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The linguistic diversity of Ontario’s student population continues to increase. Some students in our school, require support in learning English and to develop English literacy to enable them to achieve the curriculum expectations in all subjects and at all grade levels.

The programs of study offered by the Virtual High School (Ontario) must be flexible in order to accommodate the needs of students who require instruction in English as a second language or English literacy development, and teachers of all subjects are responsible for helping students develop their ability to use English.

Appropriate modifications to teaching, learning, and evaluation strategies are constantly being made to help students gain proficiency in English, since students taking English as a second language at the secondary level have limited time in which to develop this proficiency. Our teachers are acutely aware, that it may take up to seven years for a student to acquire a level of proficiency in reading, writing, and abstract thinking in a second language that is on a par with the level mastered by speakers of a first language.