Multilingual Learner (ML) Services

NEWCOMER ENGLISH LEARNER (EL)

181/181SM                 Grade Level 6, 7, 8

Students focus on developing social and academic language in listening, speaking, reading, and writing while targeting academic vocabulary and academic skills. This course is designed for students who are new to the country with limited English proficiency and is aligned to the WIDA English Language Development Standards.

Prerequisite: Level 1 Proficiency

BEGINNER ENGLISH LEARNER (EL)

180/180SM                 Grade Level 6, 7, 8

Students continue to develop social and academic language while building speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. This course aligns to the WIDA English Language Development Standards and the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards. The course is for beginning level EL students (Level 2) and/or those recommended by the EL teacher and the counselor.

Prerequisite: Level 2 Proficiency

INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LEARNER (EL)

182/182SM                 Grade Level 6, 7, 8

Students focus on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing with an emphasis on more complex text, reading comprehension, and academic writing. This course aligns to both the WIDA English Language Development Standards and the Maryland College and Career-Ready English Standards. The course is for intermediate level EL students (Level

3) and/or those recommended by the EL teacher and the counselor.

Prerequisite: Level 3 Proficiency

ADVANCED ENGLISH LEARNER (EL)

184/184SM                 Grade Level 6, 7, 8

Students develop fluency in reading critically and in crafting well written compositions including the use of descriptive, narrative, and argumentative techniques. This course aligns to both the WIDA English Language Development Standards and the Maryland College and Career-Ready English Standards. It expands and bridges ELs’ critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. Complex informational texts are used to teach literacy skills in English that transfer to academic content areas to ensure more independent success and work toward career and college readiness.

Prerequisite: Level 4 Proficiency

ACCELERATED ENGLISH LEARNER (EL)

186/186SM                 Grade Level 6, 7, 8

Developed for Long-Term English Learners, this course integrates high-interest subject-matter content to accelerate English literacy, language development, and academic vocabulary. Students will read and respond to multiple genres of text with a focus on comprehension, vocabulary development, and advanced grammatical structures needed to read and write academic, grade-level language. This course aligns with the Maryland College and Career-Ready English Language Development Standards. Students are enrolled upon recommendation of the EL teacher.