Multilingual Learner Education
WELCOME! BIENVENIDOS! BIENVENUE! HOLA! to the Boston Renaissance
MULTILINGUAL LEARNER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Here at BRCPS, we take pride in educating our diverse student population of Multilingual Language learners (MLLs) from various linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Our MLLs and their families come from a variety of countries including; Cape Verde, China, Haiti, India, and various Spanish-speaking countries.
The term “Multilingual Learner” refers to any student who speaks another language other than English at home and would require additional support in English. Students are given, and parents may request an English Language Proficiency Exam by emailing our MLL Program Coordinator Ms. Jennifer Watkins HERE. The exam defines a student’s ability in the four domains: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing in English.
The goal of the MLL program and the services we provide at BRCPS for our Multilingual Language Learners is based on research-based techniques geared toward developing their English language proficiency, and subsequent successful performance on the ACCESS state mandated performance test.
Our MLL classes are comprised of small groups where students work directly with a highly qualified MLL licensed teacher. There they develop their knowledge of academic English through content based instruction in conjunction with topics covered in the general education classroom. Students receive individualized and differentiated instruction based on each child’s needs and ability.
To learn more about MLL and the resources we use with your children, please review the documents and links below.
Read the full ILLUSTRATED WIDA GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT HERE: WIDA Guiding Principles Document
Below are some additional links to some of the sites we use with your child in our program:
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