Section 1111 (b)(1)(F) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended requires State plans to demonstrate that the State has adopted
English language proficiency standards that:
She has authored and coauthored several books
on language proficiency standards, academic language in diverse classrooms, assessment and accountability, common language assessment, and assessment of English language learners.
To support regional capacity - building efforts to better serve the state's ELs, Icela became one of the state's only WIDA - certified trainers on the English
language proficiency standards and assessments.
Given new college - and career - ready standards, as well as English
language proficiency standards that emphasize English learner students» application of their new language skills to the content they are learning, a need for collaboration between ELL specialists and content - area teachers is emerging.
It's an approach that encourages student autonomy, which is emphasized in the new content and
language proficiency standards.
The goal of the Framework for English Language Proficiency Development Standards corresponding to the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards is to provide guidance to states on how to use the expectations of the college and career readiness standards as tools for the creation and evaluation of English
language proficiency standards.
Each State plan shall demonstrate that the State has adopted English
language proficiency standards that (i) are derived from the 4 recognized domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing; (ii) address the different proficiency levels of English learners; and (iii) are aligned with the challenging State academic standards.