The paper will clearly delineate steps that can be taken to create a program based on elementary ESL children's educational background. Steps for conducting a needs assessment, educating teachers and designing a curriculum will be provided. This paper examines the writing development of elementary ESL students in a sheltered classroom environment. The presentation focuses on beginning-level students who were observed during an academic year. Classroom activities were videotaped and L1 and L2 writing samples were gathered over a 9-month period.
Poster session highlights two programs.
The Ambassador Program helps welcome new students' cultures and languages so they are seen as assets to the community of our school. Literacy Backpacks provide experiences and activities for the entire family to work together on learning pre-literacy skills. The global importance of English has inspired this researcher to build a case for introducing EFL into public elementary schools in Saudi Arabia. Previous studies fully support the idea. Hear how EFL school teachers and parents are involved in the development of this program.