English for Speakers of Other Languages

   

The ESOL teachers, Mary Campbell, Polly Dredge, Phil Spivey, and Oraib Saah work with over 200 students who speak more than 15 languages other than English.  The ESOL services at Providence are provided in a variety of ways.  At times the ESOL students leave their classrooms to receive additional intensive Language Arts instruction or  to reinforce classroom content and present it at an appropriate level in the ESOL classrooms.  The majority of the teaching periods are held in the student's classrooms.  During these inclusion periods, the teachers work directly with the students in small groups on classroom assignments. Use of technology and hands-on learning activities facilitate language acquisition as a by product of learning content. ESOL Staff

 
 

The Parent liason, Elena Guzman-Arevalo, is available to assist our parents on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Mrs. Guzman-Arevalo can be reached at Providence , just call (703) 460-4413

Useful Resources

Education Links

Fairfax County Public School ESOL Web Page

Fairfax County Public Schools Parenting Education Center

Little Explorer Picture Dictionary (Multilingual)