English Language Development (ELD)

English Language Development (ELD), also called English as a Second Language (ESL), is a program that supports students from different language backgrounds.

ELD/ESL Teachers and Bilingual Associate Instructors (BAIs) can provide the following services for students:

—Native language support
—Small group instruction
—In-classroom support for your child
—Accommodations during instruction and assessment (reader, extra time, simplified language, scribe, etc.)

Student & Family Resources

How can my child practice English at home?

  1. When your child is watching TV, encourage them to watch an English program.

  2. When watching and English program use the close captioning or subtitles, this will help your child understand how words are written in English and how they are pronounced.

  3. When watching youtube videos prompt students to turn on the English subtitles.

  4. Write simple words you want your child to learn and motivate them to look for the meaning using google translate or a bilingual dictionary. Make a game out of it!

  5. Label items around your home with English words.

Audible

An app that reads books to everyone.

Quick, Draw

Practice words by trying to draw them as fast as you can.

Google Translate

Google Translate app is a free application for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. The app's 500 million users are able to translate between up to 103 languages in a number of ways.

Teacher Resources

Bilingual Glossaries and Cognates
Classroom Teacher FAQs