Winthrop Endorsement Partnership
SCDE ESOL Endorsement Requirements
ESOL Endorsement Cohort in 2023-2024
For the general education classroom/content teacher
Tuition and books/materials paid 100% by grant
100% online and asynchronous (no set meetings)
Optional synchronous (“live”) online meetings offered periodically
2 courses (3 graduate credits each)—must commit to both
Both courses emphasize ways the content teacher can support Multilingual Learners (MLs) with focus on explicit teaching of vocabulary, micro-lessons for oral and written English language development, and scaffolding to develop academic language proficiency. Aspects of cultural diversity are interwoven throughout both semesters.
Fall 2023: READ 615 - Literacy for Learners with Limited English Proficiency and Other Diverse Needs. Develop understanding of the unique language and acculturation needs of MLs to design effective instruction and assessment. Includes: legal/political/social issues, principles of second language acquisition, and research-supported teaching strategies.
Spring 2024: READ 616 - Practicum in Assessing and Teaching English Language Learners. Expands on instruction and assessment strategies in READ 615 through field applications (both with your own MLs and with video-based scenarios). Includes components on MTSS/RTI for MLs (identification as well as design of Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions).
READ 615 and READ 616 together are approved by SCDE for the ESOL endorsement. These two courses are prerequisites for a set of three additional courses (3 graduate credits each) also offered through SC PALMETTO that lead to add-on certification in ESOL. (Add-on certification also requires a successful score on the Praxis exam for ESOL.)
*NOTE: These credentials are similar to the model for Gifted Education, where endorsement provides skills for work in your own classroom with that population and certification means that you are qualified to serve as a full-time teacher in that field.Stipends may be available for participants who successfully complete each course.
Options to continue with ESOL Add-on available!
If interested in this ESOL Endorsement opportunity (committing to both courses), contact Fred Pleis at frederick_pleis@charleston.k12.sc.us