The ELD program is designed to help students who score an ELP (English Language Proficient) level 3 or below on their CELDT (California English Language Development Test). By law, the CELDT is given to all students for whom English is not their first or primary language. \u00a0Students are tested when they first enter any California public school. They are then tested every year until they are English proficient. Students are scored as follows:<\/p>\nELP 1 beginning
\nELP 2 early intermediate
\nELP 3 \u00a0intermediate
\nELP 4 early advanced
\nELP 5 \u00a0advanced\n
During ELD, students work in small groups focusing on speaking, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing skills in our ELD lab with our ELD teacher. We use the district mandated Treasures program and other materials that meet the CA State standards for ELD instruction. \u00a0Students receive individualized instruction and are free to participate in class at their own comfort level.<\/p>\n
Level 1 students have five 45 minute long classes a week. \u00a0Level 2 students have ELD classes three times a week, and level 3 students have ELD two times per week.. \u00a0Many of the level 3 students are fluent English speakers. \u00a0For those students, \u00a0ELD focuses on their reading comprehension, academic vocabulary, and writing skills.<\/p>\n
All ELD students receive extra help as needed in their classrooms. \u00a0All of our teachers have been certified to teach English learners.<\/p>\n
The answer given for Who administers the CELDT is different from Fremont’s. In the Fremont Unified District, the CELDT is given at each site by trained staff during regular school hours.<\/p>\n