English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is a state-funded instructional program for eligible English Learners (ELs) in grades K-12. The ESOL program is a standards-based curriculum emphasizing academic and social language development. ESOL coursework is based upon the WIDA Consortium English Language Development (ELD) standards. Classroom teachers integrate these ELD standards with the Georgia Performance Standards to enable ELs to both communicate in English and demonstrate their academic, social, and cultural proficiency.
 

Student & Parent Resources 

• It is very important for us to be able to contact you with information regarding your child's learning. Remind is one way we do that. If you haven't already, please sign up by texting this Remind message  Text:@tcesol  To:81010
• Support Videos
  • Letters & Sounds 
  • Vocabulary
  • Number ID
  • Sight Words
• Fall Parent Newsletter (English & Spanish)
• Spring Parent Night Presentation 
• Identifying a Student as an English Language Learner 
• Parents Guide to CCRPI- Spanish 
• What is Language Testing? 
• Parent & Family Digital Learning Guide- English
• Parent & Family Digital Learning Guide- Spanish 
• Supporting Young English Learners at Home- English 
• Supporting Young English Learners at Home- Spanish
  • Questions About Stories
  • Questioning Informational Text
  • Questions Experience 
  • Word Play
  • Guess My Object
  • Making a Meal
  • Interview
  • Words Detective 
  • Writing Notebooks 
• CommonSense.org Parent Videos in Spanish:
  • Grade K-5 Parent Presentation
  • Grade 6-8 Parent Presentation
  • Learning with Technology, for Parents
  • Social Media, Gaming and Mental Health Presentation 
  • Cyberbullying and Digital Drama Presentation
• How to use Google, Infinite Campus and Zoom in Spanish
• For more information about ESOL in Thomas County, please visit Mrs. Ross' site at www.RossESOL.weebly.com .

Title III Resources 

Some of our students also receive supplemental language instruction services to develop English language skills and support academic success. This research-based curricula is in addition to students' regular ESOL class. The supplemental language supports we use in Thomas County are:

• Imagine Learning
• Rosetta Stone
• Hands on English
• Language Power
• Frames for Fluency
• Oxford Picture Dictionary Workbook

ESOL Staff
Emily Ross
 

System ESOL Coordinator & Instructor 
Ph: (229) 584-9142
Fax: (229) 225-4376
eross@tcjackets.net

Laura Parkerson

ESOL Instructor
Ph: (229) 584-9135
Fax: (229) 225-4376
lparkerson@tcjackets.net

Thais Woods

ESOL Instructor
Ph: (229) 584-9165
Fax: (229) 225-4376
twoods@tcjackets.net