Lesson Preparation includes posting Learning Targets & Language Targets in every lesson.
Building Background includes emphasizing key vocabulary and using students' background knowledge to connect to new learning.
Comprehensible Input requires clear explanations of academic tasks which may include modeling and providing examples of strong and weak work.
Strategies includes teaching students learning strategies and linguistically scaffolding lessons with techniques like sentence frames/starters and word walls.
Interaction includes grouping students in a way that provides linguistic support which may include students clarifying key concepts in the primary language but grouping always provides frequent opportunities to interact with both peers and teachers.
Practice & Application includes hands-on materials and/or manipulatives and opportunities for students to practice listening, speaking, reading and writing during the lesson.
Lesson Delivery requires that students are engaged in learning approximately 100% of the time and that pacing is appropriate for the students' English proficiency level.
Review and Assessment requires a comprehensive review of learning and language targets and vocabulary and that feedback is provided regularly to students on their output. The teacher uses formative assessment throughout the lesson to ensure that the lesson meets the learning needs of the students.
English Language Proficiency Standards