Who are our Students?
Best Practices
ELD Standards
Acronyms
True or False
100

This is the number one language (after English) spoken by our students.

What is Chinese/Mandarin?

100

These are the most effective practices for teaching ELs. 

What are:(1) knowing students (2) creating conditions for language learning (3) focusing on language & academic learning (4) adapting instruction to ELP (5) monitoring language growth (6) engaging/collaborating with colleagues
100

Interacting in meaningful ways, learning about how English works, and using foundational literacy skills are these. 

What are the three parts of the OR ELPA Standards?

100

ELD and ELP stand for?

What is English Language Development and English Language Proficiency?


100

ELD falls under the umbrella of Special Education.

What is False!  ELD is core content, general education.

200

This is the school with the highest number of EL students.

What is OC: 68?

200

This is the amount of time students are monitored in our district after exiting (proficient in English).

What is 4 years?

200

The ELPA standards are designed to be used in this way, relative to other content standards.

What is in tandem?

ELPA standards were written after the LA, Math, Social Studies, & Science standards to specifically be used together.

200

ELPA stands for?

What is English Language Proficiency Assessment?


200

ELD is a service, and needs to be made-up if missed.

False! ELD is core content instruction. We are required to provide ELD instruction to our English Learners throughout the day with Integrated ELD and as protected instruction time for Designated ELD.

300

This is the number of different languages spoken by students at LOSD.

What is 57+?

300

While best practices for English Learners are best practices for all students. Best practices are not considered ELD instruction unless it has this.

What is a language objective?

300

These are the ELD proficiency level descriptors that came out with the ELPA standards.

What are Emerging, Progressing, Proficient?

300

ELSWD stands for?

What is English Language Learner With Disability?

300

Every classroom teacher, educational assistant, and administrator should provide language instruction for EL students.

What is True!  Every teacher, educational assistant, and administrator should provide intentional language instruction for all EL students - everyday, everywhere.

400

This is the number of active and monitored EL students in LOSD

What is 195 and 186 = 381

400

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?

400

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).

400

ESL stands for?

What is English as a Second Language?


400

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.

500

These are the top 5 languages spoken at LOSD

What are Chinese/Mandarin, Spanish, Korean, Russian, Chuukese


500

ELD should be taught at this time of day.

What is every day, everywhere, and in every content area (Integrated) and at protected times (Designated)?

500

There are _____ components of the ELPA standards. 

What are ten?

500

Designated and Integrated ELD are?

What is Pull Out and Push In English Language Development (ELD) support?

500

My role as ELD Specialist is to provide ELD instruction to every English Learner at LOSD. 

What is False?  While I may work directly with students in Designated ELD pull-out groups and in small groups integrated in your classroom, my role includes supporting teachers' implementation of ELD instruction and best practices for ELs, monitoring ELs academci progress, assessment and maintenance of data/records for multilingual students, parent outreach, representation of school/multilingual population at district level, etc. etc. etc.