1. The purpose of this tool is to support and outline how to plan focused, targeted, and systematic instruction to meet the linguistic needs of ELLs identified at the beginning and intermediate proficiency levels in grade 3 or higher as well as explore the language development process. Stress to participants that ELLs are diverse students (i.e., not all are Spanish speakers, some are newcomers, long-term ELLs, or not all participate in Bilingual/ESL programs).

2. Explain how the ELPS are the second language acquisition curriculum necessary for the success of ELLs. More specifically chp 74.4 requires that school districts…English.
Refer to slide and remind participants to keep this in the forefront in regards to this tool.

4. Review the instructional process for the design and delivery of language development and how it provides guidance for making decisions to foster a supportive language-learning environment for ELLs to reach their full academic potential.

5. Language proficiency is the level of skills demonstrated when receiving messages (input) and expressing meaning (output). Students should be able to consistently and effectively demonstrate these skills across a variety of academic and social contexts.

6. Language development planning and content-based instruction involves an ongoing process in which teachers of ELLs must identify and respond to the linguistic and academic needs of individual ELLs.
The ELPS-TELPAS PLDs provide the guidance for educators to design and deliver grade-level, content-based instruction in conjunction with providing ELLs with a foundation in the English language.

8. Trish Flores Bilingual/ESL Project Coordinator Trish. flores@esc13
Trish Flores Bilingual/ESL Project Coordinator