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=__//December News from ESL//__= =Brought to you by Room 107, Fielding Drive Public School=

=__**Important Dates:**__=

=__ Set up routines at home that will ensure your child meets with success at school: __=

2. Homework should be completed at the same time each day whenever possible. Whether it is right after school or after dinner, this consistency will help your child.
=== 3. Children should spend some time in quiet study every evening. Consider 30 minutes for junior students and 1 hour for intermediates. If your child does not have homework, the time should be spent reading and writing for pleasure. Set aside a regular time for independent reading and encourage students to read all kinds of material and to read as much as possible. Invite students to choose their own reading material – but encourage them to choose a suitable reading level and if their selection turns out to be boring or too difficult don't force them to continue. Provide a variety of fiction and non-fiction material to appeal to students’ interests, including magazines, comic books, graphic novels, children's picture books, young adult fiction, newspapers and how-to manuals. Include texts or books on the list designed specifically for ELLs, with controlled vocabulary and sentence structure (some retell classic or traditional stories, others are simplified versions of contemporary adult fiction). === __**Curriculum**__
 * At Fielding Drive Public School we continually work to build our student's vocabulary. It is estimated that our English speaking students come to Kindergarten with approximately 1000 words, and gain 1000 words each year. English Language Learners have many words to learn in order to catch up. Especially important is the Academic Language. Content Specific Vocabulary (vocabulary from Science, Social Studies, or other subjects) must be learned if students are to be successful.**

=Try This:= Extra reading and writing at home is very important. Encourage your children to write grocery lists, letters, and to read the newspaper. Students with strong skill is their first language more easily learn a second language. Keep up those skills at home.

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