[Counselors] Help needed please

[OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board]

We had to get a little creative when we had a similar situation.

Since we do not have an ELL department or person, I had to go through all
the training to give the W-APT and WIDA.  That testing process is about as
clear as mud and extremely time consuming and so very frustrating.  I also
had to write an LIEP (language IEP), which was also a new frontier with
very little guidance.  To help the student, we hired a consultant ELL
instructor from a neighboring community college to come in to provide the 2
hours per day (reduced each year as students' proficiency in English
increased) and also purchased Rosetta Stone for students to use when/if
consultant was unavailable.  These services were outlined in/decided upon
in the LIEP process.

Good luck to you and this student!



*Sally Randolph*
Counselor, A-J
*Skiatook High School*
Skiatook, OK
918.396.1790 Ext 2409

*"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve." -Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.*

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 3:50 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion
Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

> If she was in school in Columbia it is best to keep her in her grade. The
> switch over to English is much slower for the older students, but if they
> have been in school their transfer of knowledge is higher.  She will need
> to be in a level I ELL course that will be two hours at minimum. Do you
> have a formal ELL program that would allow for that?  Your ELL department
> will know to give her the W-APT to get her placement and truly discover how
> much proficiency if any she has.
>
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 3:14 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion
> Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:
>
>> I possibly have a student coming from Columbia in January.  She speaks
>> little to no English and her step father says she will be coming here as a
>> Sophomore.  I have never had a student that couldn't speak English and so I
>> am at a loss as to where to start or what to do.  Any help or guidance
>> would be appreciated.  Thank you!
>>
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>>
>> April Chambers
>>
>> Counselor, M.Ed.
>>
>> Perkins-Tryon High School
>>
>> 1003 E. Hwy 33
>>
>> Perkins, OK 74059
>>
>> (405)547-5724 ext. 17
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> *Texhoma High School*
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