Resources

Technical Assistance/Program Support

• Language Usage Data Form
• Language Usage Data Instructional Guide
• Parent Interview - Spanish
• Parent Interview - English
• SBA Guide Sheet for Determining Placement for ELL's
• Test-taking Tips
• Testing Vocabulary
• Correlation Between EDGE Reading Intervention Program and NMPED Standards
• Access for ELLs Descriptors

Resources for the Classroom

Spanish Language Arts Power Standards

• Kindergarten - Spanish Language Arts Power Standards and Checklist
• First Grade - Spanish Language Arts Power Standards and Checklist
• Second Grade - Spanish Language Arts Power Standards and Checklist
• Third Grade - Spanish Language Arts Power Standards and Checklist
• Fourth Grade - Spanish Language Arts Power Standards and Checklist
• Fifth Grade - Spanish Language Arts Power Standards and Checklist

Sheltering Content Instruction

• Making Text Accessible
• Guidelines for Sheltered Instruction (Modified SIOP)

English as a Second Language (ESL) Literacy

• Making Text Accessible
• Best practice for using High Point materials

Spanish Content and Literacy

• Desarrollo vocabulario

Instructional Videos

• Teaching Technique
• Example of LAS/NMELPA Levels

Great Websites

New Mexico Public Education Department website
NMPED's website includes released test items and assessment frameworks... scroll down to Assessment & Evaluation for these links.

Testing information from RDA
This APS site contains important information about testing of all students, including English language learners. Visit the RDA site for assessment and other resources. To access SBPR information and materials, log on (no registration needed) and click on SBPR.

APS Cross Cultural Education Resource Library
The CCERL provides materials and professional literature for all APS teachers. You will also find information on second language acquisition, cultures of New Mexico and of the world, and materials to support language instruction.

WordSift: Noted researcher in second language acquisition, Dr. Kenji Hakuta, and colleagues from Standford University have just launched a new website with strategies for teaching academic language. You will find pictures, examples, graphic organizers, academic word lists, and more.

WIDA (World Class Instructional Design and Assessment) Consortium is a consortium of states dedicated to the design and implementation of high standards and equitable opportunities for English language learners. WIDA has developed useful resources such as ELD standards, Spanish language arts standards, and "Can Do" descriptors to help in planning differentiated instruction for ELLs.

High Point Materials - Best Practice Guidelines
Get guidelines for using High Point reading materials with English language learners in grades 6-8. There are suggestions for assessment, student placement, and classroom implementation.