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District ELD Expectations
AUSD Designated and Integrated ELD Expectations help clarify best practices, protocols, and resources that ensure access to high-quality instruction for English learners (ELs). These expectations are based on the most up-to-date research, professional development, and guidance documents available.
Program Objective
- English learners will reclassify within five years of enrolling in the District.
Metric
- English learners have improved by at least one level in English proficiency, each year, as measured on the Summative ELPAC assessment.
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Instruction
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Designated and Integrated ELD instruction should include overlapping best practices
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Tailored to push students to the next English language proficiency level
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Students grouped by Emerging, Expanding or Bridging levels in Designated ELD
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Strategic grouping and collaboration with native English speakers in Integrated ELD
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Content
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Language targets and lessons must be aligned to ELD standards
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Consider pacing and track progress with standards checklist or planning templates
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Address language skills needed to access content (ELA, math, science, H-SS, etc.)
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Reinforce content vocabulary and academic language
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Consider language needed for upcoming units, topics, or assignments
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Prompts and scaffolds designed to build oral and written English skills
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ELD lessons or units should build to a culminating speaking or writing product
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Language Development Strategies
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Academic Discourse Cheat Sheets
The language and resources from this page come courtesy from our colleagues at Sanger Unified School District. July 2020