Where is the Language Objectives Playbook?

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has revised the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)!

The PISD Multilingual Department is hard at work updating the Language Objectives Playbook. In the meantime, here are three great resources to support your implementation of the ELPS.

New ELPS/Old ELPS Side by Sides

Compare the New ELPS to the Old ELPS using these handy side by sides

Grades K-3

Grades 4-12

ELPS Guide

Use this handy tool to unpack the ELPS!

List of the ELPS in Chapter 120

Grades K-3

Grades 4-12

How do I write a Language Objective?

Parts of a Language Objective:

A Language Objective...

A targeted ELPS language domain
Academic language based on the content objective
Specific academic language

Possible Language Objective Structure:

I can (ELPS domain) about (academic content language) by/in/during... (academic language application).

Questions to Consider:

Which ELPS domain do students need to focus on today to help the master the content objective? Consider students’ proficiency levels in each domain.
What academic language (vocabulary, sentences, structures) do students need in order to master the content objective?
What academic language function will students use to demonstrate mastery of the language objective and content objective?

How do I use Language Objectives?

Teachers should...

Align language objectives with the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS).
Post language objectives daily.
Include a variety of language objectives from all language domains throughout units of study.
Introduce and solicit student interaction with the language objective at the beginning of the lesson.
Revisit the language objective during the lesson.
Review the language objective at the end of the lesson.

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