English Language Development 1 : This course is a year-long course providing accelerated and explicit English language instruction correlated to ELPAC 1 in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will develop emergent literacy skills and produce short written and oral communication. The course is aligned with the grade 9-12 CA ELD Standards at the emerging level, providing designed ELD to all students. ELD 1 is designed to build skills necessary for transition into ELD 2 and success in core grade-level coursework. This course is written to be repeatable to correspond to student level and ELPAC score and student will learn additional skills and strategies if taking the course a second time.
English Language Development 2 : This course is a year-long course providing accelerated and explicit English language instruction to students at the exit emerging level in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing correlated to ELPAC 2. Students will expand their development of literacy skills and produce written and oral communication. The course is aligned with the grade 9-12 CA ELD Standards at the exit emerging level, providing designed ELD to all students. ELD 2 is designed to build skills necessary for transition into ELD 3, success in core grade level coursework, and reclassification. This course is taken concurrently with student’s grade-level English class. This course is written to be repeatable to correspond to student level and ELPAC score and student will learn additional skills and strategies if taking the course a second time.
English Language Development 3: This course is a year-long course providing accelerated and explicit English language instruction to students at the expanding level, in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing correlated to ELPAC 3. Students will expand their development of literacy skills and produce written and oral communication. The course is aligned with the grade 9-12 CA ELD Standards at the entry expanding level, providing designed ELD to all students. ELD 3 is designed to build skills necessary for transition into ELD 4, success in core grade level coursework, and reclassification. This course is taken concurrently with student’s grade-level English class. This course is written to be repeatable to correspond to student level and ELPAC score and student will learn additional skills and strategies if taking the course a second time.
ELD 4 & Academic Literacy: This course is a year-long course providing accelerated and explicit English language instruction to students at the exit expanding/bridging level (correlating to an ELPAC 4), in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will expand their development of literacy skills and produce written and oral communication. The course is aligned with the grade 9-12 CA ELD Standards at the exit expanding level, providing designated ELD to all students. ELD 4 is designed to build skills necessary for success in core grade-level coursework and reclassification. This course is taken concurrently with student’s grade-level English class. This course is written to be repeatable to correspond to student level and ELPAC score and student will learn additional skills and strategies if taking the course a second time.
Structured English Immersion Courses are also provided through the Multilingual Language Learner Program. These are regular content specific courses offered to English language learners. An SEI content course incorporates second language acquisition instruction, quality teaching and support systems to communicate meaning in the content area. These courses are taught based on student need by teachers certified in those content areas. The courses cover all mandated essential content standards with priority placed on modifying the methods and materials for instruction of second language learners. This allows students to meet A-G college requirements while maintaining a strong base in language acquisition. All SEI Courses are College Prep (A-G).