Who are our Students?
This is the number one language (after English) spoken by our students.
What is Telugu?
These are the most effective and least effective program models for ELD instruction.
What are Dual-Immersion maintenance bilingual programs and pull-out ELD?
Interacting in meaningful ways, learning about how English works, and using foundational literacy skills are these.
What are the three parts of the CA ELD Standards?
RFEP stands for this.
What is Reclassified Fluent English Proficient? (Students that were identified as English Learners, but have shown proficiency in English at the level of native English speaking counterparts through state assessment and classroom/report card performance).
ELD falls under the umbrella of Special Education.
What is False! ELD is core content, general education.
This percentage (or number) or our students have a home language other than/in addition to English.
What is 48%, or about 430 students.
This is the amount of time students are monitored in our district after being reclassified (proficient in English).
What is 4 years?
The ELD standards are designed to be used in this way, relative to other content standards.
What is in tandem? ELD standards were written after the ELA standards to specifically be used together, and ELA/ELD Framework and new Social Studies Framework were written as tools to integrate ELD across the curriculum.
IFEP stands for this.
What is Initially Fluent English Proficient? (Student who has a documented home language other than/in addition to English, but showed proficiency in English when first assessed; not an English Learner).
ELD is a service, and needs to be made-up if missed.
False! ELD is core content instruction, just like math, science, and PE. We are required to provide ELD instruction to our English Learners (formerly explicitly stated as 30 minutes per day), but this occurs throughout the day with Integrated ELD, and as protected instruction time for Designated ELD.
Think of P.E....
This is the number of different languages spoken by students at Dougherty.
While best practices for English Learners are best practices for all students, these best practices are not considered ELD instruction unless it has this.
What is a language objective?
These are the ELD proficiency level descriptors that came out with the ELD standards (2012).
What are Emerging, Expanding, Bridging, and Lifelong Language Learning?
ELAC stands for this.
What is English Learner Advisory Committee? (Group of parents, school staff and community members who meet a minimum of three times a year to advice our ELD programming).
Every classroom teacher is qualified to provide all ELD instruction for her/his students.
What is True! Every CLAD certified teacher is authorized to provide all ELD instruction.
This is the number of EL, RFEP and IFEP students at Dougherty.
(97, 135, 201)
What is 135 EL, 97 RFEP and 201 IFEP students.
The languages and cultures of our students are these. (hint: non-tangible noun)
What are ASSETS which we value and build upon in our school?
These are the three components of Part I of the ELD standards- Interacting in Meaningful Ways.
What are Collaborative, Interpretive and Productive? (Oral and written language included in each).
ELPAC stands for this.
What is English Language Proficiency Assessment for California? (Has replaced the CELDT as our state English assessment- much better test!).
Whole class instruction is the best way to ensure every student is provided with equitable access to the curriculum.
What is false! Differentiating instruction requires flexible grouping of students to address specific needs. Small group instruction for ELs is only one example.
These are the top 5 languages spoken at Dougherty.
What are Telugu, Hindi, Mandarin, Tamil and Marathi.
ELD should be taught at this time of day.
What is every day, in every content area (Integrated) and at protected times (every day, Designated)?
These are the three components of Part II of the ELD standards- Learning About how English Works.
What are Structuring Cohesive Texts, Expanding and Enriching Ideas, and Connecting and Condensing Ideas?
CLAD stands for this.
What is Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development? Who here holds a CLAD certificate?
My role as ELD Specialist is to provide ELD instruction to every English Learner at Dougherty.
What is False? While I may work directly with students in pull-out groups (newcomers in the upper grades) and in small groups in your classroom (during Daily 5, etc.),my role includes supporting teachers' implementation of ELD instruction and best practices for ELs, monitoring the progress of RFEP students, assessment and maintenance of data/records for multilingual students, parent outreach, representation of school/multilingual population at district level, etc.