Write a Strong Language Goal with 3 parts   

There are three parts to a language goal:

1. The language domain (speaking, writing, reading, listening) "I can......"

2. The connection to the content "by........"

3.  The specific words, phrases or stems they will use " using...."

Let's put it all together! " I can...... by.......using......"

Example " I can orally share with a partner the reasons for the adoption of the 15th amendment using the words ratify and citizenship."

Setting Goals is highly connected to the assessment that will match those goals. In this podcast, CLDE expert teacher, Tan Huynh , lays out specific ways that the classrooom teacher and ELD teacher can work together to differentiate assessment for multilingual student. 

Language Goal Sample Slide Template 

Ask yourself, "Which thinking skills best match what your students will be doing? Then check the standard and  Academic Language Functions. 

For example, in my 6th grade social studies class, we are learning to  “Interpret, apply, and communicate geographic data to justify potential solutions to problems in the Western Hemisphere at the local, state, national, and global levels”. I find the Academic Language Function of “Justifying and Persuading” on page 11 of the Academic Language Toolkit. Bingo! I want to include justify as my power verb since it is in both the standards and the toolkit.