ESL/ELD

LiteracyTA has outlined a process for teaching students how to read, speak, and write about texts in an effort to accelerate their English proficiency and prepare them for state and local exams. The process below focuses on developing students' academic literacy skills so that they can eventually access content and information on their own while thinking critically about their reading and writing. The process is intentional and produces results when followed closely.  Here are the steps with links back to our Skill Library.

CA ELD Standards Alignment to LiteracyTA's Skills and Resources

LiteracyTA’s ELD Standards to Skills alignment is an instructional map that connects EL teachers and leaders to state standard aligned reading, speaking, and writing skills and activities. LiteracyTA is responding to data from the 2015 CAASPP test. Only 25% of EL students scored at or above standard in reading and 35% in writing. Together, we can change these numbers and move students up! 

Get the Infographic!

Interacting in Meaningful Ways

Learning How English Works

Teachers who address the needs of English learners in their classrooms establish foundations for language support during the planning phase of instruction. This is most effective when teachers use the “Skill-Based Instruction” model where they work in vertical teams and use backward planning. During the planning phase, teachers establish the learning goals, the language goals, and the language supports. Because students are learning the content and the language simultaneously, teachers know that it is not possible to wait for the students to develop proficiency in English before learning the content. For this reason, the teachers do not change the grade-level expectations for their courses; instead, the teachers change the environment and the method in which they present the instruction.