Departmentalized English Language Development for K-12

This course focuses on research-based conceptual understanding of Departmentalized instruction in English language development including reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Principles and design of standards-based assessment and instruction for English language learners and the relationship to identification of students’ strengths and needs in English language/literacy development and academic achievement.

Knowledge, skills, and ability to deliver comprehensible instruction to English Learners in the context of three instructional models: English Language Development (ELD), Content-based ELD and Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) are presented.