ESL Plan: Utah

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Languages Represented

• Spanish: 30,417
• Navajo: 817
• Arabic: 572
• Somali: 548
• Vietnamese: 443

Services Provided

(Uses English and another language)

• Two-way immersion
• Transitional bilingual
• Dual Language
• Developmental Bilingual
• Heritage Language

(Uses only English)

• Structured English immersion
• Sheltered English instruction
• Specially designed academic instruction in English (SDAIE)
• Content-based ESL
• Pull-out ESL

Entry Criteria

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• Home language survey
• Academic History
• Evaluation for Instructional Placement

Exit Criteria

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• Language Proficiency
• Academic Achievement

Teaching Concepts

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• Must understand the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas of student development
• understand individual learner differences as well as cultural and linguistic diversity

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• Engages with families, colleagues, and community members

Applying OCR guidelines

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• Programs and services may not separate ELLs from non-ELLs unless needed for academic achievement
• Offers state programming for identifying and annually assessing the English language development of its English Learners

Other Interesting Facts

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• Utah's schools were home to more than 39,000 ELLs as of 2012-13
• 9% decrease from 2002-3

Graduation
Rates

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Resources

• https://www.wida.us/membership /states/WI /EntryCriteria.pdf
• http://www.colorin Colorado.org/ell-basics/ resources-state/Utah
• http:www.risd.k12.nm.us/ instruction/ ESL/procedures%20for%20ELL% students.pdf

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• http://www.uen.org/k12 educator/uets
• http://www.ncela.us/ t3sis/Utah.php