Integrated ELD VS Designated ELD
English learners (ELs) are expected to learn English (both conversational and academic) and material awareness at the same time during the day. ELD, both Integrated and Designated, is an essential part of an English Learner's regular instruction. They both include direct language instruction and assist students in making links between ELD and content expectations across the curriculum. Both forms of ELD provide students with scaffolds to meet academic and language needs while remaining intellectually stimulating, interactive, and engaging. The key emphasis of the CA ELD standards is language awareness (learning about how English functions rather than just how to translate their words), and when students become aware of how language influences meaning, they are able to develop more advanced levels of English. Learning about shades of language and code switching, for example, will help ELs to gain a better understanding of how English works. This provides them with more tools to fully express themselves, create value, and have complete access to the curriculum and opportunities to pursue their goals.
Integrated ELD takes place during each core topic, while Designated ELD takes place on its own schedule, with an ELD instructor. You are responsible for delivering integrated ELD during the week, regardless of the subject area you teach.
The English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Framework for California Public Schools lays out a systematic guide to ELD as follows:
"ELs of all ages and levels of English proficiency need both integrated ELD and specialized attention to their specific language learning needs, or specified ELD" (p 119).
What distinguishes Designated ELD from other ELDs?
- Concentrate on the ELD Criteria and how they relate to content standards.
- It's a safe opportunity to work on language skills, which will be integrated into and out of material instruction.
- The emphasis in the classroom is on the context, forms, and functions of the English language.
- Language creation, not material learning, is the subject of regular formative and corrective feedback. Content is secondary to the language and serves to promote it, but it is not the primary goal.
- Focus on giving students more opportunities to communicate in meaningful ways using English. There should be plenty of opportunities for extended discussion in class.
What makes Integrated ELD special?
- The emphasis is on the content requirements. ELD standards are linked to content and are incorporated.
- ELD is available at all times of the day and in all disciplines.
- The emphasis of instruction is on content learning and the academic language required for effective content learning and transmission to others.
- Focus on giving students several chances to master the material.
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