Our English Language Development (ELD) program is part of English Language Arts program. .The program focuses on meeting the needs of all students by targeting instruction. In addition to the small group targeted ELD, all of our students' English development is support by Sabrato Early Academic Language (SEAL). SEAL provides educators and schools with research- and evidence-based tools that help Dual Language and Multilingual Learners succeed, igniting a lifelong joy for learning in the process.

The reason for this addition to our English Language Arts Program is based on the following criteria:

1. The Federal Government requires that all English Learners receive English Language Development instruction.
2. The English Language Development instruction is a required part of the English Language Arts program for English learners.

The purpose of ELD instruction is to accelerate our English learner's progress towards meeting the regular English Language Arts Standards During the ELD time, our English only students are working on the listening, speaking and writing areas of the state and district English Language Arts Standards. We are very pleased to report that after just one year of implementation, we have 6% more of our English Learner subgroup scoring at or above proficient in English Language.

Berryessa teachers have received training to support the success of this implementation. Monitoring of student placement and progress is ongoing throughout the school year. We believe that this required focus will ensure that all students will receive instruction that is aligned to their needs and maximizes their abilities.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Ed Services Department at 923-1828.