This class works to build student proficiency in academic language, helping students access the core curriculum throughout the rest of their day. These classes focus on oral language development, explicit instruction in the structure of the English language, and academic language development through reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Why does being in the ELD Program help you succeed academically?
“Researchers found that students who received focused second-language instruction made more than five times the gains of students who did not.”
-Saunders and Goldenberg, from Improving Education for English Learners: Research-based Approaches, 2010, 2013