How are ESL students placed at FIS?
The decision about the initial placement of a student is made after the student has been interviewed by an ESL teacher who assesses the linguistic competence of the student in the major language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. (The reading test generally consists of a short story taken from the appropriate grade level literature anthology.) The student s educational and language background is also taken into account. In cases where a student falls between two levels, the wishes of the parents and/or the student are taken into account. Subsequent placement depends on the student s progress in English as assessed against the ESL objectives. Placement changes can take place at any time, although they are generally not considered desirable in the last two months of the school year. A majority of changes take place between one school year and the next. The placement decision does not only depend on the child s linguistic proficiency, as measured against ESL course object
The decision about the initial placement of a student is made after the student has been interviewed by an ESL teacher who assesses the linguistic competence of the student in the major language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. (The reading test generally consists of a short story taken from the appropriate grade level literature anthology.) The student’s educational and language background is also taken into account. In cases where a student falls between two levels, the wishes of the parents and/or the student are taken into account. Subsequent placement depends on the student’s progress in English as assessed against the ESL objectives. Placement changes can take place at any time, although they are generally not considered desirable in the last two months of the school year. A majority of changes take place between one school year and the next. The placement decision does not only depend on the child’s linguistic proficiency, as measured against ESL course object
