Transformed ELA MPIs
Lesson Planning
and
Formative Assessment
April 17, 2014
Glenda Harrell, Alesha McCauley, Denise Daniels, Steve West, Laura Cernik, Amanda Miller
Session Objectives
• I can locate the Transformed ELA MPIs in the
NCDPI LiveBinder.
• I can explain how the linguistic complexity of
ELA Common Core Standards affects teaching
and learning for ELLs.
• I can use the MPIs to illustrate how the
progression of language complexity used by
students increases as proficiency levels
increase.
Session Objectives
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs as a tool
for planning a lesson.
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs to scaffold
the language needed by students for reading.
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs along with
WIDA’s Performance Definition rubrics and Can
Do Descriptors to formatively assess language
progression.
And this is important because…?
Common Core ELA Standards
• Describe the language skills needed for students to
be successful in school.
• Include K-12 Standards in Reading, Writing,
Listening, & Speaking.
– And literacy expectations for other subjects!
• Can guide ESL teachers’ understanding of the
linguistic complexity required of ELLs in their
classes.
And because…
ESL teachers must make informed choices about
what to teach!
In order to accelerate
language learning
while minimizing
content gaps.
Transformed ELA MPIs
• These documents are intended to support
lesson planning for English language learners by
ESL and content teachers.
• Transformed ELA MPIs illustrate how ELLs of all
English language proficiency levels can
participate in grade level instruction.
LEP Coordinators Handbook
• LiveBinder:
– http://bit.ly/NCLEPHandbook
Elements of a Model Performance Indicator
• The Language Function
how ELLs process or use
language to communicate in
a variety of situations
• The Example Topic
or Content Stem – relates
the context for language
interaction
• The Support or Strategy
provides a necessary
avenue for ELLS to access
meaning
WIDA FOCUS ON
English Language Arts, November 2013
In order to successfully
implement the CCSS
with students who are
still learning English,
practitioners need to
understand the
language demands of
the standards.
Key Instructional Shifts in ELA/Literacy
• In Reading – a shift away from literature-focused standards to
a balance of literature and informational texts
• In Writing- an emphasis on argument and
informative/explanatory writing and using evidence to inform
an argument
• Speaking and Listening, including formal and informal talk
• Both general academic and domain-specific vocabulary
• Reading, Writing and Literacy across the curriculum
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Language Demands of ELA CC
• K-12 Anchor Standards
– Progression of language expectations from
Kindergarten through 12th grade
• Transformed ELA MPIs
– Progression of complexity of language in the
proficiency levels
ELA MPI: Reading for Informational Text, Grade 1
Anchor Standard 2
Linguistic Complexity Explained by
Performance Definitions
Source: 2012 Amplified ELD Standards, p.8
ELA MPI: Reading for Informational Text, Grade 1
Anchor Standard 2
ELA MPI: Reading for Informational Text, Grade 1
Anchor Standard 2
As a Tool for Creating a Lesson
• Grade 8
– An example of a
resource that you
might like
– www.newsela.com
Lesson Plan Template
Lesson Plan Template
Possible Assessments
• Summative (graded)
– Cloze activity
– Newsela quiz – Supports our goal of engaging
students with technology
• Formative
– Reference MPIs – did students meet the
goals?
3rd Grade Passage Cloze
8th Grade Passage Cloze
MPIs, Performance Definitions, and Can Do
Descriptors: Formative Assessment
Source: WIDA Can Do Research Brief
Source: Focus on Language Learning Progressions WIDA Bulletin, October, 2012
Can the student:
 Locate the main idea
of the text?
 Use simple sentences
to express the main
idea?
WIDA
PERFORMANCE
DEFINITIONS
Source: 2012 Amplified ELD Standards, p.9
WIDA
CAN DO DESCRIPTORS
I Can…
find the main idea in the
text I am reading
use simple sentences to
show my understanding
share what I am thinking
with my partner
use words I have learned
that relate to the text I am
reading
Session Objectives
• I can locate the Transformed ELA MPIs in the
NCDPI LiveBinder.
• I can explain how the linguistic complexity of
ELA Common Core Standards affects teaching
and learning for ELLs.
• I can use the MPIs to illustrate how the
progression of language complexity used by
students increases as proficiency levels
increase.
Session Objectives
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs as a tool
for planning a lesson.
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs to scaffold
the language needed by students for reading.
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs along with
WIDA’s Performance Definition rubrics and Can
Do Descriptors to formatively assess language
progression.
NC DPI ESL Consultants
Charlotte “Nadja” Trez
ESL/Title III Consultant
NC DPI
919-807-3866
nadja.trez@dpi.nc.gov
Ivanna (Mann Thrower) Anderson
ESL/Title III Consultant
NC DPI
919-807-3860
ivanna.thrower@dpi.nc.gov
Lindsey Fults
ESL/Title III Consultant
NC DPI
919-807-3944
lindsey.fults@dpi.nc.gov