12/13 IE - David Zaglauer

The Intensive English Literacy (Pre-Secondary – 11 years and older) course is designed primarily for students who are beginning their English language studies. It is a foundational English language course for building communication skills incorporating speaking, listening, reading and writing. The course has a strong emphasis on building oral literacy and academic language. The goal is to prepare the students for a smooth transition to their mainstream classroom and foster a love of reading and writing.

This course is designed to meet between 10-20 periods per week, with a period being a minimum of 45 minutes. Students will progress through these units at different rates depending on speed of language acquisition in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  Instruction is designed to move students from guided to independent learning through the use of a workshop approach.  Workshop practices will include a combination of mini-lessons and large group instruction, small group work and individual activities.