ESL545 Analyzing Arizona’s Language Development Approach Slide Show

Arizona’s instructional program for English language learners is  based on four principles called Arizona’s Language Development Approach.  According to the Arizona Department of Education, these principles are  based on the core idea that “all educators share the responsibility for  promoting the success of English learners.”

Choose one of the following deliverables to complete this assignment:

10-12 slide digital presentation, including presenter’s notes with documentation of resources and a title slide

Webpage, include documentation of resources in a separate document along with the digital link

• Utilizing  the deliverable of your choice, present the following information about  Arizona’s Language Development Approach to general classroom teachers:
• Part 1: Terminology

Explain Arizona’s definition of an English learner (EL).

Briefly  discuss the distinctions between the following instructional program  models: ESL, bilingual, sheltered English instruction, and structured  English immersion (SEI).

Part 2: Four Principles of Arizona’s Language Development Approach

Briefly describe Arizona’s Language Development Approach and the synthesis of the research around ELLs.

• Explain student agency and its importance in the instruction of ELLs.
• Explain each of the four principles of Arizona’s Language Development Approach.

Discuss components of Arizona’s approved research-based SEI models: Newcomer, Pull-Out, Two Hour, 50-50 Dual Language Immersion.

Part 3: Assessment and Placement

Explain  the process used to determine ELL program eligibility, placement, and  reassessment, including the use of the Home Language Survey and  Arizona’s English language proficiency assessment.

• Identify the standard accommodations available to ELLs for assessment.