As we plan our instruction using student expectations, we must ensure that the delivery of content is comprehensible and that we are purposeful in creating activities that support the development of academic language in our content area classrooms.

One of the ways that we do that is by understanding the differences between content and language objectives.

The 19 TAC 74.4 The English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), present English language proficiency standards that outline the instruction school districts must provide to ELLs in order for them to have the full opportunity to learn English and to succeed academically.

The rule clarifies that the ELPS are to be implemented as an integral part of instruction in each foundation and enrichment subject of the TEKS.

These descriptors define four stages of second language acquisition called English language proficiency levels. The four proficiency levels are beginning, intermediate, advanced, and advanced high. The PLDs describe how well ELLs at each proficiency level are able to understand and use English to engage in grade-appropriate academic instruction. There are separate PLDs for listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

K-2

Content Objective: Students will be able to answer 5WH questions about fables.

Language Objective: Students will use written language to answer questions on a text. Students will develop oral language skills by sharing their answers with their peers.

I CAN USE WRITTEN LANGUAGE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON A TEXT AND SHARE IT WITH MY PEERS.

3-5

Content Objective: Students will recount the folktale and determine the message of John Henry by Julius Lester.

Language Objective: Students will use written and oral language skills to discuss and summarize the story, John Henry.

I CAN USE WRITTEN AND ORAL LANGUAGE TO DISCUSS AND SUMMARIZE THE STORY, JOHN HENRY.

K-2

Content Objective: Students will use addition to find the total amount of objects in an array.

Language Objective: Students will develop oral and written language skills while explaining how they added objects in an array.

I CAN SAY AND WRITE AN EXPLANATION ON HOW I ADDED OBJECTS TO AN ARRAY.

3-5
Content Objective: Students will create a real life math story problem about volume with multiplication.

Language Objective: Students will develop language skills by writing a math story problem.

I CAN WRITE ABOUT A MATH STORY PROBLEM.

Content Objective: Students will be able to describe a chick.

Language Objective: Students will develop oral and written English skills when describing chicks to their classmates.

I CAN DESCRIBE A CHICK IN ORAL AND WRITTEN FORM.

3-5

Content Objective: Students will be able to explain at least two reasons that planet Earth is able to support life.

Language Objective: Students will develop language skills while writing an informative text on planet Earth’s ability to support life.

I CAN WRITE AN INFORMATIVE TEXT ON PLANET EARTH'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT LIFE.

K-2

Content Objective: Students will identify at least two rights and responsibilities of citizens.

Language Objective: Students will use literacy skills to read and write a short summary of an article.

I CAN READ AND ARTICLE AN WRITE A SHORT SUMMARY ON THE ARTICLE.

3-5

Content Objective: Students will be able to give an example of supply and demand.

Language Objective: Students will develop language skills while writing an example of supply and demand.

I CAN WRITE AN EXAMPLE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

CISD: English as a Second Language

ACCES CODE: 49RBR-6R92G