Welcome, Parents!

Here you will find information regarding our ESOL program, the Florida Consent Decree, resources for language development, cultural support, and information about parent involvement. Please contact us if you need support at home or at school.

Please click below to learn more about Testing Accommodations

ESOL Testing Accommodations

February 2021 Parent Leadership Council Meeting document can be found here.

May 2021 Parent Leadership Council Meeting document can be found here.

Helping Your Child Read, Write, and Communicate

There are many resources to help parents assist their children at home with reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The following resources are available in Spanish and English and can be adapted for other languages as well. We encourage parents to read, sing, write, and engage their children at home both in their native language, as well as the second language in which they may be learning. Remember to encourage your child every day!

“But What if I Don’t Know English” (available in Spanish and English)

Reading Activities Outside the Classroom

Resources

Help Your Kids at Home (available in Spanish and English)
Building Parent-Teacher Relationships
Reading tips for parents of ELLs in grades K-3 (available in multiple languages)
FLDOE Reading Tips for Parents
Internet Picture Dictionary (available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish)
Useful Websites for ELLs
Learn English FREE
Adult English Classes at Marchman Technical College
Adult English Classes at James Irvin Education Center
FLDOE Parent Hot Line 800-206-8956
A Parent's Guide to the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
Reading Rockets for Parents
Parent Involvement Library
DSBPC Parent Tips

Websites

Elementary School	Middle School	High School
Colorín Colorado	Colorín Colorado	Purdue Owl Grammar
Learn English Kids	Ad Lit	Ad Lit
Learning Chocolate	Learning Chocolate	Learning Chocolate
Kindersay	Activities for ESL	Activities for ESL
Khan Academy	Khan Academy	VOA Learning English
USAlearns	USAlearns	USAlearns
ESL Kids World	Education World 6-8	Word Steps
Hello World	NewsELA	NewsELA
Education World K-5	Wyzant	ESL Videos
ESL Kid Stuff	English Interactive	English Interactive

Curriculum Standards - Florida State Standards and WIDA Standards

The Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) include the English Language Arts standards in grades K-12 as well as the content-area literacy standards for middle school and high school instruction in the following content areas: history/social studies, science, and technical subjects.

The WIDA English Language Development Standards were adopted by Florida in June 2014. The English Language Development Standards are organized into the following four domains and six proficiency levels:

• Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
• Six language proficiency levels: 1-Entering, 2-Beginning, 3-Developing, 4-Expanding,
5-Bridging, and 6-Reaching
• Five grade-level clusters: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12.