JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ESL CURRICULUM

KINDERGARTEN

(BEGINNER LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 1

Kindergarten

PROFICIENCIES

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to:

  1. Mimic musical beats or movements modeled by teachers in a whole group (e.g. hop: hop; jump; one clap; two claps) (3.4)
  2. Respond to chants, based on illustrations using gestures, movement or instruments modeled by teachers in a whole group (3.4, 3.5)
  3. Identify recreational objects (e.g. balls, swings) from pictures as directed orally (3.4, 3.5)
  4. Follow one-step oral direction from pictures of recreational objects used in activities and oral statements (3.4)
  5. Repeat answer to questions about position on locations of real life objects or persons (e.g. “Where’s Maris? Here.”) (3.3, 3.4)
  6. Respond to questions or commands about position or location of real life objects or persons using relational words (e.g. “Where’s the Bunny? Over there.”) (3.3, 3.4)
  7. Restate polite words or expressions when modeled (e.g. “Please” and “Thank you”) in short dialogue (3.3, 3.4)
  8. Identify environmental print related to hygiene or safety around school (e.g. boys and girls bathroom, fire extinguisher) (3.1)
  9. Find real life objects or pictures related to hygiene and safety that match environment print around classroom or school (e.g. labels for soap, sink) (3.1)
  10. Produce drawing or familiar games from home or school based on class models (using language experience) (3.2, 3.5)
  11. Relate information about familiar games from home and school based on class models (using language experience) (3.3, 3.5)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED

THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher observations
  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Teacher made rubrics
  • MAC II Form RED A1

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Classroom
  • Colors
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/Safety
  • Music & Movement
  • Recreational Objects & Activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self & Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Special Relations

(BEGINNER LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 2

Kindergarten

PROFICIENCIES

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to:

  1. Point to features of big books in a large group from oral commands
  2. Show direction in a large group with oral commands
  3. Repeat key words in rhymes from picture cues
  4. Chant short sentences in rhymes using gestures
  5. Match pictures and icons with those that are the same with a partner
  6. Reproduce symbols or letters from models using realia.

THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher observations and revisions of each child’s work
  • Teacher constructed assessment assignments and worksheets
  • Class participation and presentation in the room

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Personal/classroom/social communication
  • Study skills strategies
  • Personal Experience

(BEGINNER LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 3

Kindergarten

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to

PROFICIENCIES

1.Engage listeners’ attention verbally or nonverbally

2. Understand verbal directions by comparing them with nonverbal cues

3. Make polite requests from models

4. Express needs, feelings, and ideas

5. Draw or trace examples of letter prints, number prints, and shape prints

THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher observations and revisions of each child’s work
  • Teacher constructed assessment assignments and worksheets
  • Class participation and presentation in the room
  • Access For ELL’s

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Personal/classroom/social communication
  • Study skills strategies
  • Personal Experience

(BEGINNER LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 4

Kindergarten

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to

PROFICIENCIES

  1. Match colors in pictures as modeled orally
  2. Distinguish objects in pictures as described orally with colors
  3. Repeat words or phrases from nursery rhymes
  4. Complete nursery rhyme phrases from illustrated model
  5. Pair shapes of words related to illustrated classroom objects with print versions
  6. Trace, copy or depict daily routines in illustrations

THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher observations and revisions of each child’s work
  • Teacher constructed assessment assignments and worksheets
  • Class participation and presentation in the room
  • Independent repetition of words as modeled by the teacher
  • MAC II Form RED B1

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Personal/classroom/social communication
  • Study skills strategies
  • Personal Experience

ESL (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 1

Kindergarten______

PROFICIENCIES

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to:

  1. Respond to songs based on illustrations, using gestures, movement or instruments modeled by teachers in a whole group. (3.4)
  2. Identify position or location of real life objects or persons using phrases (e.g. “under the table, on the floor, in the corner”). (3.3, 3.5)
  3. Identify icons, symbols and words related to hygiene and safely found in environmental print around classroom or school. (3.1)
  4. Tell how to play familiar games from home or school based on class models (using language experience). (3.2)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Reading series assessment instrument
  • MAC II Form RED A1

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language Learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Classrooms
  • Colors
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/Safely
  • Music & Movement
  • Recreational Objects & Activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self & Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Spatial Relations

ESL (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 2

Kindergarten______

PROFICIENCIES

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to:

  1. Follow two-step oral directions pertaining to use of recreational objects in activities from pictures and oral descriptions (e.g. “Pick up the ball. Then give it to a friend.”) (3.4)
  2. Use polite language in conversations (e.g. role play telephone talk). (3.3)
  3. Match labeled pictures of familiar objects to those in illustrated classroom scenes (e.g. “Here is a picture with a word inside. Find the same word in the classroom.”) (3.1)
  4. Label pictures of daily routines from illustrated models using words with invented spellings. (3.2, 3.5)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Reading series assessment instrument

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language Learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Classrooms
  • Colors
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/Safely
  • Music & Movement
  • Recreational Objects & Activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self & Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Spatial Relations

ESL (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 3

Kindergarten______

PROFICIENCIES

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to:

  1. Identify features of text in context with a partner (e.g. spaces between words/sentences) according to oral directions. (3.4)
  2. Rehearse short rhymes using gestures from picture cues in whole or small groups. (3.3)
  3. Classify illustrated words that are the same or different with a partner. (3.1)
  4. Trace symbols or letters associated with pictures or realia. (3.2, 3.5)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Reading series assessment instrument
  • ACCESS for ELLs Test

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language Learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Classrooms
  • Colors
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/Safely
  • Music & Movement
  • Recreational Objects & Activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self & Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Spatial Relations

ESL (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 4

Kindergarten______

PROFICIENCIES

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to:

  1. Place pictures involving colors according to oral directions (e.g. “First in the yellow paper. The blue paper goes on top.) (3.4)
  2. Describe persons or events in nursery rhymes from illustrations. (3.3)
  3. Find examples of repeated words that express feelings in illustrated text (e.g. “sad girl, sad boy.”) (3.1)
  4. Produce names of objects or icons represented in environmental print using invented spellings (e.g. ----- sun). (3.2, 2.5)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Reading series assessment instrument
  • MAC II Form RED B1

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language Learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Classrooms
  • Colors
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/Safely
  • Music & Movement
  • Recreational Objects & Activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self & Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Spatial Relations

ESL (Advanced LEVEL)

Marking Period 1

Kindergarten

PROFICIENCIES

Students will be able to:

  1. Interpret songs (e,g. melodies from diverse cultures) based on illustrations, through movements or playing of instruments in small groups or whole class. (3.4)
  2. Contrasting or opposite position or location of real life objects or persons using phrases or short sentences ( e.g. “The ball goes up . The ball goes down.”) (3.3, 3.5)
  3. Connect environmental print related to hygiene and safety to teacher reading of illustrated books. (3.1)
  4. Depict stories about familiar games from home or school (using language experience.)(3.2, 3.5)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED

THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Class participation/ Functional Assessment
  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Teacher made rubrics
  • MAC II Form RED A1

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Classroom routines
  • Colors
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/ safety
  • Music & movements
  • Recreational objects & activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self and Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Spatial Relations

(Advanced LEVEL)

Marking Period 2

Kindergarten

PROFICIENCIES

Students will be able to:

  1. Indicate use of recreational objects in activities from pictures and complex oral directions ( e. g. “ show me how to pass the ball from person to person.”) (3.4)
  2. Give compliments, offer apologies or express gratitude within conversations. (3.3,3.5)
  3. Identify words or phrases within illustrated classroom scenes. (3.1)
  4. Describe daily routines from illustrated models using words and phrases with invented spellings (3.2, 3.5)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED

THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Class participation / functional assessment
  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Teacher made rubrics

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Classroom routines
  • Colors
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/ safety
  • Music & movements
  • Recreational objects & activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self and Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Spatial Relations

ESL (ADVANCED LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 3

Kindergarten

PROFICIENCIES

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to:

  1. Sort features of text with a partner (e.g. lower/upper case letters, periods/question marks) according to oral direction (3.4)
  2. Complete short rhymes using gestures from picture cues in whole or small groups (3.3,3.5)
  3. Identify letters in illustrated words that are the same or different with a partner (3.1)
  4. Copy letters of beginning sounds from labeled pictures in context (3.2,3.5)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED

THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Class participation/Functional Assessment
  • ACCESS for ELL’s

WIDA STANDARD 2:

English Language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts, necessary for academic success in the content area of Language Arts.

SKILLS:

  • Classrooms
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/Safety
  • Music & Movement
  • Recreational Objects & Activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self & Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Spatial Relations

Continue with skills for WIDA standard

ESL (ADVANCED LEVEL)

MARKING PERIOD 4

Kindergarten

PROFICIENCIES

Successful completion of this marking period will enable a student to:

  1. Arrange a series of pictures involving colors according to oral directions. (3.4, 3.5)
  2. Discuss what happens (plot or events) from nursery rhyme illustrations. (3.3, 3.5)
  3. Predict feelings based on illustrated phrases (e.g. on book covers) (3.1, 3.3, 3.5)
  4. List examples of environmental print in illustrated scenes using icons, words, or phrases with invented spelling. (3.1, 3.2, 3.5)

*THESE PROFICIENCIES MEET OR EXCEED

THE STATE CORE COURSE PROFICIENCIES FOR ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Students will be assessed using multiple measures that include but not limited to:

  • Class participation
  • Teacher observations
  • Teacher constructed assessment instruments
  • Teacher made rubrics
  • MAC II Form RED B1

WIDA STANDARD 1:

English Language learners communicate in English for social and instructional purposes within the school setting:

SKILLS:

  • Classroom
  • Colors
  • Feelings
  • Games
  • Hygiene/Safety
  • Music & Movement
  • Recreational Objects & Activities
  • Routines
  • School
  • Self & Family
  • Social Behaviors
  • Spatial Relations

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