English Language Development (ELD)
English Language Development Department Staff
Dawn Ackerman - Heidi Fritts - Ian Herzog - Wendy Nemeth - Tamika Penn
The English Language Development (ELD) program is provided to all Multilingual Learners (MLs). Upon entering the Easton Area School District the WIDA Screener Grades 1-12 is administered by the District Evaluator to identify students who may be candidates for English Language Development (ELD) instruction. This language proficiency screener determines the academic English language proficiency level of students new to a school or to the U.S. school system in order to provide appropriate instructional services. The students will exit the English Language Development program as they reach Pennsylvania’s Department of Education mandated reclassification criteria.
Course Availability
ESL 1 580109 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is offered to Multilingual Learners. The ELD program helps students in their ability to use English in the four domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course is designed to develop a foundation in English literacy skills through focused instruction. An emphasis is placed on social and instructional language development, as well as academic vocabulary. This class is taken along with System 44.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation
ESL 2A 580119 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is offered to Multilingual Learners. The ELD program helps students in their ability to use English in the four domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course is a continuation of ESL 1 or 1A. This course is designed to develop the students’ speaking and listening skills, as well as reading and writing that will enable the student to be successful in mainstream content area classes. An emphasis is placed on introducing the students to academic vocabulary.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation
ESL 3A 580129 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is offered to Multilingual Learners. The ELD program helps students in their ability to use English in the four domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course is designed to give the students greater linguistic competency by working with complex grammatical structures, involving the students in literature and continuing to develop the writing process.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation
ESL 4A 580132 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is offered to Multilingual Learners. The ELD program helps students in their ability to use English in the four domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course is designed to give the students greater linguistic competency by working with complex grammatical structures, involving the students in literature, and continuing to develop the writing process.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation
System 44 580108 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
System 44 is a foundational reading and phonics program, which serves as a precursor to READ 180. The course integrates lessons on reading fundamentals such as sounds, spelling, high-utility sight words, and strategies for unlocking multisyllabic words. Students are evaluated throughout and at the end of each unit.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation
Integrated English 580175 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is for entering students whose native language is a language other than English. The focus of this course is to develop literacy skills that will prepare students for success in English for ELs.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation
English for ELs 580171 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is for Multilingual Learners who have either completed ELD English or by teacher recommendation. The focus of this course is to further develop literacy skills that will prepare students for success in the mainstream content area classroom.
Prerequisite: Placement test, teacher recommendation and/or ELD.
Integrated Science 580165 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is for entering students whose native language is a language other than English. The focus of this course is to develop vocabulary and concepts in Science that will prepare students for success in the mainstream content area classroom.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation
Integrated History 580185 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is for entering students whose native language is a language other than English. The focus of this course is to develop vocabulary and concepts in History and Social Studies that will prepare students for success in the mainstream content area classroom.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation
Integrated Math 580155 1.0 Cr. 9,10,11,12
This course is for entering students whose native language is a language other than English. The focus of this course is to develop vocabulary and concepts in Math that will prepare students for success in the mainstream content area classroom.
Prerequisite: Placement test and teacher recommendation