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April 17, 2014
Glenda Harrell, Alesha McCauley, Denise Daniels, Steve West, Laura Cernik, Amanda Miller
Transformed ELA MPIs
Lesson Planning and
Formative Assessment
Session Objectives• I can locate the Transformed ELA MPIs in the
NCDPI LiveBinder.
• I can explain how the linguistic complexity of ELA Common Core Standards affects teaching and learning for ELLs.
• I can use the MPIs to illustrate how the progression of language complexity used by students increases as proficiency levels increase.
Session Objectives• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs as a tool
for planning a lesson.
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs to scaffold the language needed by students for reading.
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs along with WIDA’s Performance Definition rubrics and Can Do Descriptors to formatively assess language progression.
And this is important because…?
Common Core ELA Standards
• Describe the language skills needed for students to be successful in school.
• Include K-12 Standards in Reading, Writing, Listening, & Speaking.– And literacy expectations for other subjects!
• Can guide ESL teachers’ understanding of the linguistic complexity required of ELLs in their classes.
And because…ESL teachers must make informed choices about what to teach!
In order to accelerate language learning while minimizing content gaps.
Transformed ELA MPIs
• These documents are intended to support lesson planning for English language learners by ESL and content teachers.
• Transformed ELA MPIs illustrate how ELLs of all English language proficiency levels can participate in grade level instruction.
Elements of a Model Performance Indicator
• The Language Function how ELLs process or use language to communicate in a
variety of situations
• The Example Topic or Content Stem – relates the context for language
interaction
• The Support or Strategy provides a necessary avenue for ELLS to access meaning
WIDA FOCUS ONEnglish Language Arts, November 2013
In order to successfully implement the CCSS with students who are still learning English, practitioners need to understand the language demands of the standards.
Key Instructional Shifts in ELA/Literacy
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• In Reading – a shift away from literature-focused standards to a balance of literature and informational texts
• In Writing- an emphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writing and using evidence to inform an argument
• Speaking and Listening, including formal and informal talk
• Both general academic and domain-specific vocabulary
• Reading, Writing and Literacy across the curriculum
Language Demands of ELA CC
• K-12 Anchor Standards– Progression of language expectations from
Kindergarten through 12th grade
• Transformed ELA MPIs– Progression of complexity of language in the
proficiency levels
ELA MPI: Reading for Informational Text, Grade 1Anchor Standard 2
Linguistic Complexity Explained by Performance Definitions
Source: 2012 Amplified ELD Standards, p.8
ELA MPI: Reading for Informational Text, Grade 1 Anchor Standard 2
ELA MPI: Reading for Informational Text, Grade 1 Anchor Standard 2
As a Tool for Creating a Lesson
• Grade 8– An example of a
resource that you might like
– www.newsela.com
Lesson Plan Template
Lesson Plan Template
Possible Assessments
• Summative (graded)– Cloze activity– Newsela quiz – Supports our goal of engaging
students with technology
• Formative– Reference MPIs – did students meet the
goals?
3rd Grade Passage Cloze
8th Grade Passage Cloze
MPIs, Performance Definitions, and Can Do Descriptors: Formative Assessment
Source: WIDA Can Do Research Brief
Source: Focus on Language Learning Progressions WIDA Bulletin, October, 2012
Can the student:
Locate the main idea of the text?
Use simple sentences to express the main idea?
WIDA PERFORMANCE
DEFINITIONS
Source: 2012 Amplified ELD Standards, p.9
WIDA CAN DO DESCRIPTORS
I Can…
find the main idea in the text I am reading use simple sentences to show my understanding share what I am thinking with my partner use words I have learned that relate to the text I am reading
Session Objectives• I can locate the Transformed ELA MPIs in the
NCDPI LiveBinder.
• I can explain how the linguistic complexity of ELA Common Core Standards affects teaching and learning for ELLs.
• I can use the MPIs to illustrate how the progression of language complexity used by students increases as proficiency levels increase.
Session Objectives• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs as a tool
for planning a lesson.
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs to scaffold the language needed by students for reading.
• I can use the Transformed ELA MPIs along with WIDA’s Performance Definition rubrics and Can Do Descriptors to formatively assess language progression.
NC DPI ESL Consultants
Charlotte “Nadja” Trez
ESL/Title III Consultant
NC DPI
919-807-3866
nadja.trez@dpi.nc.gov
Ivanna (Mann Thrower) Anderson
ESL/Title III Consultant
NC DPI
919-807-3860
ivanna.thrower@dpi.nc.gov
Lindsey Fults
ESL/Title III Consultant
NC DPI
919-807-3944
lindsey.fults@dpi.nc.gov