Instructional Plan for Educating English Learners (ELs)
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Identification of ELs
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Assessment of ELs
• Determine need for instruction
• Place in appropriate program of instruction |
- Appropriate state-mandated screening test (Kindergarten W-APT and WIDA Screener for Grades 1-12)
- Multiple criteria for placement/exemption
- Identify home language proficiency
- Assess mathematics and literacy skills
- Investigate prior schooling experience (to identify students with limited or interrupted formal education)
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Provide Instruction
• Direct, appropriate, sufficient
• Designed for students' needs
• Based on current practices
• Appropriate staffing
• Appropriate materials
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- Develop Instructional Plan (LIEP)
- Schedule daily English Language Development (ELD) instruction with ESL Program Specialist
- Assessment plan
- Research-based ELD best practices
- Identify what is taught (curriculum)
- Identify appropriate materials to scaffold instruction for Els
- Describe available opportunities (tutoring and afterschool programs, extracurricular activities, etc.)
- Train and support staff (Professional Development Plan)
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Ensure integration
• Instructional integration
• Social integration |
- Describe access to programs and services (Gifted, Extracurricular, Special Education, Vocational, )
- Ensure scaffolding based on English language proficiency levels
- Integrate ELs with same-age peers
- Collaborate with relevant staff to support ELs' academic and linguistic development
- Communicate with families in preferred mode of communication
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Re-Assess
• For progress
• To reclassify (exit) a program
• Monitor exited students |
- Specific multi-criteria reclassification procedures
- Review of ACCESS for ELs 2.0 scores
- PA Required Reclassification, Monitoring and Redesignation criteria
- Monitoring plan/documentation
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Document
• Instruction
• Student Achievement
• Program Compliance
• Program Effectiveness |
- Schedule program evaluation and periodic data review
- Develop data and documentation plan
- Establish a stakeholder team to evaluate program effectiveness
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