Curriculum for English Learners
English Learners Are in 75% of US Classrooms
We recognize the many assets English Learners bring to the classroom, and ensuring they achieve academic success with rigorous grade-level content is our priority. English Learners have unique academic needs. They also bring unique background experiences, language, personalities, and learning styles into the classroom. English Learner curriculum tailored to these students ensures they receive access to vital academic content.
From the start, we design our programs with English Learners in mind. We leverage research-based best-practice guidance from researchers, frameworks, and organizations such as the Council of the Great City Schools, the English Learners Success Forum, and others to identify nonnegotiable criteria in our curriculum for English Learners.
The principles of our English Learner curriculum and instruction are:
- Promote Engagement and Access: Ensure English Learners acquire content knowledge while also acquiring language through culturally responsive content.
- Integrate Strategic Scaffolds: Provide the right amount of scaffolded support to help English Learners build on their knowledge to achieve independence.
- Support Academic Language Development: Offer multiple opportunities for English Learners to acquire and use language that moves toward complexity.
