EDC 288 - Structured English Immersion – Secondary

1. Explain the legal and historical foundations of Structured English Immersion (SEI).
2. Describe Arizona’s Language Development Approach (LDA).
3. Identify elements of language acquisition and development.
4. Analyze English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS).
5. Examine the role of culture in learning.
6. Apply strategies for teaching and assessing English Learners.

1. Structured English Immersion (SEI) Foundations
   1. Legal cases
   2. Federal and state laws
   3. Societal trends and issues
2. Arizona’s Language Development Approach (LDA)
   1. SEI terminology
   2. Principles of Arizona’s LDA
   3. Arizona’s SEI models for secondary grades
3. Program Placement of ELs
   1. Identification and Assessment
   2. AZELLA
   3. Diversity of ELs
4. Elements of Language Development
   1. Language acquisition theories
   2. English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
   3. Relationship between ELPS and English Language Arts (ELA) standards
   4. Foundations of language
5. Instructional Practices
   1. Reading foundational skills for secondary ELs
   2. Research-based reading instruction
   3. Vocabulary development
   4. Writing development
6. Asset-Based Behaviors and Expectations
   1. Cultural influences
   2. Cultural competence
   3. Celebrating cultural diversity
   4. Leveraging cultural assets
   5. Social and emotional learning (SEL)
7. Home and School Connections
   1. Funds of knowledge
   2. Family engagement
   3. Parental rights
8. Integrated and Targeted Instruction in Secondary Settings
   1. Receptive communication
   2. Productive communication
   3. Interactive communication
   4. Language skills
   5. Differentiation strategies
9. Assessment, Monitoring, and Feedback
   1. Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multitiered Systems of Supports (MTSS)
   2. Types of assessments
   3. Data-driven instruction
   4. Timely and meaningful feedback
   5. Student self-reflection
   6.   Testing accommodations for ELs