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The new ELP standards focus on the critical language, knowledge about language, and language skills present in college-and-career-ready standards. These skills are essential for English language learners (ELLs) as they work toward academic success. Look for correspondences to the practices and standards identified in the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
- Developed by the ELPA21 Consortium, the ELP standards support teachers as they prepare students for college and career. Find out more about the
ELP standards and the consortium ―
ELPA21.
English Language Proficiency Standards with Correspondences (April 2014) (PDF/273 pages)
(Word)
Practices Linked to Each Standard by Grade Level
We have divided the ELP standards into teacher-friendly sections that make it easy to navigate by grade span and content-area correspondences. Newly added to these sections, each grade level is introduced by a hyperlinked Practices Matrix that identifies correspondences to ELA, Mathematics, and Science practices.
Introduction and Overview (PDF/48 pages) | Professional Development
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
ELPA21 members are working with Understanding Language and 16 teachers, eight of whom are from Washington, to develop high quality professional development designed to help teachers use the ELP standards. At completion, there will be six self-paced online modules.
Here is a sampling of topics relevant to ELL and non-ELL teachers.
- ELP standards implementation
- English language application
- How students understand language and content
Module 1 — Overview
- Introduces the new ELP standards.
- Helps educators make the connection to college- and career-ready
standards.
- Unpacks and organizes ELP resources so that teachers can expand and
improve their ability to support English language learners.
- Encourages and promotes communication and collaboration between ELL and
content-area teachers.
Module 2 — Inquiry-based Task Analysis
- How can a teacher analyze instructional tasks in ways that help them understand the content knowledge, analytical skills and language proficiencies students are expected to demonstrate?
- What does task analysis reveal about the demands of student tasks
relative to college- and career-ready standards and language use?
Module 3 — English Language Proficiency Standards
Educators will be able to:
- Analyze and reflect on instructional tasks (from various grade levels and subject areas) through the process of identifying the relevant disciplinary practices and ELP standards
- Understand the what, why, and how of utilizing the ELP standards in planning and instruction
Module 4 — ELP Standards Level Descriptors
Educators will be able to:
- Understand the Standards Level Descriptors and how they relate to the ELP Standards
- Interpret the key components of ELPA21 assessment results
- Analyze student work using ELP Standards Level Descriptors
Module 5 — Formative Assessment
Educators will be able to:
- Understand the components of one effective formative assessment process.
- Use the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards to inform planning and instruction throughout the formative assessment process.
- Use the formative assessment process to analyze and support students' content and language learning.
Module 6 - Using the Modules Effectively
Educators will be able to:
- Understand the key takeaways, interactive activities, and tools associated with each ELP Standards module.
- Plan and coordinate a series of professional development sessions for their school district using the ELP Standards modules and tools.
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