Class+Design

The [|BELC] has been carefully designed to offer students the comfort they need as well as the tools and resources that better help them learn. With a student-centered design in mind, every workstation is equipped with the necessary tools to make an engaging lesson for a student at all levels. New technologies are, without a doubt, an excellent resource for LEP students. 
 * Listening Center**

 Students are able to listen independently or in groups to a variety of English language audio materials, which will encourage the practice of their listening skills. There is age-appropriate content for each grade level attending the BELC. We will closely monitor their progress with both formative and summative assessment of all 4 components: Listening Skills, Oral language, Reading fluency and Comprehension and Writing Skills. It is expected that most students come at a Beginning or Intermediate listening level. It is one of our main objectives to ensure that every student attending BELC progresses at least one level after one school-year. Developing listening skills is the first step towards literacy; for LEP students it is an essential step.

Students have access to 6 computers where they are able to take AR tests, STAR tests, and practice their English literacy skills with bilingual software and online resources. All 6 computers are equipped with CD-ROM multimedia and internet. One of these computers will provide teachers with a bilingual database of websites as well as other teaching resources.Every computer is equipped with a pair of headphones that will allow them to develop their listening skills when necessary. The use of technologies such as computers has an enormous impact in LEP students of all levels.
 * Computers Workstation**