Sheltered Courses for English Learners Sheltered Instruction is an instructional approach used to make academic instruction (in English) understandable for English Learners (ELs). Sheltered classes are designed to provide full access to the grade-appropriate core curriculum while using appropriate language assistance strategies in the core instruction so that ELs can participate meaningfully as they acquire English.

Why is this important? Sheltered Courses = Course Credits Course Credits = Graduation Teachers of sheltered courses must be adequately trained in sheltering techniques.1 1U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, & U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. (2015, January). Dear colleague letter: English learner students and limited English proficient parents.

Considerations: High school ELs must accomplish “Double the Work” of learning a new language while simultaneously learning content in the new language. Administration should be intentional in the selection of teachers, considering their skills set as well as mindset regarding sheltered instruction. ELs should be placed in age-appropriate grade levels so they can have meaningful access to their grade-appropriate curricula and an equal opportunity to graduate. Course work may not be watered-down; it must meet grade-level standards. Class size should be limited to 15 or fewer ELs.

Sheltered Instruction Refresh Develop Curricular Resources July 2016: Sheltered ENG I Framework 2016-2017: Content-Specific Instructional Supports Professional Learning for Teachers August 4, 2016: Full Day 2016-2017: Blended Model of Collaboration Establish Course Code Identifier

Current Sheltered Course Offerings in 2015-16 Established Sites Current Sheltered Course Offerings in 2015-16 Apex HS Sheltered ENG I/Speech Sheltered ENG II Sheltered Physical Science Sheltered Biology Sheltered Foundation of Math Sheltered Math I Sheltered American History I Sheltered American History II Broughton HS Sheltered ENG III Sheltered Civics Sheltered Earth Science Sheltered World History Cary HS Sheltered Fundamentals of Math Sheltered ENG I Sheltered Geography Enloe HS Middle Creek HS Sanderson HS Sheltered ENG IV Sheltered Healthful Living Sheltered Civics & Economics Sheltered Math I-A Sheltered Math I-B