Systematic ELD

Systematic ELD instruction is driven by students’ English proficiency levels. English learners have the opportunity to learn and practice the foundational language they need in order to navigate a myriad of adult and peer interactions.

During Systematic ELD instruction, English learners study how English works. This is student-centered instruction that supports content-area success by strengthening language abilities and teaching the language that native-English speakers already bring to their schooling. It follows a scope and sequence of language skills, with a focus on the high-leverage, portable vocabulary, and sentence structures of the proficiency level.

Kindergartners practicing the language of Elementary Systematic ELD, Unit 3 – How’s the Weather.

Middle school students playing with the language of the Secondary Systematic ELD Unit 1 – Pathways to Success