Systematic English Language Development

Systematic English Language Development    

   English Language Learners in our classrooms are those students who are acquiring the English language in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The ELL student is identified by a Home Language Survey that was completed by the parents at the time of registration. Those students are then given the CELDT standardized test to provide us with a level of language proficiency. There are four levels; Beginning, Early Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced levels of language proficiency.The instruction for the ELL students is a systematic approach where students will be engaged in fun and meaningful language development activities and opportunities to listen, speak, read and write in the English language.

Date           Unit           Topic          Language Functions

 8/31 – 10/09         Unit 2-            Farms                  Pre-requisite:

                             Seed to Sandwich                               Give information

                                                                                      Target:

                                                             Describe Actions

10/12 – 11/20        Unit 3 -           Water Cycles         Pre-requisite:

                             Water, Water                                    Sequence

                             Everywhere                                        Target:

                                                                                      Cause and Effect

11/30 – 1/29          Unit 1              Community &         Pre-Requisite:

                             The Big City           Geography            Describe Personal Experience

                                                                                      Target:

                                                                                      Make Comparisons

2/1 – 3/12             Unit 5                   Animal                   Pre-Requisite:

                             Catch Me if            Adaptation            Noting Details

                             You Can                                             Target:

                                                                                      Questioning

3/15 – 5/7            Unit 4              Celebrations &       Pre-Requisite:

                             Celebrate              U.S. History          Noting Details

                                                                                      Target:

                                                                                      Describe Events

5/10 – 6/10           Unit 6                   The Science of       Pre-Requisite:

                             Make Some            Sound                    Noting Details

                             Noise                                                 Target:

                                                                                      Give Explanation

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