K-5+ESL

K-5 ESL page
For the English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards for K-5, you may visit the WIDA website at www.wida.us. Click on "Standards and Instruction" and then click on the "English Language Proficiency Standards". The 2012 Draft Edition is available for comments. You may also access the current 2007 edition. The ELP Standards are divided into five grade level clusters: PreK-K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12.

There are **5 Standards**:
 * Standard 1**: Social and Instructional language (usually the first language a student learns)
 * Standard 2:** the language of Language Arts
 * Standard 3**: the language of Mathematics
 * Standard 4**: the language of Science
 * Standard 5**: the language of Social Studies

Example for the language of mathematics: Level Cluster ||= General Language ||= Specific Language ||= Technical Language ||
 * = Sample Grade
 * = 1-2 ||= in all ||= total ||= sum ||

There are 4 language domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. For each domain there are 6 levels of proficiency. They range from the lower levels of Entering and Beginning, to the mid levels of Developing and Expanding, to the higher levels of Bridging and Reaching. The W-APT is a placement test that shows at which level a student can perform in each of the 4 language domains. All Limited English Proficient (ELP) students are given the ACCESS test to determine their growth in the English language in the spring.