Kelly Owens

ELL Department Chair & Coordinator

Welcome to ELL (English Language Learners). This year the ELL Department will be located at only Hinsdale Central High School. We will be opening our doors to students from Hinsdale South who receive ELL services. The ELL program is determined to make the transition to Central a positive and engaging experience for students. We seek to grow through learning as a community. Best practices indicates that ELL students learn English through listening, speaking, reading and writing English on a consistent basis. We hope to challenge students to become profiecent in English through high standards and research-based teaching strategies.

This year the ACCESS test which measures English profeicency will be administered online. This is a state mandated exam that many ELL students and other students who speak another language must take in the winter. Your student will be notified if they are to complete this exam this winter. For more information about the ACCESS test please visit www.wida.us to find out more about this exam.

Courses offered in the ELL Department this year:

ESL 1

ESL 2

ESL 3

ELL Resource

US History ELL

Health ELL

Co-Taught Biology

Co-Taught English 3

Any questions or concerns please contact Mrs. Owens, ELL Coordinator (630) 570 8232

ELL Department Mission Statement

The ELL Department strives to create lifelong English speakers who expand on their cultural backgrounds to grow as a community of learners. We hope to create a culture of caring, compassion, literacy, tolerance and embracing of diversity for all students.