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Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

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ELD

ELD (PS-12th Grade)

 

The Benchmark Education logo with the number 25.Elementary Core ELA

Benchmark Advance:

 

Aligned with Science of Reading research, Benchmark Advance and Adelante are core language arts programs that provide a cohesive structure for the development of literacy skills and content knowledge. 

 

Educational materials for language arts, including workbooks and a boxed set.

 

Elementary Designated ELD

Benchmark Express:

  • English Language Development program to promote language learning.
  • Unit topics align to Benchmark Advance to ensure seamless support for core instruction.
  • Reviews K-2 foundational skills for application in context.
  • Students learn how English works through explicit grammar and syntax lessons.
  • Aligns to multiple language proficiency standards.
  • Leverages culture and first language knowledge and fosters learner agency. 

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Amplify ELA is a blended English language arts curriculum designed specifically to support students in grades 6–8 and prepare them for high school and beyond. With Amplify ELA, students learn to tackle any complex text and make observations, grapple with interesting ideas, and find relevance for themselves.

 

The word 'Amplify' in orange font.

Amplify ELD follows a 6-Lesson Cycle whose structure is consistent across units.
Each cycle is introduced with a Conversation and Collaboration lesson that focuses on oral language and pair
and small-group activities. The lessons are centered on the texts students are studying in their ELA classes.
They alternate between three formats that provide instruction that students need in order to:

  • Build background (explore and understand context).
  • Analyze language (derive meaning by decoding challenging language and concepts).
  • Produce language (make oral presentations and actively listen).

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High School Core ELA 

HMH Into Lit: 

HMH Into Literature is a 6-12 English language arts program that equips students with the reading, writing, and speaking skills required for success.

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High School Designated ELD

HMH English 3D: 

English 3D® is an explicit and interactive English Language Development curriculum designed by Dr. Kate Kinsella. The only ELD program that has earned the WIDA Prime 2020 Seal of Alignment, English 3D enables multilingual learners in grades 4–12 to rapidly acquire the language skills necessary for academic success.

 

Integrated ELD is provided throughout the school day, ELs are taught core academic subjects through the use of Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) strategies which include: 

  •  Analyze the textbook material from a LEP student viewpoint.
  •  Provide background experience and personalize the lesson.
  •  Identify and teach essential vocabulary.
  •  Present the lesson orally as much as possible.
  •  Use a variety of visuals and graphic organizers.
  •  Simplify grammatical structures, limit use of idioms; paraphrase complex sentences.
  •  Reinforce language learning while teaching content.
  •  Teach study skills and the use of textbook aids.
  •  Use manipulative materials, hands-on activities and graphic organizers.
  • Monitor student’s progress continuously.