Getting Started with the
CA ELD Standards
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California Comprehensive Center at WestEd
Some of the
Big Pedagogical Shifts
of the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy
1. Close readings of complex informational and literary
texts
2. Taking a stand and supporting it with evidence
3. Engaging in collaborative conversations about
intellectually rich content
4. Using academic language and developing language
awareness
5. Valuing multilingualism and cultural diversity
The CA ELD
Standards
AMPLIFY
the CCSS for
ELA/Literacy.
Spycher, WestEd (2013)
Key Shifts: 1999 to 2012 CA ELD Standards
CA ELD Standards, Appendix B, CDE
CA ELD Standards: Elements
Overview & Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs):
 Correspondences to the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy
 CA’s EL Students
 Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs)
 Structure of the grade level standards
Grade Level ELD Standards:
 Section 1: Goal, Critical Principles, At-a-glance Overview
 Section 2: Elaboration on Critical Principles
• Part I:
Interacting in Meaningful Ways
• Part II:
Learning About How English Works
• Part III:
Using Foundational Literacy Skills
Appendices:
 Appendix A:
 Appendix B:
 Appendix C:
 Appendix D:
Foundational Literacy Skills
Learning About How English Works
Theory and Research
Context, Development, Validation
Glossary of Key Terms
Native
Language
Native Language:
Students come to
school with a wide
range of home
language resources
to be tapped.
Emerging
Expanding
Bridging
Lifelong
Language
Learning
Lifelong Language
Learning:
Students who reach
proficiency in English
must continue to build
breadth, depth, and
complexity in
comprehending and
communicating in
English in a wide
variety of contexts.
The CA ELD Standards: Structure
Section 1:
Section 2:
2-page “Goals, Critical Principles,
Grade level standards by proficiency levels
and “At a Glance” overview
Section 1: Goals, Critical Principles, and “At-aGlance” Overview
Goal we have for our
EL students in CA
Critical Principles for
carrying out the goal
Correspondences to the
CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy
Section 2: Grade Level ELD Standards by Proficiency Levels
Part I: Interacting in
Meaningful Ways
Part III:
Foundational
Literacy
Skills
Part II: Learning
About How
English Works
ELD Standards: The Left Hand Column
Signals that language development occurs in the
context of using a variety of texts and engaging in
meaningful discourse
Shows the “many-to-many” correspondences
between the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy and the
CA ELD Standards
Related to how we make language choices
depending on:
• Our purpose for using language
• The text types we’re using (both oral
and written) and how they’re
structured
• The relationship between the people
using the language
Numbering of the CA ELD Standards
CA ELD Standards Appendices:
Resources to Support Implementation
Appendices:
 Appendix A:
 Appendix B:
 Appendix C:
 Appendix D:
Foundational Literacy Skills
Learning About How English Works
Theory and Research
Context, Development, Validation
Part III: Using Foundational Literacy Skills
Appendix A: Foundational Literacy Skills
Instruction for English Learners in K-12
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Appendix B:
Part II: Learning About How English Works
 Provides guidance on how to apply Part II of the
standards in tandem with Part I
 Discusses some of the language demands of the CA
CCSS for ELA/Literacy
 Shows differences between everyday and academic
English
 Provides practical ideas and instructional strategies
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Appendix B:
Part II: Learning About How English Works
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Appendix C:
Theoretical Foundations and Research Base
Theories and research discussed in sections:
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•
•
•
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Interacting in Meaningful and Intellectually
Challenging Ways
Scaffolding
Developing Academic English
The Importance of Vocabulary
The Importance of Grammatical and DiscourseLevel Understandings
Other Relevant Guidance Documents
Appendix C:
Theoretical Foundations and Research Base
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Glossary: Your Secret Source of Knowledge
about Language!
Provides definitions, explanations, and examples of key
terms in the ELD Standards and the CCSS for
ELA/Literacy.
Integrated & Designated ELD
Both/And
Integrated ELD: All teachers with ELs in their
classrooms use the CA ELD Standards in tandem
with the focal CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy and other
content standards.
Designated ELD: A protected time during the regular
school day when teachers use the CA ELD
Standards as the focal standards in ways that build
into and from content instruction in order to develop
critical language ELs need for content learning in
English.
Comprehensive ELD Instruction:
Three Interrelated Areas
From the draft CA ELA/ELD
Framework for review by the
IQC November 2013
Based on
• Halliday, 1978
• Gibbons, 2002
• Schleppegrell, 2004
Learning to
use English
English
Language
Development
Learning
content
through
English
Learning
about how
English works
What are the
Proficiency Level Descriptors?
Turn to pages 8 and 9 of your print-out.
A Continuum of
English Language Development
Across Three Levels
Native
Language
Emerging
Expanding
Bridging
Lifelong
Language
Learning
High Level Thinking
with Linguistic Support
Emerging
• Substantial
Support
Expanding
• Moderate
Support
Bridging
• Light
Support
Lifelong
Language
Learning
• Occasional
Support
Turn to pages 10 and 11 of your print-out.
Progression of Language Development
in Three Modes of Communication
Collaborative
• Engagement in dialogue with
others
Interpretive
• Comprehension and analysis
of written and spoken texts
Productive
• Creation of oral presentations
and written texts
Turn to pages 12 and 13 of your print-out.
Progression of Knowledge of Language
in Two Dimensions
Metalinguistic Awareness
• Language awareness and selfmonitoring
Accuracy of Production
• Increasing accuracy with variation
depending on context
Purpose of the Proficiency
Level Descriptors
• Describe what ELs know and can do
• Present a continuum of knowledge, skills, and
abilities
• Guide targeted instruction in ELD
• Inform local and state assessment