dear educators,
This site has been moved,
and is no longer being maintained.
Please visit our new site:
SFUSD newcomer resources
intended to provide materials and resources to all SFusd educators and staff working to serve multillingual learners
Contact Conor Hallinan, hallinanc1@sfusd.edu with your questions, for access to resources, and/or for support.
Welcome to Multilingual Pathways Department Instructional Resources and Units of Instruction.
eld level 1-2
Complete Units of Instruction in Emerging ELD Levels
Eld level 3-4
Complete Units of Instruction in Expanding & Bridging ELD Levels
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Complete Units of Instruction for Newcomer ELA
Get your students speaking and listening to each other, and limit teacher talk, using these effective, easy to implement structured talk routines.
Looking for collaborative reading structures? Reading guides that you can adapt for your text? Click on the link above for resources.
Do you need additional resources to support your writing instruction? Click on the link above for resources.
writing language & content objectives
Are you looking for support with language objectives? Here are a few essential resources to help you articulate language learning targets, and to ensure your content goals and language goals are linked.
Grading & feedback in the ELD classroom
Are you looking for ideas or support around how you approach grading in your newcomer classroom? Are you looking for resources to help you dispel the myths around providing corrective feedback to ML's? Click on the resources below to choose your adventure: take a deep dive with a longer article, or just get your feet wet with something shorter.