Approaches and Programs for English Language Learners: Definitions and Design

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Approaches and Programs for English Language
LearnersDefinitions and Design

• Jill Kerper Mora, Ed.D.San Diego State University

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English-focused Approaches Programs for
Second-language Learners

• English as a second language instruction
• English language development (ELD)
• Specially Designed Academic Instruction in
  English (SDAIE)
• Structured English Immersion

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The English Language Development Curriculum

• Has continuity, sequence progression in the
  level of linguistic and cognitive demands on
  students
• Is based on a variety of methods approaches to
  address language proficiency levels and learning
  styles
• Provides ample practice application of
  vocabulary, grammatical structures and meaningful
  communication skills

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Curriculum Development Processfor English
Language Learners
State Content ELD StandardsSchool District
Content ELD Standards Instructional Objectives
Learning Outcomes Student Assessment Task
Analysis Design of Learning Activities
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Structured English Immersion

• An over-extended term that loosely describes a
  program for educating language minority students
  in English
• Intended to be a spiraling standards-based
  curriculum based on principles and research in
  second-language acquisition
• Utilizes ELD SDAIE approaches within an
  integrated language arts curriculum and thematic
  lesson design for content-area instruction

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ELD
ELD/SDAIE in 4X4 Model
Speaking Level 1
Reading Level 1
Speaking Level 2
Reading Level 2
Speaking Level 3
Reading Level 3
Speaking Level 4
Reading Level 4
SDAIE
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Communicative Competence
GRAMMAR
phonology
syntax
PRAGMATICS
morphology
semantics
lexicon
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English Language Development

• Focus is on language teaching using L2 methods
• Designed for lower levels of language proficiency
  
• Emphasis is on listening, speaking early
  literacy instruction
• Organized around themes based on academic
  standards in the content areas

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English as a Second Language

• Uses second or foreign language teaching methods
• Content is the English language Specific points
  of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary
• Goals are communicative competence for beginning
  L2 learners

Success
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Specially Designed Academic Instruction in
English (SDAIE)

• Focuses on teaching content (social studies,
  math, science, etc.) with modifications for
  intermediate language proficiency
• Strong emphasis on developing conceptual
  understanding and L2 literacy
• Maintains high expectations, but assumes a lag in
  development of native-speaker equivalent language
  and academic skills

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The Lesson Cycle for CLAD Instruction
Correction(Reteach)
Presentation Check forUnderstanding
TaskAnalysis
PlanLesson
Curriculum Standards
AnticipatorySet
GuidedPracticeCheckMastery
MonitorandAdjust
NextObjective
Assess
IndependentPracticeAssessMastery
Closure
Yes
No
Extension