valuing bilingualism

What is the primary goal of valuing bilingualism in the classroom?

Sustaining students’ native language and culture while learning English

culturally and linguistically diverse students

Fluent in English and placed in general education classrooms

english learners

Speak a home language other than English and are not yet fully proficient in English

how many years to achieve english fluency

4-7 years

steps of english learner identification in order

Complete the Home Language Survey (HLS).

Take the AZELLA assessment to determine English proficiency.

Place the student into an English Language Development (ELD) program based on AZELLA results.

Reclassify the student as Fluent English Proficient (FEP) upon scoring proficient.

Monitor the student for two years and exit if proficiency is maintained.

ideal for schools with a large and diverse EL population; students grouped by proficiency level and grade

2 hour sei

Designed for schools with a dominant language population; 50% instruction in English and 50% in the dominant language.

50/50 dual language immersion

Focused on ELs new to U.S. schools with little to no English skills; builds foundational English.

newcomer sei

Designed for schools with fewer than five ELs, grouping by maturity and proficiency level.

pull out SEI

Focuses on grade level content standards and reinforces English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards.

Develops academic and language skills according to grade level.

Taught in grade level classes with Native speakers and English learners.

Integrated or Targeted instruction?

integrated instruction

Focuses on English language proficiency standards.

Develops English language skills according to the student's proficiency level.

Taught in English language development classes with only English learners.

Integrated or Targeted instruction?

Targeted Instruction