Where does social language fit in? How and when do the ELP Standards acknowledge the role of social language? Social language has a role. This is the closest the ELP Standards gets to social language (BICS). We need to think about language in the context of what (constructing meaning?) The language used in the classroom may be very informal, but is in service of getting at the lesson. 3 speak and write about grade-appropriate complex literary and informational What to do with Lower ELP? texts and topics Teachers sometimes ask, is “What What this standard refers to (+): How do we use them to describe students’ readiness for Standard 3 focuses on ability to USE LANGUAGE TO summarize key speaking and writing tasks. ideas and to organize/develop topics and experiences. This standard purposely is not restricted to formal presentations we want students – What does writing look like to express ideas during informal classroom discourse too. at this grade? Need samples of ELL student writing along the ELP samples. Emphasize how to use language to do these certain elements…. Approach the standards through the lens of student work. Analyze and pick apart the skills that a student needs to master to participate in the curriculum….From there….focus on the standards From there, approach the proficiency levels 4 construct grade-appropriate oral and written arguments/claims and support them with reasoning and evidence What this standard refers to (+):
Where does social language fit in? How and when do the ELP Standards acknowledge the role of social language? Social language has a role. This is the closest the ELP Standards gets to social language (BICS). We need to think about language in the context of what (constructing meaning?) The language used in the classroom may be very informal, but is in service of getting at the lesson. 3 speak and write about grade-appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics What this standard refers to (+): Standard 3 focuses on ability to USE LANGUAGE TO summarize key ideas and to organize/develop topics and experiences. This standard purposely is not restricted to formal presentations – we want students to express ideas during informal classroom discourse too. Emphasize how to use language to do these certain elements…. What to do with Lower ELP? Teachers sometimes ask, “What is How do we use them to describe students’ readiness for speaking and writing tasks. What does writing look like at this grade? Need samples of ELL student writing along the ELP samples. Approach the standards through the lens of student work. Analyze and pick apart the skills that a student needs to master to participate in the curriculum….From there….focus on the standards From there, approach the proficiency levels 4 construct grade-appropriate oral and written arguments/claims and support them with reasoning and evidence What this standard refers to (+):
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