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Now What?

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Using Content Standards to Plan Lessons

Arizona – 301 pages – ABE – includes citizenship – 5 levels in 4 areas with degrees of proficiency (beginning, approaching, met, exceeds) an sample activitieshttp://www.projectshine.org/sites/default/files/AZ%20ESL%20Standards.pdf

California – 84 pages – helpful section on course content (p.29) and sample lessonshttp://susangaer.com/studentprojects/standard.pdf

Nevada – 64 pages – divided into two main correlated areas with civics separatelyhttp://www.nevadaadulteducation.org/userfiles/files/ESL_EL_Civics_Standards.pdf

Pennsylvania – 24 pages – divided into six areas for all six levelshttp://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_537601_884126_0_0_18/esl_content_standards.pdf

Texas – online - divided into four main areas with a free lesson plan bankhttp://www-tcall.tamu.edu/taesp/guide08/cover.html

Understanding and Using Content Standardshttp://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/contentstandards.html

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Arizona – Writing

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Arizona - Sample Activities

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California – Course Content

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CA Course Content Continued

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California – Sample Lesson

Topic: money/pricesObjective: find out priceFunction: request information

clarificationForm: How much? “to be” in present

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Nevada – Listening/Speaking

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Nevada – Civics Objectives

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Pennsylvania: Descriptors-Themes-Topics

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Pennsylvania – Skill Chart

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Texas – Speaking: all levels

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Texas: Listening/Pronunciation

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Texas – Lesson Plan Bank