51 - Education - ESL

This course provides an overview of the identification, assessment and instructional needs of English language learners at the elementary and secondary levels. The importance of culture in addressing the educational and social needs of immigrant students is explored. Candidates will investigate strategies to assess and teach English language skills to limited English proficient students. Accommodations for content area lessons and assessments to foster the success of all students in a multi-language, multi-ethnic learning community.

This course prepares candidates in the methodology to teach content and language to English language learners (ELL).  Historical and current program models and pedagogy of teaching ELL's are examined.  Candidates wil prepare units based on these models, applying state and national standards, and using appropriate assessment strategies.