Table of Contents
- Through the Lens of an English Learner
Module 1: California’s English learners- Module 2: Addressing Common Core and ELD Standards
- Module 3: Using ELD and SDAIE in the Classroom
- Module 4: Oral Language Fluency
- Module 5: Activating Prior Knowledge
- Module 6: Contextualization
- Module 7: Graphic Organizers
- Module 8: Developing Academic Language
- Module 9: Structured Interaction
Module 3: Using ELD and SDAIE in the Classroom
Although
many believe that ELD and SDAIE are nearly the same, truthfully
they are quite different. Let’s begin by examining the two.
English language development (ELD) instruction is designed
specifically to advance English learners’ knowledge and use
of English in increasingly sophisticated ways (CDE, 2010). When
instructing a group of students during ELD, teachers will use the
California ELD Standards to guide their instruction. The teacher
may have just one level of English learners in a class or varying
levels of EL students. Either way, it is understood that the
teacher will differentiate instruction so as to meet the needs of
the varying levels in the class. ELD instruction is not for English
only students.
SDAIE, on the other hand, is a set of strategies that teachers may employ during the teaching of academic content. This means that SDAIE should be used by teachers any other time during the day that ELD is not being taught.
This diagram may be helpful in understanding the differences between ELD and SDAIE. The two share the common strategies for HOW to effective address both.
