Alignment of National TESOL Standards in
Proposed Revision of M.Ed. in Collaborative Practices at KSU
Domain
Standard
Domain 1:
Language
Standard 1.a.
Describing
language
Performance Indicator
Course
Numbers
How Addressed?
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1.a.1. Apply knowledge of
phonology (the sound system) to
help ESOL students develop oral,
reading, and writing (including
spelling) skills in English.
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1.a.2. Apply knowledge
of morphology (the
structure of words) to assist ESOL
students’ development of oral and
literacy skills in English.
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1.a.3. Apply knowledge
of syntax (phrase and sentence
structure) to assist ESOL students
in developing written and spoken
English.
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1.a.4. Apply
understanding of
semantics (word/ sentence
meaning) to assist ESOL students
in acquiring and productively
using a wide range of
vocabulary in English.
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1.a.6. Demonstrate ability to help
ESOL students develop social and
academic language skills in
English.
1.a.7. Demonstrate ability to help
ESOL students acquire a range of
genres, rhetorical & discourse
structures, and writing
conventions in English.
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1.a.8.understanding of the nature
and value of World Englishes &
dialect variation, & build on the
language that ESOL students
bring to extend their linguistic
repertoire.
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1.a.5. Apply knowledge of
pragmatics (the effect of context
on language) to help ESOL
students communicate effectively
& use English appropriately for a
variety of purposes in spoken &
written language, and in formal &
informal settings.
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1.a.9. Locate and use linguistic
resources to learn about the
structure of English and of
students’ home languages.
1.a.10. Demonstrate proficiency
in English and serve as a good
language model for ESOL
students.
Domain 1:
Language
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1.b.1. Provide rich exposure to
English.
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1.b.2. Provide comprehensible
input & scaffolding.
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1.b.3. Provide opportunities for
meaningful interaction.
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Standard 1.b.
Language
acquisition &
development.
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1.b.4. Create a secure, positive,
and motivating learning
environment.
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1.b.5. Understand and apply
current theories and research in
language & literacy development.
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1.b.6. Recognize and build on the
processes and stages of English
language & literacy development.
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1.b.7. Recognize the importance
of ESOL students’ home
languages & language varieties &
build on these skills as a
foundation for learning English.
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1.b.8. Understand & apply
knowledge of socio-cultural and
political variables to facilitate the
process of learning English.
1.b.9. Understand & apply
knowledge of the role of
individual learner
variables in the process of
learning English.
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1.b.10. Provide appropriate
instruction and feedback.
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1.b.11. Help ESOL students to
communicate in socially and
culturally appropriate ways.
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1.b.12. Help ESOL students
develop academic language
proficiency.
1.b.13. Help ESOL
students develop effective
language learning strategies.
Domain 2:
Culture
Standard 2.a.
Nature and
Role of
Culture.
2.a.1. Understand and apply
knowledge about cultural values
and beliefs in the context of
teaching and learning ESL.
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Domain 2:
Culture
2.a.2. Understand and apply
knowledge about the effects of
racism, stereo-typing, &
discrimination to ESL teaching
and learning.
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2.a.3. Understand & apply
knowledge about home/school
communication to enhance ESL
teaching and build partnerships
with ESOL families.
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2.a.4. Understand and apply
concepts about the
interrelationship between
language and culture.
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2.b.1. Use a range of resources,
including the Internet, to learn
about world cultures & cultures of
students in their classrooms &
apply that learning.
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Standard 2.b.
Cultural
Groups and
Identity
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2.b.2. Understand & apply
knowledge about how an
individual’s cultural identity
affects their ESL learning and
how levels of cultural identity will
vary widely among students.
2.b.3. Understand & apply
knowledge about cultural
conflicts and home-area events
that have an impact on ESOL
students’ learning.
2.b.4. Understand & apply
knowledge about the impact of
students’ socio-economic status,
race, religion, class, national
origin, disability & gender on
learning and teaching ESL.
2.b.5. Understand & apply
knowledge of U.S. immigration
history and patterns in teaching
ESL.
Domain 3:
Planning,
Implementing,
and Managing
Instruction
Standard 3.a.
Planning for
StandardsBased ESL
and Content
Instruction.
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Domain 3:
Planning,
Implementing,
and Managing
Instruction
3.b.
Managing &
Implementing
Standardsbased ESL &
Content
Instruction
3.a.1. Plan standards-based ESL
and content instruction.
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3.a.2. Create environments
that promote standards based
language learning in supportive,
accepting classrooms & schools.
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3.a.3. Plan students’
learning experiences based on
assessment of language
proficiency and prior knowledge.
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3.a.4. Provide for particular needs
of students with limited formal
schooling (LFS) in their L1.
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3.b.1. Organize learning around
standards-based subject matter
and language learning
objectives.
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3.b.2. Incorporate activities, tasks,
& assignments that develop
authentic uses of language, as
students learn about content-area
material.
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3.b.3. Provide activities &
materials that integrate listening,
speaking, reading, and writing.
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3.b.4. Develop students’ listening
skills for a variety of academic
and social purposes.
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3.b.5. Develop students’ speaking
skills for a variety of academic
and social purposes.
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3.b.6. Provide standards based
instruction that build upon
students’ oral English to support
learning to read and write.
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3.b.7. Provide standards based
reading instruction adapted to
ELL learners.
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3.b.8. Provide standards based
writing instruction
adapted to ESOL learners.
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3.b.9. Develop students’ writing
through a range of
activities, from sentence
formation to expository writing.
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3.c.1. Select, adapt, and use
culturally responsive, age
appropriate, & linguistically
accessible materials.
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3.c.2. Select materials &
resources appropriate to
students’ developing
language & content area abilities,
including appropriate use of L1.
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Domain 3:
Planning,
Implementing,
and Managing
Instruction
Standard 3.c.
Using
Resources
Effectively in
ESL &
Content
Instruction
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3.c.4. Use appropriate
technological resources to
enhance language and contentarea instruction for ESOL
students (e.g., Web, software,
computers, and related devices).
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3.c.5. Use software and Internet
resources effectively in ESL &
content instruction.
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3.c.3. Employ an appropriate
variety of materials for language
learning, including books, visual
aids, props, and realia.
Domain 4:
Assessment
Standard 4.a.
Issues of
Assessment
for ESL
4.a.1. Demonstrate an
understanding of the purposes of
assessment as they relate to ESOL
learners and use results
appropriately.
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Domain 4:
Assessment
4.a.2. Demonstrate an
understanding of the quality
indicators of assessments
instruments.
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4.a.3. Demonstrate
understanding the limitations of
assessment situations & make
accommodations for ESOL
students.
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4.a.4. Distinguish between a
language difference, gifted &
talented, & special education
needs for ESOL students.
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Standard 4.b.
Language
Proficiency
Assessment
4.b.1. Understand and implement
national & state requirements for
identification, reclassification, and
exit of ESOL students from
language support
programs.
4.b.2. Understand,
develop, and use norm-referenced
assessments with
ESOL learners.
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Domain 4.
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4.b.3. Understand, develop, and
use criterion-referenced
assessments appropriately with
ESOL learners.
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4.b.4. Understand,
construct, and use
assessment measures for a variety
of purposes for ESOL.
4.b.5. Assess ESOL learners’
language skills & communicative
competence using
multiple sources.
Standard 4.c.
ClassroomBased
Assessment
for ESL
4.c.1. Use performancebased assessment tools & tasks
that measure ESOL learners’
progress toward state and
national standards.
4.c.2. Use various
instruments & techniques to
assess content-area learning for
ESOL learners at varying levels
of language & literacy.
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4.c.3. Prepare ESOL students to
use self- and peer-assessment
techniques when appropriate.
Domain 5:
Professionalism
Standard 5.a.
ESL Research
and History
5.a.1. Demonstrate knowledge of
language teaching methods in
their historical contexts.
5.a.2. Demonstrate knowledge of
the evolution of laws & policy in
the ESL profession.
Domain 5:
Professionalism
Standard 5.b.
Partnerships
and Advocacy
5.b.1. Advocate & serve as
language & education resources
for students & families in their
schools and
communities.
5.b.2. Serve as
professional resource personnel in
their educational communities.
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5.b.3. Advocate for
students’ access to available
academic resources, including
instructional technology.
Domain 5:
Professionalism
Standard 5.c.
Professional
Development
&
Collaboration
5.c.1. Establish professional goals
and pursue opportunities to
grow in the field of
ESL.
5.c.2. Work with other teachers
and staff to provide
comprehensive, challenging
educational opportunities for
ESOL students in the school.
5.c.3. Engage in collaborative
teaching in general education and
content-area classrooms.
5.c.4. Model academic
proficiency in the English
language.
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