ED APPROACH ELD LITERACY CORE - OTHER ELEMENTARY ESL: instruction is provided through a Balanced Literacy: Sheltered Instruction: Elementary program of techniques, methodology, and Centennial School District maintains a teachers in the district have been special curriculum designed to teach EL theoretical belief that reading is a trained in the GLAD approach, and students English language skills, including complex process, heavily involved use this as the primary base for listening, speaking, reading, writing, study with writing, listening and speaking sheltered instruction. This skills, content vocabulary, and cultural across content Reading is a instructional approach is used to orientation. ESL instruction is in English meaning-making process that make academic instruction in with use of native language support as continues through life. English understandable to EL appropriate and available. Included in this is a belief that: students through the use of physical all children can become readers and activities, visual aids, and an writers interactive environment. These reading and writing are reciprocal, strategies are used to teach meaning-making processes vocabulary and concept the language arts (reading and development in mathematics, writing) develop in concert science, social studies and other literacy is a social process subjects. GLAD is a designated our schools should have vigorous U.S. Department of Education leadership with high expectations of Excellence.” “Program for student learning our teachers endeavor to continually learn and apply instructional strategies within the balanced literacy approach in order to meet the needs of their learners. Under this model literacy is best taught within a literacy workshop. Effective instruction includes a gradual release of responsibility as well as extended time for students to practice reading and writing daily. A blend of whole group, small group and individual instruction is used according to students’ needs. Additionally, the literacy workshop includes explicit instruction for making meaning at the word, sentence and text levels.
ED APPROACH ELD LITERACY CORE - OTHER ELEMENTARY ESL: instruction is provided through a program of techniques, methodology, and special curriculum designed to teach EL students English language skills, including listening, speaking, reading, writing, study skills, content vocabulary, and cultural orientation. ESL instruction is in English with use of native language support as appropriate and available. Balanced Literacy: Centennial School District maintains a theoretical belief that reading is a complex process, heavily involved with writing, listening and speaking across content Reading is a meaning-making process that continues through life. Included in this is a belief that: all children can become readers and writers reading and writing are reciprocal, meaning-making processes the language arts (reading and writing) develop in concert literacy is a social process our schools should have vigorous leadership with high expectations for student learning our teachers endeavor to continually learn and apply instructional strategies within the balanced literacy approach in order to meet the needs of their learners. Under this model literacy is best taught within a literacy workshop. Effective instruction includes a gradual release of responsibility as well as extended time for students to practice reading and writing daily. A blend of whole group, small group and individual instruction is used according to students’ needs. Additionally, the literacy workshop includes explicit instruction for making meaning at the word, sentence and text levels. Sheltered Instruction: Elementary teachers in the district have been trained in the GLAD approach, and use this as the primary base for sheltered instruction. This instructional approach is used to make academic instruction in English understandable to EL students through the use of physical activities, visual aids, and an interactive environment. These strategies are used to teach vocabulary and concept development in mathematics, science, social studies and other subjects. GLAD is a designated U.S. Department of Education “Program of Excellence.”