Other Useful Links In the Classroom English Language Proficiency
Standards 101 Fluency in English is the key your students will
use to achieve their dreams The English Language Proficiency
Standards (ELPS) replaced the English as a Second Language Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills (ESL TEKS) in November 2007.
These standards have been implemented in schools across Texas,
and, as with any change, they have taken some getting used to.
The ELPS are designed to help students reach their full academic
potential through second-language acquisition. They’re centered
on content-area instruction, social and academic-language
instruction, and instruction focused on the TEKS. Find the ELPS
in their entirety at
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/elps.html.
Region 13 Education Service Center (ESC) bilingual/ESL
specialist Meredith Roddy has some tips for educators
implementing these standards. Roddy says: “Fluency in English is
the key your students will use to achieve their dreams.” A
growing student popu