ESL Programs / Citizenship Classes in Grand Rapids MI

Noor’s Heaven of West Michigan Services (NHWMS):
Noor’s Heaven of West Michigan Services is a non-profit charity agency that helps Arab and Muslim individuals and families with comprehensive humanitarian, social, and educational services that help women, children, men, and families who are impacted by poverty, violence, and language barriers.

ESL & Citizenship Classes for newcomer Students:

Our Role: Noor's Heavens plays a vital role as an advocate in the academic growth and achievement of Arab refugees at Kent County schools. We refer our client to colleges, universities and language schools.

Our involvement is to facilitate Communication, Coordination and Collaboration with consumers, providers, and other ancillary services in order to help clients achieve self-sufficiency and maximize positive goals.

تعليم اللغة الإنجليزيةبما اننا جمعية خيرية غير ربحية شاملة ذات طابع اجتماعي إنساني تنموي لمساعدة الأسرة العربية والمسلمة بما في ذلك الأطفال والنساء والرجال التي تأثرت بالفقـر والعنف وعوائق اللغة في منطقة ميشيغان الغربية/أميركـا فنحن نعمل معك كمنسق اجتماعي بينك وبين الجامعة لتسهيل عملية التسجيل فيها وتبسيط المعاملات.

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English Level I: Non-English Proficiency Stage:
Students at this stage are not ready to actively produce language. They are listening and beginning to respond and show that they understand by using nonverbal signals.

Students at this stage demonstrate the following:
- Respond in a nonverbal manner.
- Rely heavily on pictures to understand tests.
- Memorize written or spoken words and phrases.
- Demonstrate limited comprehension especially of written language.

English Level II: Receptive Language Stage:
Students can attend to hand-on demonstrations and illustrated stories with more understanding.  They can give one-word responses, and initiate a conversation by pointing and using a single word. 

Students at this stage demonstrate the following:
- Writing limited to 2-5 word sentences.
- Inability to comprehend most textbooks.
- Comprehend about 20% of the academic content they hear.
- Improved understanding of basic interpersonal communications.
- Large gaps in vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension.

English Level III: Survival English Stage:
Students at this stage begin speaking phrases and simple sentences.  They will make mistakes in grammar, word order and word usage as they begin to communicate more freely. 

Students at this stage demonstrate the following:
- An ability to understand cause and effect.
- An ability to comprehend some academic tests.
- Difficulty with inferences, word order, word usage and grammar.
- An ability to read and write in a developmentally appropriate way.

English Level IV: Developing Fluency Stage:
Students are able to communicate their thoughts more completely. Some can use the telephone in situations in which little previous context has been established. 

Students at this stage demonstrate the following:
- Small gaps in vocabulary and/or grammar
- An ability to express ideas on a wide range of topics
- An ability to write to convey meaning and understanding
- An ability to comprehend developmentally appropriate material