What should I keep top-of-mind as I teach the ELD instruction in the curricula?
* Create a Language Learning Culture Center the inquiry approach. Encourage students to get curious: How does the English language work? Can you figure out why the author used this language feature? What happens if we remove the language feature? Use all of the Language Maker Routines. Don’t skip them. They …
How does the curriculum affirm multilingual learners through Culturally Responsive Education?
* Both the content and instructional practices in our curriculum are designed to foster a sense of belonging for all students. * Whether multilingual learners come from a different country or are born in the U.S. (the majority of multilingual learners), they bring their own rich set of linguistic and cultural ide…
What are the principles that guide the design of the ELD instruction?
* EL Education is fiercely focused on equity for all children. All children deserve schools that foster their unique abilities, give them a real opportunity to achieve high academic standards, and prepare them well to take their full place in society when they leave school. The suite of ELD instruction in the EL E…
How can I harness the expertise of English as a Second Language (ESL) Specialists?
It is important for Language Arts teachers and English as a second language teachers to establish a close working relationship to do the following: * Unpack the curriculum Module Overview, Module Overview: English Language Development, and the three Unit Overviews for each module, using the provided unpacking tools…
What is the family experience of the ELD instruction?
* Families are partners in language learning. * Families receive a “Letter for Families” for each module, detailing what students are learning and doing, and how families can contribute, including how they can contribute to language learning and honor home languages.
Why do EL Education curricula focus ELD instruction on the intermediate levels of proficiency?
Why are the supports targeted more at intermediate proficiency instead of newcomers? * Multilingual learners vary widely in their English proficiency with the majority falling somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. * Students who are newcomers or beginners usually quickly move, often within months, to interm…
What is the student experience of the ELD instruction?
* Students are building their own Language Learning Community * Students take the role of “Language Detectives” * They learn through inquiry, drawing on their natural sense of curiosity * Students’ home languages are honored and encouraged * Students’ beliefs, experiences, languages, and knowledge are part of …
What does the ELD instruction in EL Education curricula look like and sound like?
Please refer to our 2025 Curriculum ELD Instruction Video Collection to see our ELD instruction in action with students and teachers in the classrooms.
What terms do you use to describe the population of multilingual learners and language development instruction?
* Multilingual learner/English language learner/English learner : To describe the student learning academic English who brings additional language and cultural assets from home, EL Education opts for the increasingly prevalent term “multilingual learner,” which is an asset-based reference to the diverse linguistic…
How does content-based literacy help maximize English language development (ELD)?
* Content-based language learning is considered one of the best ways for students to learn a language (Gibbons, 2015; Tedick and Wesley, 2015; Walqui and Van Lier, 2010; Bunch et. al., 2005). * Here are some of the key features of the content-based literacy components of the curriculum (Module Lessons, K-2 Labs, …
