2013 lhs course selection guide - Longview Independent School ...

ENGLISH SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
Course Subject Grade Credits
Esol1 English I – SOL 9-12 1
Esol2 English II -- SOL 9-12 1
ESLR1 Reading I – SOL 9-12 1
ESLR2 Reading II – SOL 9-12 1
EslTut ESL Tutorials 9-12 1
Note: A maximum of two of the four units of English required for graduation may be English for
Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Students are given assistance from a bilingual aid in
completing assignments given in mainstream courses.
ENGLISH I – SOL
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
Prerequisite: Must be a recent immigrant and/or identified need verified by
testing,placement by a Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC)
This class is designed to help immigrant students meet the expectations of state TEKS while
considering their levels of proficiency and transfer of prior cognitive development. English I – SOL
students will increase and refine communication skills through listening, speaking, reading and
writing activities. The student will be provided an opportunity to plan, draft, and complete written
compositions, and read in multiple genres.
ENGLISH II – SOL
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
Prerequisite: Must be a recent immigrant and/or identified need verified by testing,
placement by a Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC)
This course is designed to help immigrant students meet the expectations of state TEKS while
considering their levels of proficiency. The English II – SOL student will increase and refine
communication skills in the English language and are expected to plan, draft, edit, and complete
written composition. TAKS reading skills and writing are emphasized. Students will be provided
an opportunity to read from multiple genres, including English II Literature.
READING I – SOL
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
½ – 1 credit
Prerequisite: Identified Speaker of Other Languages
This course is designed to help the beginning and intermediate SOL students become more skillful
readers. Instruction is provided in the use of word attack skills to decode written language,
vocabulary development to understand written materials, and the building of comprehension skills
in content selections. Study skills are reinforced through the use of reading cues, context, and
application. TAKS skills are incorporated.
READING II – SOL
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
½ – 1 credit
Prerequisite: Identified Speaker of Other Languages
This course is designed to assist the intermediate and advanced SOL students to increase their
reading skills and vocabulary according to TEKS expectations. Emphasis is placed on TAKS skills,
reading critically, evaluating and expanding reading texts. The student reads in English using a
developmental vocabulary to increase comprehension for a variety of texts and purposes.
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