English as a Second Language-Curricular

Curricular Approach

Teaching by Proficiency Level

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is a member of the WIDA Consortium. The JCPS English as a Second Language (ESL) Department's curricular approach is guided by:

Level 1—Entering

Listening: Point to stated pictures, words, and phrases; follow one-step oral directions; match oral statements to objects, figures, or illustrations

Speaking: Name objects, people, and pictures; answer WH- (who, what, when, where, which) questions

Reading: Match icons and symbols to words, phrases, or environmental print; identify concepts about print and text features

Writing: Label objects, pictures, and diagrams; draw in response to a  prompt; produce icons, symbols, words, and phrases to convey messages

Level 2—Emerging

Listening: Sort pictures and objects according to oral instructions; follow two-step oral directions; match information from oral descriptions to objects and illustrations

Speaking: Ask WH- questions; describe pictures, events, objects, and people; restate facts

Reading: Locate and classify information; identify facts and explicit messages; select language patterns associated with facts

Writing: Label objects, pictures, and diagrams; draw in response to a prompt; produce icons, symbols, words, and phrases to convey messages

Level 3—Developing

Listening: Compare and contrast functions and relationships from oral information; analyze and apply oral information; identify cause and effect from oral discourse

Speaking: Formulate hypotheses; make predictions; describe processes and procedures; retell stories or events

Reading: Sequence pictures, events, and processes; identify main ideas; use context clues to determine meaning of words

Writing: Produce bare-bones expository or narrative texts; compare/contrast information; describe events, people, processes, and procedures

Level 4—Expanding

Listening: Compare and contrast functions and relationships from oral information; analyze and apply oral information; identify cause and effect from oral discourse

Speaking: Discuss stories, issues, and concepts; give speeches and oral reports; offer creative solutions to issues and problems

Reading: Interpret information or data; find details that support main ideas; identify word families and figures of speech

Writing: Summarize information from graphics or notes; edit and revise writing; create original ideas or detailed responses

Level 5—Bridging

Listening: Draw conclusions from oral information; construct models based on oral discourse; make connections from oral discourse

Speaking: Engage in debates; explain phenomena; give examples and justify responses; express and defend points of view

Reading: Conduct research to glean information from multiple sources; draw conclusions from explicit and implicit text

Writing: Apply information to new contexts; react to multiple genres and discourses; author multiple forms/genres of writing