1. Introduction to the New English Language Proficiency Standards
The language proficiency standards center on the language needed and used by English language learners to succeed in school

2. The 2006 PreK-12 English Language Proficiency Standards have built from TESOL’s 1997 Pre-K-12 ESL Standards.

3. TESOL’s 2006 PreK-12 English Language Proficiency Standards
1997
ESL Standards
National and State Academic
Content Standards

4. 1997 ESL Goals 2006 English Language Proficiency Standards
Standard 1: English language learners communicate for social, intercultural, and instructional purposes within the school setting.
Goal 1: To use English to communicate in social settings
Goal 3: To use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways
Standard 2: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of language arts.
Standard 3: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of mathematics.
Standard 4: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of science.
Standard 5: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of social studies.
Goal 2: To use English to achieve academically in all content areas

5. English Language Proficiency Standard 1:
English language learners communicate in English for SOCIAL, INTERCULTURAL, AND INSTRUCTIONAL purposes within the school setting.

6. English Language Proficiency Standard 2:
English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of LANGUAGE ARTS.

7. English Language Proficiency Standard 3:
English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of MATHEMATICS.

8. English Language Proficiency Standard 4:
English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of SCIENCE.

9. English Language Proficiency Standard 5:
English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of SOCIAL STUDIES

10. We refer to the English language proficiency standards as
Social, intercultural, and instruction language
The language of language arts
The language of math
The language of science
The language of social studies

11. Organization of the Standards
The standards and their components are presented in the form of a matrix.
It is hoped that educators across every content area will use the models presented when working with ELLs.

12. The Components of the Standards
Four Language Domains
Five Grade Level Clusters
Levels of English Language Proficiency

13. Four Language Domains
Listening—process, understand, interpret, and evaluate spoken language in a variety of situations
Speaking—engage in oral communication in a variety of situations for an array of purposes and audiences
Reading—process, interpret and evaluate written language, symbols and text with understanding and fluency
Writing—engage in written communication in a variety of forms for an array of purposes and audiences

14. Five Grade Level Clusters
1-3
PreK-K
4-5
6-8
9-12
p. 32

15. Levels of English Language Proficiency5
BRIDGING 4
EXPANDING 3
DEVELOPING 2
EMERGING 1
STARTING
pp. 36 & 37

16. English Language Proficiency Standards:
Writing
Reading
Speaking
Listening
Level 5
Bridging
Level 4
Expanding
Level 3
Developing
Level 2
Emerging
Level 1
Starting
Sample Performance Indicator (SPI)
A strand of SPIs pp
Grade Level Cluster

17. The Rationale for Developing English Language Proficiency Standards for English Language Learners

18. 1. The standards-based educational movement is stronger today than ever before.

19. 2. Theory and research support sustained content-driven instruction and assessment for English language learners.

20. 3. Across the states, the English language learner school population is becoming more visible and viable.

21. 4. Federal mandates (namely, the No Child Left Behind Act) have impacted all sectors of the educational community.

22. 5. As a professional organization, TESOL assumes leadership in providing up-to-date resources to the field.