
Welcome!
Hello! My name is Whitney Knight-Rorie. I recently took over as the EL Instructional Specialist for DeSoto County Secondary Schools! Prior to leading teachers, I served as an EL teacher at Southaven Elementary for five years. I live in Southaven with my husband and love manatees, Mississippi State, roller coasters, and individualizing instruction! Please email me at any time in any language!
Resources for Parents
BILINGUAL BOOKS:
One of the best things you can do with your child is help develop their native language proficiency by reading books, watching movies, and discussing complex topics in your home language. Here are some websites that have books in multiple languages:
Unite for Literacy -- https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
Bilinguis -- http://bilinguis.com/
Magic Blox -- https://magicblox.com/
Global Storybooks -- https://globalstorybooks.net
The Spanish Experiment -- https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/stories
HELPFUL LINKS:
Colorin Colorado -- http://www.colorincolorado.org/familias/
Great Schools -- https://www.greatschools.org/gk/recursos-durante-coronavirus/?lang=es
Learning at Home - http://educationmodified-4381533.hs-sites.com/at-home-learning-resources
RIF -- http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/es/leadingtoreading.htm
Reading Rockets -- http://www.readingrockets.org/
Parent Toolkit -- https://www.parenttoolkit.com/home?lang=es
TRANSLATION:
Liliana Rangel is our district translator for Spanish/English. Her contact information is (662)449-7182 or Liliana.Rangel@dcsms.org
The Google Translate app can be very useful for translating speech or scanning documents like homework!
Resources for Teachers
Watch the video below to learn all about ELs in DeSoto County
Watch the video below for help completing the Academic Documentation Form on ELLevation:
Watch the video below to learn about Read Aloud Accommodations you can use with Schoology!
Watch the video below to learn about translation options for students!
Watch the video below to learn how to differentiate in Schoology
Helpful Links: