1. WIDA
   1. Standards & Teaching Strategies
      1. ELD Standard 1
         1. Social & Instructional Langauge
            1. For newcomers use gestures, objects, and pictures to help make the information comprehensible.
            2. Hold predictable conversations with teachers and peers.
      2. ELD Standard 2
         1. The Language of Language Arts
            1. Create purposeful groupings to give ample opportunities to have extended interactions.
            2. It is beneficial for ELLs, is to provide them with relevant background knowledge about a topic to be discussed in class, or activate their existing knowledge of a topic
      3. ELD Standard 3
         1. The Language of Mathematics
            1. Use consistent formats for assignments, worksheets, and tests.
            2. Give ELL students more time to process questions and formulate an answer.
            3. Allow ELL students to talk to a peer in their native language when necessary to clarify understanding and clear up misunderstandings.
            4. Keep picture dictionaries in the class and allow ELL students to use bilingual dictionaries.
      4. ELD Standard 4
         1. The Language of Science
            1. Ensure the activation and building of background knowledge and vocabulary.
            2. Make thorough use of demonstrations.
            3. Clarify content with the use of visual.
      5. ELD Standard 5
         1. The Language of Social Studies
            1. Choose targeted vocabulary to teach.
            2. Have students create a vocabulary collection tool.
            3. Create vocabulary connections.
            4. Use visuals.
   2. Resources
      1. https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/10/25/video-playlist-ell-instruction/
      2. Levels & Tiers
      3. WIDA_booklet_2012 Standards_web.pdf
2. IB MYP Language Acquisition
   1. Resources
      1. http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/a1HSOZa2MYw
      2. Language Acquisition.pdf
   2. Objectives & Teaching Strategies
      1. Objective A
         1. Comprehending Spoken & Visual Text
            1. Have students listen for specific purposes and respond to show understanding.
            2. Have students interpret visual text that is presented with spoken text.
            3. Have students engage with the text by supporting opinion and personal response with evidence and examples from the text.
      2. Objective B
         1. Comprehending Written & Visual Text
            1. Have students read for specific purposes and respond to show understanding.
            2. Have students interpret visual text that is presented with written text.
            3. Have students engage with the text by supporting opinion and personal response with evidence and examples from the text.
      3. Objective C
         1. Communicating in Response to Spoke, Written & Visual Text
            1. Have students interact and communicate in various situations.
            2. Have students express thoughts, feelings, ideas, opinions and information in spoken and written form.
            3. Have students speak and write for specific purposes.
      4. Objective D
         1. Using Language in Spoken & Written Form
            1. Have students organize thoughts, feelings, ideas, opinions and information in spoken and written form
            2. Have students develop accuracy when speaking and writing in the target language.