curriculum Grades 6 8 ELD Learning Targets
Grades 6-8 ELD Learning Targets For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual graphic, or interactive support through Level 4, English learners can process or produce the language needed to: Level 1: Entering Level 2: Emerging Level 3: Developing Level 4: Expanding Level 5: Bridging Follow one-step directions Match information and ideas to images Identify objects, people or places using gestures Match school language to pictures Follow multi-step directions Listen to descriptions to sort images or put images in order Identify information on charts and tables Categorize content-based examples from oral directions Match main ideas of texts to visuals Listen and use learning strategies Listen to ideas and find examples Match words and phrases to past, present and future Listen and tell main ideas and details of conversations Follow directions to complete tasks or assignments Use learning strategies in new situations Act out scenes from a story Listen and use information to complete assignments Make inferences from stories read aloud Answer yes/no and choice questions Repeat words, phrases, and sentences Answer who, what, when, where, and why questions Use everyday language to talk about school subjects Tell main ideas of classroom conversations Use example sentences to describe situations Describe routines and everyday events Express everyday needs and wants Communicate in social situations Ask for things Talk about time using multiple tenses Retell ideas from a speech Give short presentations Share opinions Use transition words to connect ideas (e.g., “but”, “then”) Use different registers inside and outside class Tell main ideas and details Ask for clarification Summarize ideas Choose a side and use evidence to defend it Explain outcomes, results, or products Explain and compare concepts Support opinions with reasons and evidence Defend a point of view and give reasons Use and explain metaphors and similes Communicate fluently in school and social situations Negotiate meaning in group discussions Discuss and give examples of abstract ideas Level 1: Entering Level 2: Emerging Level 3: Developing Level 4: Expanding Level 5: Bridging Associate letters with sounds and objects Match school-related objects/pictures to words Use references (e.g. picture dictionaries, technology, bilingual glossaries) Put pictures in order based on text Locate main ideas in a series of simple sentences Find information from text features (e.g., titles, graphs, glossary) Follow along while listening to text read aloud Sort words/phrases Use vocabulary words to complete simple sentences Use home language to support English learning Identify topic sentences, main ideas, and details in paragraphs Identify words with more than one meaning Use context clues Make predictions based on pictures from a story Explain how prefixes and suffixes change meaning Tell fact from opinion Answer questions about texts Put paragraphs in order Match a summary to the original reading Identify figurative language (e.g., “dark as night”) Read and interpret adapted classics or modified text Match cause to effect Identify specific language of different genres and informational texts Use a variety of strategies (e.g., skim and scan for information) Use words with multiple meanings Apply strategies to new situations Infer meaning from modified grade-level text Critique material and support argument Sort grade-level text by genre Draw content-related pictures Use common words Label pictures and graphs Make vocabulary cards Write lists from word banks Complete pattern sentences Extend “sentence starters” with original ideas Connect simple sentences Complete graphic organizers/forms with personal information Respond to yes/no, choice and some WH-questions Produce short paragraphs with main ideas and some details Create compound sentences (e.g., with conjunctions) Explain steps in problem-solving Compare/contrast information, events, characters Give opinions, preferences and reactions along with reasons Create essays with multiple paragraphs Justify ideas Write reports Use details/examples to support ideas Use transition words Write introduction/body/ conclusion Paraphrase or summarize text Take notes Write explanations of graphs or charts Produce research reports using multiple sources/ citations Begin using analogies Critique literary essays or articles *Adapted from WIDA Can Do Descriptors