Web Site
Please visit the English-Learner Mentoring web site at http://elm.borderlink.org

Overview

The English Learner Mentoring program is a series of online professional development modules designed to provide educators with information, strategies and tools to help improve the quality of instruction for English Learners. 


Brochure

Click here to view the English Learner Mentoring brochure.  
[pdf, 190K]

About the Site

The English Learner Mentoring website includes the following modules:

• Belief systems - Explains how sharing the vision that “all children can learn” will support the goals of responsibility and accountability for effectively meeting the instructional needs of English Learners.
  
  
• Theoretical Foundations - Summarizes the current research on language acquisition, which is the cornerstone for language development, and related topics that have implications for improving student academic progress.
  
  
• Teaching Strategies - Defines the five fluency levels on the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), as well as strategies for grouping for instruction.
  
  
• Lesson Plans - Explains the difference between English Language Development (ELD) and Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE); includes lesson design strategies and sample lessons for each approach. 
  
  
• Assessment - Provides background information and strategies for assessing the progress of English Learners.
  
  
• Supervisor Perspective - Addresses the importance of administrator participation in observing and evaluating the effectiveness of instruction in meeting the needs of English Learners.
  
  
• Accountability - Discusses state and federal funding and compliance issues that relate to English Learners.