1. Transitioning ELPD Standards & Assessments: The ELPD Framework
H Gary Cook, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
June 2013

2. The Need
Many states adapting, developing or adopting new (ELP/D) standards
States’ ELP/D standards must correspond to college and career ready standards
ELPD Framework is a tool to support this correspondence

3. Purpose of the ELPD Framework
The ELPD Framework communicates to the language practices that all ELLs must acquire in order to successfully engage in the CCSS and NGSS. These practices should then, in turn, influence ELPD Standards.

4. ELPD Framework What it’s not… It’s not a new set of standards.
It’s not exhaustive.
It doesn’t identify how to teach ELs.
It’s not curriculum or instructional material.

5. The Overlap

6. So what is this?

7. The Critical Nexus Content Standards Standards Content Assessment ELPD
Assessing content with construct relevant language
Assessing language critical to the content

8. Connection to CCSS & NGSS Connection to the classroom Foundations
Progressions
Connection to CCSS & NGSS
Connection to the classroom
Foundations
Theory behind
ELPD Standards
Logic to Standards’
sequencing
Classroom Connections
to Standards
CCSS/NGSS construct
relevant language

13. Where we’re going
Developing tools to support ELPD Framework implementation
Interacting with SBAC and PARCC assuring assessments support content relevant language in CCSS
Seeking funding to create a “Teacher’s Guide to the ELPD Framework”

14. In sum, The Framework
Helps educators identify specific language demands in the CCSS & NGSS
Outlines a procedure for creating and/or evaluating state ELP/D standards
Encourages states to adopt a simultaneous theory of action so that ELP/D standards and the CCSS and NGSS are mutually reinforcing