Designated English Language Development (ELD)
Adapting assessments
Gradual Release of Responsibility model
Cultural Competence
Home Language Survey
CA English Learner Roadmap
ELPAC
How to make input comprehensible (understandable)
Integrated English Language Development (ELD)
Reduce the number of items Increase the time limit for completion Provide paraeducator support Adapt the type of response (eg. verbal,, drawing, sentence frame) Allow to complete task with partner
Questionnaire that parents complete when enrolling their child in school and if another language other than English is reported, that triggers an assessment in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English.
Happens throughout the day in all lessons and topics. Teachers use multiple strategies to help make content more understandable to English learners.
Use scaffolds(visuals, realia, gesturing, modeling, graphic organizers, charts, maps) Use vocabulary and grammar in meaningful contexts Simplify, repeat, rephrase, slow down speech
Policy for English Learners in CA; Provides a vision and direction for EL education that views the education of ELs as aa system-wide responsibility, recognizes the need to provide EL students with a rich and challenging curriculum from early childhood to grade 12, and respects the value of ELs primary language and culture.
I do it, We do it, You do it together, You do it alone.
English Language Proficiency Assessments for CA: Initial, Summative, Alternate
30-45 minutes each day dedicated to teaching students English specifically. Focus on how English works and foundational skills of reading.
Being aware of how we as individuals and as schools work with others; Bering aware of how we respond to those different from us; Preparing to live in a world of differences
