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Integrated v. Designated ELD • Integrated – “All teachers with ELs in their classrooms use the CA ELD Standards in tandem with the focal CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy and other content standards. ” • Designated – “Protected time during the regular school day in which teachers use the CA ELD Standards as the focal standards in ways that build into and from content instruction in order to develop critical language ELs need for content learning in English. ”
“Unpacking” Designated ELD • “Should not be isolated from ELA, science, social studies, math, and other disciplines. ” • “Opportunity during the regular school day to support ELs to develop the discourse practices, grammatical structures, and vocabulary necessary for successful participation in academic tasks across the content areas. ” • “It is not a time to teach or reteach content. It is a time to focus on the language of the content areas in ways that are closely aligned with what is happening in content instruction. ”
Grouping • “During designated ELD – and only during designated ELD – ELs should be, ideally where possible, grouped by English language proficiency levels so that teachers can strategically target their language learning needs. ” • “Further, it is imperative that grouping during the rest of the day be heterogeneous in order to ensure that ELs interact with proficient English speakers. ” • “ELs should not be removed from other core content instruction in order to receive designated ELD instruction. Designated ELD must be provided in ADDITION to all core content instruction. ”
Keeping In Mind… • “However, some middle and high school ELs who are newcomers to English and at the Emerging level of English language proficiency may benefit from specialized attention in ELA (and other content areas) in order to accelerate their linguistic and academic development. ”
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