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Using Language Central 6–10

Introduction

What is the Pearson English Learning System?

This guide introduces the features of the Pearson Language Central 6–10 program and explores how Language Central is a proven, standards-based way for students in Grades K–10 to focus on learning English and academic achievement simultaneously.

This guide explains how the Pearson English Learning System highlights language development using Pearson Language Central for Grades 6–10.

The U.S. Department of Education has reported that by 2025, one out of every four students will be designated as an English language learner (ELL). In addition, more than 85% of ELLs struggle to achieve academic proficiency by high school.

With such a large and growing ELL population, English language development is crucial for helping ELLs meet grade-level expectations and progress through the levels of language proficiency.

To meet the diverse needs of ELLs, schools must have a comprehensive system that links assessment, instruction, and professional development. The Pearson English Learning System provides an organized, comprehensive, and integrated solution in each of these areas.

The Pearson English Learning System provides tools to help you assess, benchmark, and monitor best practices using the Guide to the Pearson English Learning System.

This system allows you to target instruction specific to ELL’s needs with SIOP® in Practice, A+RISE® Strategies, AIMSweb®, and the Stanford English Language Proficiency Test 2 (SELP2). In addition, the system provides instructional solutions at point of use.

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Integrating Language Central 6–10

Program Highlights

Teaching a Unit

Language Central is an English language development program that you can use alongside Prentice Hall Literature, Reality Central, or any other core reading program. This program includes instruction to help ELLs delve deeper into the critical vocabulary and comprehension skills that are taught in the core program.

Students learn and practice vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar skills every day. Teaching scripts and leveled support help differentiate instruction to address all language proficiency levels.

Language Central provides six units of instruction featuring the same Big Questions that are used in the core program. Program components include the Teacher’s and student editions, Vocabulary Cards, and graphic organizers.

Look to your Teacher’s Edition for point-of-use connections to SIOP®, A+RISE®, SELP2, and AIMSweb®. The lesson alignments are indicated by a blue background titled, “Pearson English Learning.”

Program Highlights include teaching a unit, instructional features, embedded resources, and evaluating student achievement.

Every Language Central unit begins with a Table of Contents, which presents and discusses objectives. Units are organized thematically around a Big Question. The Big Question provides a starting point for building understanding of the unit’s key concept and academic vocabulary.

Each unit follows a systematic and logical sequence of daily and weekly lesson plans. The Vocabulary Workshop acquaints students with Big Question vocabulary and the key vocabulary skills taught in the core program. Leveled Support provides suggestions for differentiating instruction to meet students’ needs based on their English language proficiency levels and allows students to access the material on the page.

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Instructional Features

The Oral Communication Project helps students think about and make connections to the Big Question. This project provides students with the opportunity to develop and deliver oral presentations. Students work on their presentations over the course of the unit and use graphic organizers to organize their ideas and to plan their presentations.

The Unit Review and Unit Wrap-Up give students a chance to provide evidence of understanding at the end of the unit.

Your planning starts with the Teacher’s Edition, which provides easy-to-use, step-by-step lesson planning tools.

The Weekly Planner displays five days of instruction. The flexible weekly lesson plan integrates a coherent design that helps you organize instruction around clear, attainable language and content objectives.

Throughout your Teacher’s Edition, you will find correlations to Prentice Hall Literature and Reality Central as well as information about relevant Common Core State Standards. You will also find point-of-use references to key vocabulary and tips about technology resources that support instruction.

In addition, every component of the Pearson English Learning System is incorporated throughout the Teacher’s Edition. Instructional materials were carefully designed to make lesson planning, pacing, teaching, and assessment easier.

Your Teacher’s Edition provides instructional objectives and a list of lesson materials needed for each day of instruction. The Dialogue feature provides definitions and practice for new vocabulary. The Teacher’s Edition also provides short, informational text passages followed by discussion activities.

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Embedded Resources

The Language Workshop provides instruction and practice with academic language and key skills. The Comprehension Workshop provides instruction for key comprehension skills. Each lesson includes charts or graphic organizers.

The Grammar section provides instructional practice for grammatical skills. The Connect to Writing feature provides instruction and practice in stages of the writing process including writing outlines, sentences, and paragraphs.

Language Central provides various resources to maximize instruction and support students’ language development. Table Talk helps students with daily activities and discussions to increase oral language skills. Technology resources provide extra practice and help students master skills.

Point-of-use correlations to the Common Core State Standards help teachers seamlessly address rigorous grade-level expectations in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to prepare all students to be college and career ready.

Extend sections allow students to reinforce concepts if you choose to allot time. Vocabulary Cards provide definitions, context sentences, pictures, and cognates to support meaning.

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Evaluating Student Achievement

Review

The Newcomer materials are resources that support you in meeting the needs of students with limited English skills. Lessons focus on survival vocabulary and language. The embedded resources support instruction and provide extended practice for students to engage in understanding the concepts.

Language Central makes it easy to monitor your students’ progress with frequent opportunities to assess mastery and to reteach material.

The Review and Assess book contains worksheets and assessments for vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, phonics, spelling, oral fluency, listening, speaking, and writing.

AIMSweb® helps you set realistic goals and supports you in determining when to intervene and when to provide additional instruction and practice before students fall further behind.

SELP2 helps you evaluate the listening, reading, comprehension, writing, and speaking skills of ELLs.

Leveled Support helps you assess and differentiate instruction based on your students’ language proficiency levels.

This guide introduced the features of the Pearson Language Central 6–10 program and explored how Language Central is a proven, standards-based way for students in Grades K–10 to focus on learning English and academic achievement simultaneously.