Welcome to ELD!
At MCMS we strive to create a welcoming enviroment for all students. In the ELD class we have three primary goals:
We create a warm, supportive environment for all students developing their English language skills.
Support English language development for each student recognizing that all students entering the classroom have a variety of experiences learning english, education, life experiences and learn at different rates.
Offer systematic instruction and assessment that daily engages students in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in English.
Focus on language that is part of daily life in and out of school mindful of the challenges our English language learners have in content ares across the curriculum.
Materials Needed
Students need 1 College Rule Composition Bound Notebook with 100 pages 93/4"x71/2"
Course Content
All curriculum resources used on our ELD classes reflect the California English Language Development Standards.
A primary resource for our curriculum is E.L. Achieve that focuses on engaging students daily in reading, writing, speaking, and listening and linking awareness of students' language development to their content learning in all content areas at Medea Creek.
A reading comprehension resource used weekly is Achieve 3000 gives students support in reading strategies, comprehension, vocabulary development, writing, and listening. The topics students explore are geared to contemporary topics such as the environment, world culture and events that are interesting ot the middle school student.
What Does an ELD Class Look Like?
Each day students have the opportunity to use oral and listening language skills by engaging in listening and sharing in greetings, stories, or current events. This language exploration encourages community and is a safe place to practice speaking in English.
We then explore guided instruction using the E.L. Achieve curriculum which focused on daily language targets through a monthly theme. There are opportunities in each lesson for students to collaborate. Each week students have a end of week assessment that measure the weeks language learning targets.
Each week students will explore a targeted reading selection in Achieve 3000, a computer based curriculum that focuses on reading comprehension development with targeted language reading strategies that emphasize vocabulary scaffolding and direct instruction in reading comprehension skills. The Achieve 3000 program keeps track of student progress and reading lexile growth.
Each week students will practice oral language and writing through practice and formative assessment.
Classroom Expectionations
Students will:
Arrive on time and prepared to learn. This includes having their chromebook charged and on the desk when they arrive to class, a pencil, and a notebook.
Take care of all curriculum materials.
Respect the learning environment and allow all students to engage in their own learning.
Participate in all class discussions.
Homework:
Students should spend 20 minutes a day reading in English.