Welcome to ELD 1A.
First of all, ELD stands for English Language Development. It is a content area, such as mathematics or science. What is the content of ELD? The (grammatical) forms and functions (language patterns) of the English Language. For example, the grammatical form ____-er (the comparative form) would fit the language pattern: "The ________ is ________-er than the _________."
When teaching ELD, we think of a language objective we want our English Learners to master by choosing a language function, or purpose to using a specific grammatical form. So for example, a language function might be: comparing objects. In order for students to accomplish this, they must need to be taught the grammatical form -er and (as a possible language pattern), "The ________ is _______-er than the _________."
In short, ELD is the time to explicitly teach English Learners about the English language so that they will have the tools to allow them to access the core curriculum- English Language Arts in particular.
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About Me
- Weezy
- I am an extrovert by nature and an introspect when necessary. I enjoy life and do not take it for granted. My passion is to help educators become more effective at what they do, not only through changing practices, but changing assumptions about the students they teach- particularly, students of color, Standard English Leaners, English Language learners and all others who have been systematically denied access to core curriculum and subjugated to low expectations.
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