Core Standards of the Course
ELP Standard 1
An ELL can...
construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through level-appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
use a very limited set of strategies to:
ELP Standard 2
An ELL can...
participate in level-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, in various social and academic contexts, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
ELP Standard 3
An ELL can...
speak and write about level-appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
with support,
ELP Standard 4
An ELL can...
construct level-appropriate oral and written claims and support them with reasoning and evidence.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
ELP Standard 5
An ELL can...
conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
with support,
ELP Standard 6
An ELL can...
analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writing.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
with support,
ELP Standard 7
An ELL can...
adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
ELP Standard 8
An ELL can...
determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
relying heavily on context, questioning, and knowledge of morphology in their native language(s),
ELP Standard 9
An ELL can...
create clear and coherent level-appropriate speech and text.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
with support,
ELP Standard 10
An ELL can...
demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English to communicate in level-appropriate speech and writing.
Descriptor
By the end of English language proficiency level 1, an ELL can...
with support,