What are Language Maker Routines?
* Language Maker routines help students develop the language to engage in evidence-based reading, writing, listening, and speaking. * Language Makers set the standard for high-quality ELD instruction, creating a consistent, impactful English development experience for students. Once students, teachers, and coaches …
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.
Can you tell me more about how to group multilingual learners for instruction?
The dynamic nature of language learning, student background, and your classroom requires us to be strategic when grouping students. Following a prescriptive curriculum grouping will result in missed opportunities. At the same time, EL Education offers best-practice suggestions on how to group students. One best pr…
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…
