The South Colonie Central School District’s English as a New Language (ENL) program provides instructional support to English Language Learners (ELLs), or students whose primary language is not English, and who demonstrate eligibility for ENL services according to the NYS Education Department regulations.
The district’s ENL instructors at the elementary, middle school and high school levels provide instructional support to over 200 students from 25 various languages spoken. ENL instruction is provided at the following buildings: Shaker Road, Forest Park and Saddlewood Elementary Schools, Sand Creek Middle School and Colonie Central High School
The goal of the ENL program is to provide the necessary language and academic support to English Language Learners in order for them to meet the demands of the South Colonie curricula and the Common Core Learning Standards. Each spring the state administers the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT), which provides the language proficiency level for each student.
Quick Links
Student Resources
Elementary
- ABCya
- BrainPOP – BrainPOP creates animated, curriculum-based content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement
- Learning Chocolate
- PeppleGo*
- Raz-Kids
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- Starfall* – Starfall is a free public service to motivate children to read with phonics. Its systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for English language development (ELD, ELL, ENL).
- Storyline Online
- Unite for Literacy
Middle School
- BrainPOP – BrainPOP creates animated, curriculum-based content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement
- Reading A-Z
- English Club – This site has A LOT of different areas to explore. The best area for students is the game area. Hangman, matching and crosswords are just some of the games that will help students practice English. As you’ll see, the entry page to these games is very busy, in the visual sense. Younger students might need some help getting started.
- Learning Chocolate
- Listen A Minute
- Breaking News English
- Many Things
- Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
- Activities 4 ESL
- Harcourt School
- ESL Tower
- To Learn English
- The English Student
High School
Other
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- Bilingual Glossaries– This website from the New York State Department of Education provides links to a variety of bilingual glossaries. These glossaries provide support to teachers and students within specific content areas
- Vocabulary Games – This web site has many different games that will help ENL students gain English vocabulary.
- Unite for Literacy
- Regional Bilingual Educational Resource Network (RBERN)
* While Starfall, PebbleGo, and MyEC have login options, students shouldn’t be logging in when using those pages.
Parent Resources
- New York State Parent Orientation Video: English Language Learner Programs in New York State
- Regional Bilingual Educational Resource Network (RBERN)
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- Capital Region Immigrant/Refugee Resources
- Refugee-Services-Resource-Guide
New York State Testing and Assessment links:
Teacher Resources
- There are hundreds of free ESOL training classes hosted in public schools, government buildings, and places of worship and at community centers throughout the State, including at ONA Opportunity Centers. Some are run by trained teachers, others with volunteer tutors. ENL class list
- Teach Children ESL – A website created by a small group of teachers who want to help improve the professionalism of those who teach ENL to children.
- Boggles World ENL – A great resource website of ENL teachers with amazing links.
- Reading A-Z – A reading resource center for meeting the reading needs of a diverse student population.
- RBERN
- Coloraro Colorado website English
- Colorado Colorado website Spanish
ENL Regulations
New York State ENL Regulations