2020-2021 ESL Parent Night

🦻Supporting Students during Remote Learning and/or At Home Learning Days

Script

Create a Learning Space or Office

• Quiet space
• bedroom, kitchen, dining room
• Table or desk
• Study carrel
• Use headphones
• School supplies close by

Student should not be….

on another device

walking around

eating

laying down

Create a Schedule & Stick To It

School

Example of Classroom Schedule in Google Classroom

teacher

Click on the picture👇

Elementary Online Platforms

SeeSaw

• Schedule
• Assignments
• Links to Zoom

• Reading and writing activities to complete every day

• Math skills
• Must do 20 minutes every day

• Other reading, writing, and math activities

Click on the pictures👇

Middle School Online Platforms

Students can find assigned math work. Depending on grade it could be weekly or monthly.

Students can access zoom links, assignments, study guides, assessments, etc

Platform students can use to access various websites for school.

Click on the pictures👇

High School Online Platforms

Students can access zoom links, assignments, study guides, assessments, etc

Platform students can use to access various websites for school.

Click on the pictures 👉

Use

Use

Students using district issued Chromebooks

Click on the icon to find how to do the following:

Translating district webpage & receive district emails

Click on the video to play!👆

Click on the world icon👆 and select the language.

👉Click here to sign up for district emails!

Parents’ Responsibilities for “At Home Learning

• Have a daily routine
• Wake up, eat breakfast, school, break/lunch, school, etc.
• Provide a space for your child to work independently
• Be near your child to frequently check in
• Give encouragement
• Check child’s work for completion
• before break/lunch
• after school
• Communicate with teacher via email or phone to ask questions or get clarification
• Charge devices at night

Use Rewards/Incentives at Home

• Acknowledge your child’s work with high fives, thumbs up, hugs, etc.
• Give fake money to be exchanged for a reward
• Use a sticker chart/ fill jar for completed work
• When chart or jar is full the student earns a reward

Rewards for completed work/good scores

• Extra play time
• Family game time
• Their choice for dinner or a meal
• Movie night
• Trip to the Dollar Tree or 5 Below
• New technology accessories

Parent Resources

• Supporting Learning From Home (English)
• Supporting Learning From Home (Spanish)
• 20 Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed in School
• Video- 5 Ways to Reduce Homework Stress
• The Right Way to Set Up a Reward System
• East Penn Technology site for Families

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Click on the links 👇

Thank You for Watching!

Created by:

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Nicole Smith- ESL Teacher @ LMMS nsmith@eastpennsd.org

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Jamie McFadden- ESL Teacher @ Willow Lane & Lincoln Elementary Schools jmcfadden@eastpennsd.org

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