Torrey Pines offers multiple levels or courses in English Language Development (this is sometimes called ESL in other places) to support students as they learn English. We are currently updating our course profiles, and will post those as soon as they are finalized.
English Language Development 1: This course is a year-long course providing accelerated and explicit English language instruction correlated to ELPAC 1 in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will develop emergent literacy skills and produce short written and oral communication. The course is aligned with the grade 9-12 CA ELD Standards at the emerging level, providing designated ELD to all students. ELD 1 at TPHS is taken as a "double block" of 2 class periods. ELD 1 is designed to build skills necessary for transition into ELD 2 and success in core grade-level coursework.
English Language Development 2: This course is a year-long course providing accelerated and explicit English language instruction to students at the exit emerging level in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing correlated to ELPAC 2. Students will expand their development of literacy skills and produce written and oral communication. The course is aligned with the grade 9-12 CA ELD Standards at the exit emerging level, providing designated ELD to all students. ELD 2 is designed to build skills necessary for transition into ELD 3, success in core grade level coursework, and reclassification. This course is taken concurrently with a student's grade-level English class.
English Language Development 3: This course is a year-long course providing accelerated and explicit English language instruction to students at the expanding level, in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing correlated to ELPAC 3. Students will expand their development of literacy skills and produce written and oral communication. The course is aligned with the grade 9-12 CA ELD Standards at the entry expanding level, providing designated ELD to all students. ELD 3 is designed to build skills necessary for transition into ELD 4, success in core grade level coursework, and reclassification. This course is taken concurrently with a student's grade-level English class.
English Language Development 4: This course is a year-long course providing accelerated and explicit English language instruction to students at the exit expanding/bridging level (correlating to an ELPAC 4), in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will expand their development of literacy skills and produce written and oral communication. The course is aligned with the grade 9-12 CA ELD Standards at the exit expanding level, providing designated ELD to all students. ELD 4 is designed to build skills necessary for success in core grade-level coursework and reclassification. This course is taken concurrently with a student's grade-level English class.
Academic Literacy: Academic Literacy is a course designed to support students in their content area courses by enriching their skills in academic vocabulary, reading, writing and discussion skills and English Language Arts content standards. Academic Literacy is a course designed to improve the language and literacy skills of students whose primary goal is to gain academic proficiency: “Possession of strategies for gaining subject matter knowledge and acquiring language are the tools necessary for autonomy, which is the primary goal of education” (Stephen Krashen, USC, 2007).
Advanced English Language Literacy: This course, taken concurrently with the student’s grade-level English class, is designed for students from diverse language backgrounds, offers intensive practice in the writing process, critical reading, and critical thinking. It also provides practice in acquiring, synthesizing, and communicating information and in applying the principles and conventions of standard edited American English. This course offers the option to concurrently enroll in and receive credit from Mira Costa College.
Multilingual Learners also receive Integrated English Language Development support in their content area classes.
Here is our SDUHSD English Language Development Course Pathway.
Resources from the California Department of Education
The California English Language Development Standards: Kindergarten Through Grade 12