The California ELD Standards Companion, Grades K-2: Grades K-2 - Softcover

Soto, Ivannia; Carstens, Linda J.; Burke, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544301235 ISBN 13: 9781544301235

Publisher: Corwin, 2018

Synopsis

For California teachers only!

Here at last is that single teaching resource for making the critical link between the ELD Standards and the CCSS ELA Standards. Standard by standard, you’ll quickly discover how to integrate language development into your day-to-day content instruction, fully armed with an insider’s understanding of how best to support our many ELs.

• Horizontal and vertical views reveal how each ELD Standard changes and progresses by grade and proficiency level.
• What the Student Does sections unpack what meeting a standard looks like in practice.
• CCSS ELA Standards are displayed side by side with California’s ELD Standards so you can appreciate the purposeful alignment. 
• What the Teacher Does sections provide specific instructional guidance.

About this title

About the Author:

Ivannia Soto, Ph.D.

 

Dr. Ivannia Soto is Professor of Education at Whittier College, where she specializes in second language acquisition, systemic reform for English language learners (ELLs), and urban education. She began her career in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), where she taught English and English Language Development to a population made of up 99.9% Latinos, who either were or had been ELLs. Before becoming a professor, Dr. Soto also served LAUSD as a literacy coach and district office administrator. She has presented on literacy and language topics at various conferences, including the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), the California Association for Bilingual Association (CABE), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the National Urban Education Conference. As a consultant, Soto has worked with Stanford University’s School Redesign Network (SRN), WestEd, and CABE, as well as a variety of districts and county offices in California, providing technical assistance for systemic reform for ELLs and Title III. Soto has authored and co-authored seven books, including The Literacy Gaps: Building Bridges for ELLs and SELs; ELL Shadowing as a Catalyst for Change, which was recognized by Education Trust-West as a promising practice for ELLs in 2018; From Spoken to Written Language with ELLs; and the Academic English Mastery four-book series. Together, the books tell a story of how to systemically close achievement gaps with ELLs by increasing their academic language production across content areas. Soto is Executive Director of the Institute for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching (ICLRT) at Whittier College, whose mission it is to promote relevant research and develop academic resources for ELLs and Standard English Learners (SELs) via linguistically and culturally responsive teaching practices.

Before retirement, Linda Carstens was the Director of Professional Learning at the School Redesign Network at the School of Education, Stanford University.  She has over 30 years of district-level administrator experience in California, in San Diego City Schools, and other school districts, primarily in the areas of standards, assessment, curriculum and instruction as part of systemic reform, and in services for English Language Learners.  She also served as a Visiting Educator in the Accountability Branch of the California Department of Education.  As a senior researcher at WestEd, she worked with several California districts in the area of systemic reform and second language, and for two years, co-provided the state’s Title III technical assistance obligation to districts.  She earned a Ph.D. in multicultural education from Claremont Graduate University in 1993 and an M.A from San Diego State University in Curriculum and Instruction in 1987.  Her undergraduate degree in Spanish and Elementary Education was from Clarke College in 1969.  In addition to her other educational experiences, she has also guest-taught in her family hometown of Arienzo, Italy and at the Centro del Muchacho Trabajador in Quito, Ecuador.

Linda resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she volunteers her time with local organizations.  She has been a member of two national advisory boards related to education for second language students and serves as a peer reviewer for federal ESSA and NCLB competitions, and for Ed Reports and the English Learner Success Forum’s curriculum development projects.

A longtime English teacher, Jim Burke is the author of more than 20 books and senior consultant for the Holt McDougal Literature program. Jim has received several awards, including the 2000 NCTE Exemplary English Leadership Award. In 2009, he created the English Companion Ning―the largest online community of English teachers in the world. More recently, Jim has served on the AP English Course and Exam Review Commission and the PARCC Consortium.

Review:

"For those who have been overwhelmed, have resisted, or just have not gotten around to it, the format of The California ELD Standards Companion, Grades K-2, with its specific examples of how standards play out it in the classroom, provides a nice context for learning the standards. It is a valuable resource for teachers to use."


-- Dr. Kathe Gonsalves, Coordinator of Language & Literacy Department, San Joaquin County Office of Education Published On: 2018-05-24

"The California ELD Standards Companion: Grades K-2 is a valuable resource for teachers to look up standards they are addressing to see the alignment of the ELD standards through the EL levels and across the K-2 grade span as well as alignment with some of the ELA standards.  It will be useful to new teachers who are just learning about curriculum and standards and for administrators who are doing classroom walk-throughs and observations."

-- Teresa Twisselman Coordinator, English/Language Arts, Kern County Superintendent of Schools Published On: 2018-05-24

"The California ELD Standards Companion: Grades K-2 is a must have for all Kindergarten through Grade 2 classrooms. The book is teacher friendly, current and relevant. It can easily be aligned with any K-2 content area to enhance students English Language Development skills." -- Michele R. Dean, Ed.D., University Field Placement Coordinator & Lecturer, California Lutheran University Published On: 2018-05-24

"All teachers have access to the ELD standards to guide ELD instruction but it is not enough to have the standards given challenge of meeting the needs of ELs at each proficiency level.   This book provides an easy to follow repetitive format with clearly stated introductions for Part I & Part II and offers a practical and effective plan for ′What the Student Does′ and ′What the Teacher Does′ in each section. It covers many important features that would enhance and improve instruction for English learners. "
-- Rebecca Castro, Elementary School Principal, Montebello Unified School District Published On: 2018-05-24

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1544301235
• ISBN 13: 9781544301235
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200