What are the strands of student expectations for english language learners through the elps?

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Located in the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 74.4, the ELPS apply to all grade levels and all subject areas. They are designed to outline language proficiency levels and student expectations for English Language Learners (ELLs).

ELPS Overview from TEA

What are the strands of student expectations for English language learners?

Strands include the four domains of language (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and their application in order to accelerate the acquisition of language skills so that students develop high levels of social and academic language proficiency.

Why is it important for students to master content at the lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy?

Because Bloom's Taxonomy is based on a specific hierarchy of learning levels, each level is a vital part of learning to achieve deeper, more advanced cognitive skills and abilities. Building upon each level in your lesson plans will guide students to think in "increasingly more sophisticated ways," according to TES.

Why are planning and assessment important critical elements in a teacher's professional life?

Why are planning and assessment critical elements in a teacher's professional life? If a teacher does not understand the planning and assessment pieces, then students will not be successful in their learning. What is the difference in the strands of different grade levels for English?

Which of the following activities would be considered a higher level of Bloom's taxonomy?

Creating involves putting elements together to form a coherent or functional whole. Creating includes reorganizing elements into a new pattern or structure through planning. This is the highest and most advanced level of Bloom's Taxonomy.