Aligning ELL Proficiency Standards Amber Castro Grand Canyon University: ESL 433N: Advanced Methodologies of Structured English Immersion March 30‚ 2014 English Language Proficiency Standards Arizona English Language Arts Standards Stage II Language Strand Standard 1: The student will identify and apply conventions of standard English in his or her communications. HI-2: explaining differences between common and proper nouns in context (singular and plural). 1. Demonstrate command
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Levels of Language Proficiency Elementary to Limited Proficiency * The first two levels of language proficiency deal with the absolute basics of the language. These levels are where speakers learn vocabulary and grammar‚ especially how to properly conjugate words and how to speak in the past‚ present and future tenses. By the time these two levels are completed students should have some basic grasp of the language‚ and they should be able to hold casual‚ relatively simple conversations about
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Academic Standards with ELL Proficiency Standards Assignment The Arizona or TESOL English learner standards use a guide for differentiating instruction for various levels of ELLs by the teachers making the lessons have a content objective meaning on what the teacher wants all their students to learn in the classrooms. Also‚ each lesson needs to have a language objective as well which means that are specifically for each individual ELL student and base it in their TESOL standards in the classroom
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The federal government has changed the ground work and the organization of scholastic lessons in the educational systems in 2001 with the “No Child Left behind Act”. The law say that each state is to embrace English Language Learners in the state assessment and evaluate the student’s language skill “with valid‚ reliable assessments in the areas of oral language and reading and writing skills‚ more specifically comprehension‚ speaking‚ listing‚ reading‚ and writing”(Cook‚ 2007). The requirements of
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Standard 1: Culture as a Factor in ELLs’ Learning Why are having Domain’s and Standards important to teachers? Domains and Standards play a huge part in giving teachers indicators on their children’s performances. We as teachers need certain domains and standards on identifying and monitoring the children’s performances throughout the classroom. Having standards allows us as teachers to indicate their levels of ability and performances to be met. Their are three levels of standards that can be measured
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Introduction English is the universal language. The proficiency level of English major students is one of the great factors to be considered in producing high quality graduates. English proficiency pertains to the ability to speak‚ read and write in English. To be considered as truly proficient‚ you should have an advanced skill in this. English is used as the business language as well as the medium of instruction in schools and universities. It is the language used by the people all over the
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Running head: ALIGNMENT OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS Alignment of Academic Standards with ELL Proficiency Standards Krystine M. Ngo Grand Canyon University ESL-223N SEI English Language Teaching: Foundations & Methodologies September 30‚ 2011 Prof. Janice Norris Alignment of Academic Standards with ELL Proficiency Standards Education reform is a major effort of the government to provide fair education for primary and secondary students with different social economic backgrounds
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going back to teach English to English Language Learners (ELL) at Kaleidoscope Academy. For a semester‚ I worked mostly with seventh and eighth graders with English Proficiency Levels ( ELP) between three and five. The ELPs tell that these students have great social English communication skills‚ but their academic language is not proficient yet; that is why many of them still need ELL instruction. My goal for this year was to increase my ELL students vocabulary so they can be better readers and writers
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ELL ASSESSMENTS Nohemy Tautimer 08/02/2013 EDU-213N Grand Canyon University Professor Lorena Brown With the rise in immigrant students comes a rise in students who do not speak English. Schools are facing the need to not only teach these students their regular academics but also a new language. In Guthrie‚ Oklahoma‚ there may seem like there would not be as much need for such programs but the fact is that English language learners are also here. ELL students need assistance from the schools
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Assessments ELL Krystine M. Ngo Grand Canyon University ESL-223N SEI English Language Teaching: Foundations & Methodologies September 22‚ 2011 ELL Assessments Assessment is a valuable tool to measure students learning and achievement. It is an essential element for teacher to reflect on what and how they teach. To assess students is to collect evidence of their learning. Teachers use the information to modify their lesson plans and adjust their instructional methods; students need feedback
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