Raising the Achievement Level of English Language Learners

“WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS”

Students achieve (second-language acquisition) significantly better in programs that teach language through cognitively complex content, taught through problem-solving, discovery learning in highly interactive classroom content.

Virginia P. Collier
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education

• In order to raise the achievement level of English language learners, the new ELF 1, 2 and 3 (English Language Foundation) have been designed to be compatible with Academic Instruction in English and Academic Language learning approach.

• These approaches to teaching grade-level subject matter in English to English language learners use strategies tailor-made to help speakers of other languages access content.

• The goal of incorporating these strategies is to assist students of low fluency or higher in benefiting from instruction in complex academic content delivered through readings and accompanying instruction in specific, proven classroom strategies.

• Some curriculum designers slot subjects into a continuum of challenge to English language learners based on the content area’s dependency on language.