English Language Development (ELD) Guidelines

ELSF presents these Guidelines for Improving Designated English Language Development Materials (“Guidelines”) to inform the development of high-quality instructional materials intended for designated ELD instructional contexts. The Guidelines articulate key research-informed design features and fundamental aspects of language development that are the basis for improving designated ELD materials. They are organized into five areas of focus, sequenced intentionally to best support content developers.
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I: Integration of Explicit Language Instruction and Content Learning
II: Supports and Structures for Language Learning
III: Metalinguistic Awareness
IV: Students’ Assets and Home Languages
V. Assessment for Language and Literacy