This course will prepare teachers with best-practice strategies and pedagogy to meet the individual academic and linguistic needs of Emerging Bilingual (EB) students in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. Through engaging sessions, participants will take an in-depth look at integrating academic language acquisition strategies with content area instruction. Participants will become part of a cohort that will co-construct strategies and work collaboratively to improve learning outcomes for EB students.
Session 1:
1. Strategies for Language Acquisition
2. Writing content and Language Objectives
Session 2
Basics of Content-Based Language Instruction (CBLI)
Session 3
Building and Understanding of the English Level Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
TELPAS Instructional Implications