Classroom Language
Follow directions, ask for help, take turns in conversation
English Language Development
Aligned to WIDA ELD Standards Framework (2020). 20 tools.
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Retelling Stories
Narrate a story's beginning, middle and end
Math Talk: Numbers and Shapes
Describe numbers, shapes and comparisons
Describing What I See
Name and describe observations
My Community Words
Places, people and jobs in the community
Academic Conversations
Agree, disagree and build on others' ideas
Opinions with Reasons
Give an opinion and support it with reasons
Explaining My Solution
Explain steps and strategies in word problems
Cause and Effect Language
Because, so, as a result: explain how things happen
Then and Now Language
Past tense and sequence words for history
Summarizing and Citing
Summarize texts and cite evidence
Word Problems Decoded
Unpack math vocabulary and problem language
Lab Reports and Claims
Claim, evidence and reasoning language
Comparing Perspectives
Language to compare sources and viewpoints
Idioms and Everyday Expressions
Figurative and informal English
Academic Argument
Build and counter an argument in writing and speech
Precise Mathematical Language
Definitions, conditions and justification
Explaining Models and Data
Describe models, graphs and trends
Analyzing Historical Arguments
Language of causation, evidence and evaluation
College and Career Language
Emails, interviews and formal registers