English Language Development ELD Department

ELD at Pondo

Douglas County School District’s English Language Development Department is committed to providing a high-quality education for English Learners resulting in globally competitive community members. Our priority is to support English Learners in gaining proficiency in English in order to communicate effectively, elicit critical thinking, work collaboratively and creatively, value and celebrate diversity, and to graduate with the motivation and ability to pursue higher education and/or competitively compete in and contribute to the global workforce.

ELD Classes at Pondo

ELD English:

ELD English is a year-long English class for beginning English learners, students whose first language was not or is not English. The purpose of this class is to support students in building language and academic skills that will help them be successful in their course work. This class covers the mechanics of the English language, such as sentence structure, verb tense, and parts of speech. Students will do weekly vocabulary related to their academic classes such as science, math, and social studies. There is a heavy focus on writing for a variety of purposes, paragraph structure and MLA citation. Students will have an opportunity to present to their classmates and work collaboratively on writing and presentation pieces. Students will read extensively and they will develop skills in all four language domains (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). 

ELD Elective:

 

ELD Elective is a year-long class for beginning/intermediate multilingual learners, students whose first language was not or is not English.  The purpose of this class is to support students in building language and academic skills that will help them be successful in their course work. This class covers the mechanics of the English language, such as sentence structure, verb tense, and parts of speech. Students will read extensively and they will develop skills in all four language domains (speaking, listening, reading, and writing).

Additional ELD Support: 

 

ELD students may also receive additional ELD support in their other content classes, during ACCESS time, or the Re-engagement Center. The ELD Teacher will co-teach or collaborate with their classroom teacher, provide indirect classroom support, or one-on-one student support during these times.

Resources for Multilingual Families
(Look at this page for examples)

PHS Multilingual Family Guide

Connection/Conexión Parent Group
Uniting Spanish-speaking families with the Douglas County School District

 

Seal of Biliteracy A seal of biliteracy is a credential given by a Colorado school or district recognizing students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation.  A seal of biliteracy encourages students to pursue biliteracy skills that are attractive to future employers and college admissions offices.

¡Colorín Colorado! A bilingual site for educators and families of English Language Learners

 

Know Your Rights: Translated and Interpreted School Communication
Notices in Other Languages