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WELCOME TO CHICAGO. We Celebrate Having YOU Here!. CPS Strategic Priorities . Common Core: By SY 2014-15 all students will have access to high quality Common Core-aligned curricula as defined by CPS Framework for Content Standards in literacy and mathematics.
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We Celebrate Having YOU Here! CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
CPS Strategic Priorities Common Core: By SY 2014-15 all students will have access to high quality Common Core-aligned curricula as defined by CPS Framework for Content Standards in literacy and mathematics. Framework for Teaching: By SY 2012-13 all educators will be supported by a clear vision for effective instruction as defined by the CPS Framework for Teaching. Full School Day: By SY 2012-13 all students will have access to core academics, intervention, and enrichment through a 7 hour school day CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) at a Glance Third largest school district in the nation • 681 schools • Elementary – 472 • High school – 106 • Charters – 96 • Contract – 7 • 400,000+ students • Latino – 44.1 % • African American – 41.6% • White – 8.8% • Asian / Pacific Islander – 3.4% • Native American - 0.4% • Low Income – 87% CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
ELL Demographics in CPS • There are 67,527 ELLs in CPS (16.5% of the population) • 44% of CPS students come from a home where a language other than English is spoken • There are over 100 different languages represented in CPS • The number of ELLs continues to grow; however this growth is concentrated in specific areas of Chicago CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Vision for ELLs in CPS • ELLs achieve academically (grade level standards/expectations) • ELLs achieve proficiency in English …with an additive approach: • ELLs build proficiency in native language • ELLs develop academic knowledge in their native language as well as English CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
ELLs in CPS by Network CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
ELLs in CPS by Language CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Overview of Programs of Instruction for ELLs in CPS • Transitional Bilingual Program of Instruction: 20 or more ELLs of the same language classification • Transitional Programs of Instruction – 19 or less ELLs • TBE and TPI programs across CPS vary greatly CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Common Core and ELLs CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Scope and Sequence for the application of Common Core in teaching ELLs
How to Determine The Complexityof a Text Three-part model for determining text complexity • Quantitative • Qualitative • Reader and Task CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Consider Relationships Across Reader and Task CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Reader & Task Relationship to Text Complexity Challenge Teachers have been directed to “match reader and text” based on readability level Yet… CCSS requires that ALL students engage in complex texts the span multiple genres So… What support will teachers need to be able to do both? CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Language Proficiency Factors “Students identified as English language learners do additional cognitive work because they must attend both to the message of the text and to the necessary cognitive resources needed to make sense of a text written in a foreign or less familiar language” (Fisher & Frey, 2012) CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
TEACHER RESPONSIBILITY “I do it” Focus Lesson Guided Instruction “We do it” “You do it together” Collaborative “You do it alone” Independent STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY A Structure for Instruction that Works CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Comprehension and Collaboration 1. Prepare for and participate in collaborations with diverse partners, building on each others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education
Looking Back: Moving Ahead CPS- Department of Language and Cultural Education