ELL Teaching Resources
WIDA – The WIDA Consortium has developed English Language standards and assessments that the state of Vermont uses when teaching and assessing ELLs. The WIDA website is full of planning tools that support teachers working with ELLs, as well as professional development opportunities and a teacher login site for assessment trainings.
Vermont Agency of Education: English Learners – The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) provides Title III ELL grants to districts with large numbers of ELLs. Their web page provides information about these grants, home language surveys, WIDA assessments and other ELL resources.
Jeff Zwiers’ Website – Jeff Zwiers is a senior researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Education where he focuses his research on classroom practices that develop academic language. His website is filled with research and useful practices and tools that he has developed to support ELLs learn academic language.
Colorin Colorado! – This website has lots of short, accessible articles on different topics around teaching ELLs for both teachers and families.
WSD ELL Staff Directory
Mohamed Diop (Director of Multilingual Learner Programs)
(802) 556 – 2243
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Kelley Freeman (ML Department Administrative Assistant)
(802) 383-6148
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Larkin Brown – ML Intake & Family Engagement
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JFK Elementary
Meghan Dieterle – ML Teacher: Grade 4
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Erin Hurley – ML Teacher: Grade 1 & 2
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Elizabeth Wood – ML Teacher: Grade 2 & 3
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Nayeon Maas – ML Teacher: Grade 5
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Sarah Forbes – ML Teacher: Grade K & 1
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Daviah Lawrence – ML Teacher: JFK Newcomer Program
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Winooski Middle School
Jean Plasse – Science/Reading Intervention ML Teacher
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Rafeef Faour – ELA ML Teacher (Long-Term Sub)
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Sona Iyengar – ML Teacher – ELA On leave
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Andrea Wheeland – Math ML Teacher
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Aftaba Mezetovic – WMHS Multilingual Liaison Program Assistant
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Winooski High School
Bill Clark
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Savage Rebecca – ML Teacher
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Nellie Maley – Newcomer ML Teacher
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Aftaba Mezetovic – WMHS Multilingual Liaison Program Assistant
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Annie Schneider – Work Based Learning ML Teacher
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Multilingual Liaisons
Mukhtar Abdullahi – Somali, Mai Mai
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Abeer Al Zubaidy – Arabic
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Larkin Brown – ML Family Support – Spanish
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Dalib Bulle – Somali, Mai Mai
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Monica John – Swahili, Kirundi
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Faridar Ko – Burmese, Karen
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Baudouin Mulolo Mandaba – French, Swahili, Lingala
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Tul Niroula – Nepali, Hindi
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Padam Thapa – Nepali
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Lan Nguyen – On Call Interpreter – Vietnamese
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Yam Basnet – On Call Interpreter – Nepali
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802-999-5966