LACCD REDESIGNED CREDIT ESL READING SEQUENCE | SUMMARY
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6 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 2B)
Students in this highbeginning ESL course learn
reading comprehension and
vocabulary skills to prepare
for their academic work
across the curriculum. This
course is designed to start
building academic
vocabulary and reading
skills.
5 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 3B)
Students in this lowintermediate ESL course
learn reading
comprehension, critical
reading, and vocabulary
skills to prepare for their
academic work across the
curriculum. This course is
designed to build
academic language
fluency including academic
vocabulary.
Rev. 05/14, Lane Igoudin, LACCD ESL Discipline Committee
4 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 4B)
Students in this
intermediate ESL course
learn reading
comprehension, critical
reading, and vocabulary
skills to prepare for their
academic work across the
curriculum. This course is
designed to build
academic language
fluency including academic
vocabulary.
3 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 5B)
Students in this highintermediate ESL course
learn reading
comprehension, critical
reading, and vocabulary
skills to prepare for and
support their academic
work across the
curriculum. This course is
designed to build
academic language
fluency including academic
vocabulary.
2 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 6B)
Students in this lowadvanced ESL course
learn reading
comprehension, critical
reading, and vocabulary
skills to prepare for and
support their academic
work across the
curriculum. This course is
designed to build
academic language
fluency including
advanced academic
vocabulary.
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LACCD REDESIGNED CREDIT ESL READING SEQUENCE | SUMMARY
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6 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 2B)
Read and respond to works
of fiction and expository
texts written in English at the
high-beginning level,
including abridged fiction
and non-fiction texts, articles
from the media, and/or
academic textbooks written
at this level.
Demonstrate basic
comprehension skills, such
as identifying main ideas,
supporting details,
transitional/signal words,
and related patterns of
organization in highbeginning level texts.
Learn to identify main points
from course readings and
respond to them in oral
and/or written form.
5 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 3B)
Read and respond to
works of fiction and
expository texts written in
English at the lowintermediate level,
abridged fiction and nonfiction texts, including
articles from the media,
and/or academic textbooks
written at this level.
4 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 4B)
Read and respond to
works of fiction and
expository texts written in
English at the intermediate
level, including abridged
and unabridged fiction and
non-fiction texts, articles
from the media, and/or
academic textbooks
written at this level.
Demonstrate basic
comprehension skills, such
as identifying main ideas,
supporting details,
transitional/signal words,
and related patterns of
organization in lowintermediate level texts.
Review and demonstrate
basic comprehension
skills, such as identifying
main ideas, supporting
details, transitional/signal
words, and related
patterns of organization in
intermediate level texts.
Learn to identify,
paraphrase, and
summarize main points
from course readings,
using post-reading
techniques such as a
summary paragraph or a
graphic organizer.
Demonstrate ability to
identify, paraphrase, and
summarize main points
from course readings,
using post-reading
techniques such as a
summary paragraph or a
graphic organizer.
Rev. 05/14, Lane Igoudin, LACCD ESL Discipline Committee
3 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 5B)
Read and respond to
works of fiction and
expository texts written in
English at the highintermediate level,
including whole,
unabridged novels and
non-fiction texts, articles
from the media, and/or
academic textbooks
written at this level.
Review and demonstrate
basic comprehension
skills, such as identifying
main ideas, supporting
details, transitional/signal
words, and related
patterns of organization in
high-intermediate level
texts.
Effectively identify,
paraphrase, and
summarize main points
from academic texts, using
post-reading techniques
such as a summary
paragraph or a graphic
organizer.
2 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 6B)
Read and respond to
works of fiction and
expository text written in
English at the lowadvanced level, including
whole, unabridged novels
and non-fiction texts,
articles from the media,
and/or academic textbooks
written at this level.
Review and demonstrate
basic comprehension
skills, such as identifying
main ideas, supporting
details, transitional/signal
words, and related
patterns of organization in
advanced level texts.
Apply paraphrasing and
summarizing skills to
academic texts, using
post-reading techniques
such as a summary
paragraph or a graphic
organizer.
Use appropriate attribution
language for referencing
text.
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6 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 2B)
Recognize the stated/implied
ideas of the texts written at
the high-beginning level
phrases
5 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 3B)
Recognize the
stated/implied ideas of the
texts written at the lowintermediate level.
Make valid, logical
conclusions based on text
and graphic information
(e.g., charts, or maps).
Make valid, logical
conclusions based on text
and graphic information
(e.g., charts or maps).
Learn to identify and discuss
elements of fiction including
characters, settings, plot,
and themes.
Identify and discuss the
major elements of fiction
including characters,
settings, plot, and themes.
Determine author's purpose
and intended audience.
Determine author's
purpose and intended
audience.
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4 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 4B)
Identify and discuss the
stated/implied ideas of the
texts written at the
intermediate level by
distinguishing fact from
opinion.
3 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 5B)
Identify and discuss the
stated/implied ideas of the
texts written at the highintermediate level by
distinguishing fact from
opinion.
2 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 6B)
Identify and discuss the
stated/implied ideas of the
texts written at the lowadvanced level by
distinguishing fact from
opinion.
Make valid, logical
inferences based on text
and graphic information
(e.g., charts or maps).
Make valid, logical
inferences based on text
and graphic information
(e.g., charts or maps).
Make valid, logical
inferences based on text
and graphic information
(e.g., charts or maps).
Identify and discuss the
major elements of fiction
including characters,
settings, plot, themes, and
literary and figurative
language.
Determine author's
purpose, tone, point of
view, and intended
audience.
Identify and discuss the
major elements of fiction
including characters,
settings, plot, themes, and
literary and figurative
language.
Identify and discuss the
major elements of fiction
including characters,
settings, plot elements,
themes, and literary and
figurative language.
Determine author's
purpose, tone, point of
view, and intended
audience.
Determine author's
purpose, tone, point of
view, and intended
audience.
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6 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 2B)
Learn college reading
strategies such as
previewing reading material
and using table of contents
and illustrations to
understand content.
Practice using underlining,
note-taking skills, writing
questions in margins, and
other reading strategies for
better reading
comprehension while
reading.
Develop reading fluency by
reading silently at the highbeginning level following
appropriate instruction.
Practice reading out loud to
connect comprehension to
speech.
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5 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 3B)
Practice college reading
strategies such as
previewing reading
material, skimming,
scanning for details, and
using table of contents,
illustrations and graphics
to understand content.
4 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 4B)
Practice college reading
strategies such as
previewing reading
material, skimming,
scanning for details, and
using table of contents,
illustrations, and graphics
to understand content.
3 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 5B)
Practice college reading
strategies such as
previewing reading
material, scanning for
details, and using table of
contents, illustrations, and
graphics to understand
content.
2 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 6B)
Practice college reading
strategies such as
previewing reading
material, scanning for
details, and using table of
contents, illustrations, and
graphics to understand
content.
Practice using underlining,
note-taking skills, writing
questions in margins, and
other reading strategies for
better reading
comprehension while
reading.
Practice using underlining,
note-taking skills, writing
questions in margins, and
other reading strategies for
better reading
comprehension while
reading.
Practice using underlining,
note-taking skills, writing
questions in margins, and
other reading strategies for
better reading
comprehension while
reading.
Practice using underlining,
note-taking skills, writing
questions in margins, and
other reading strategies for
better reading
comprehension while
reading.
Develop reading fluency
by reading silently at the
low-intermediate level
following appropriate
instruction.
Develop reading fluency
by reading silently at the
intermediate level
following appropriate
instruction.
Develop reading fluency
by reading silently at the
high-intermediate level
following appropriate
instruction.
Develop reading fluency
by reading silently at the
low-advanced level
following appropriate
instruction.
Practice reading out loud
to connect comprehension
to speech.
Practice reading out loud
to connect comprehension
to speech.
Practice reading out loud
to connect comprehension
to speech.
Use the Internet for
research based on
credible sources.
Practice reading out loud
to connect comprehension
to speech.
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6 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 2B)
Recognize and use new
vocabulary words at the
high-beginning level.
5 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 3B)
Recognize and use new
vocabulary words at the
low-intermediate level.
4 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 4B)
Recognize, define, and
use new vocabulary words
at the intermediate level.
Practice using an ESL
learner dictionary to choose
the correct definitions of
words in context.
Practice using an ESL
learner dictionary to
choose the correct
definitions of words in
context.
Practice using an ESL
learner English dictionary
to choose the correct
definitions of words in
context.
Expand vocabulary
through word families,
synonyms, and antonyms.
Expand vocabulary
through word families,
synonyms, and antonyms.
Identify the meanings of
unfamiliar words using
contextual clues as well as
affixes and common roots.
Identify the meanings of
unfamiliar words using
contextual clues as well as
affixes and common roots.
Recognize and use some
idiomatic expressions such
as collocations and
phrasal verbs.
Learn and apply basic
English spelling rules.
Recognize and employ the
grammatical attributes of
words necessary for
second language study
(e.g. the concept of a
‘suffix’, a ‘verb’, or a
‘collocation’).
Recognize and use
idiomatic expressions such
as collocations and
phrasal verbs.
Demonstrate application of
English spelling rules.
Recognize and employ the
grammatical attributes of
words necessary for
second language study
(e.g. the concept of a
‘suffix’, a ‘verb’, or a
‘collocation’).
Expand vocabulary through
word families, synonyms,
and antonyms.
Identify the meanings of
unfamiliar words using
contextual clues as well as
affixes and common roots.
Recognize and use some
idiomatic expressions (e.g.
collocations and phrasal
verbs).
Learn and apply basic
English spelling rules.
Recognize and employ the
grammatical attributes of
words necessary for second
language study (e.g. the
concept of a ‘suffix’ or a
‘verb’).
Rev. 05/14, Lane Igoudin, LACCD ESL Discipline Committee
3 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 5B)
Recognize, define, and
use new vocabulary words
at the high-intermediate
level.
Practice using an ESL
learner English dictionary
to choose the correct
definitions of words in
context.
Expand vocabulary
through word families,
synonyms, and antonyms.
Identify the meanings of
unfamiliar words using
contextual clues as well as
affixes and common roots.
Recognize and use
idiomatic expressions such
as collocations and
phrasal verbs.
Demonstrate application of
English spelling rules.
Recognize and employ the
grammatical attributes of
words necessary for
second language study
(e.g. the concept of a
‘suffix’, a ‘verb’, or a
‘collocation’).
2 Levels Below Transfer
(ESL 6B)
Recognize, define, and
use new vocabulary words
at the advanced level.
Practice using an ESL
learner English dictionary
to choose the correct
definitions of words in
context.
Expand vocabulary
through word families,
synonyms, and antonyms.
Identify the meanings of
unfamiliar words using
contextual clues as well as
affixes and common roots.
Recognize and use
idiomatic expressions such
as collocations and
phrasal verbs.
Demonstrate application of
English spelling rules.
Recognize and employ the
grammatical attributes of
words necessary for
second language study
(e.g. the concept of a
‘suffix’, a ‘verb’, or a
‘collocation’).
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