Module 6: Additional Resources

Identifying and Assessing Emergent Bilinguals

• California’s Home Language Survey Form: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/cr/documents/hlsformeng.doc
• ELPAC, California’s new English proficiency test that replaces the CELDT: https://www.elpac.org/about/
• Supporting Emergent Bilingual students with disabilities: http://www.colorincolorado.org/webcast/english-language-learners-learning-disabilities

 

Integrated & Designated ELD

• Overview of California’s 2012 ELD standards and proficiency levels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GofH3xqTW4&t=506s
• California’s 2012 ELD Standards for K-12: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/er/documents/eldstndspublication14.pdf
• Chapter 2 of California’s 2015 ELA/ELD Framework for K-12: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/cf/documents/elaeldfwchapter2.pdf
• Example Integrated & Designated ELD Vignettes for K-12: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/cf/documents/elaeldvignettescollection.pdf

 

Effective Strategies & Scaffolds

• ELD “Go To” Strategies:
  http://www.cal.org/what-we-do/projects/project-excell/the-go-to-strategies
• Four Strategies for Supporting English Learners:
  http://blog.tesol.org/4-strategies-for-scaffolding-instruction-for-els/
• 12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/supporting-esl-students-mainstream-classroom/
• Sentence Starters, Sentence Frames & Signal Words: http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/exclusive/using_sentence_frames.html#.WZtkStPyscg
• Tips for Writing Language Frames:
  http://www.janaechevarria.com/?p=191
• English Learner Dictionary:
  http://learnersdictionary.com/