English As A Second Language Program Specialist - Lehigh Carbon Community College

English As A Second Language Program Specialist from Lehigh Carbon Community College is a Campus Certificate Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. This program prepares teachers and paraprofessionals to support English Language Learners (ELLs). A collaborative effort to assist educators in acquiring the knowledge and skills to enable ELLs to meet Pennsylvania Academic Standards. Students who complete the ESLD are eligible for the Pennsylvania Department of Education Program Specialist Certificate . A particular focus is that of improving instruction and school climate for ELLs through increased cultural awareness, sensitivity, and ongoing and sustained professional development for teachers and paraprofessionals. Designed to provide educators with information and skills needed to understand ELLs and develop a positive learning environment and appropriate instruction for these students. Courses address second language acquisition and its implications for success of ELLs, culture and its impact on student achievement, and effective teaching strategies for ELLs. Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to: recognize principles of first and second language acquisition and apply them to facilitate language and literacy development of ELLs. use knowledge of culture and its impact on student achievement to create a positive learning environment for ELLs. identify resources, materials, and instruction that incorporate and value the cultures represented in the classroom. demonstrate and implement approaches to teach in diverse classrooms and employ strategies to integrate students' cultural backgrounds in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. use knowledge of linguistics to develop effective instruction for teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students to listen, speak, read, and write. demonstrate a variety of strategies and techniques for adapting content instruction and making the content comprehensible while expanding and refining students'language. View more details on Lehigh Carbon Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.