

Funding

Questions? Comments?Thank you for attending our session!

Kent Yocum ryocum@nkcschools.orgLaura Lukens llukens@nkcschools.org

Thank you!Dr. Todd White

Chad Sutton

Allison Clemens

Diana Thornburg

Deyrle Wallace

Curt Fowler

Amy Sieverin

Shirley Patrick

Lon Waterman

Cindy Butts

Carol Kidd

Rob Winter

Cathy Long

Tim Dooley

Eve Mulqueen

Tammy Bissell

Toni Lombardo

Maria Perdomo

Martha Medina Maldonado

Perla Weaver

Paw Wah Tamla