EL - English Learner; someone who learns English.
ESL - English as a Second Language; a class that teaches English to students that speak another language
TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
LEP - Limited English Proficiency
SLA - Second Language Acquisition
BICS - Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills; English needed for simple conversations; social language
CALP - Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency; English needed for learning; academic language
DI - Direct Instruction
S - Support
ACCESS - Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State; annual test for English language proficiency
Alternate ACCESS - test for students 1st – 12th classified as ELLs and have significant cognitive disabilities that prevent meaningful participation in the ACCESS for ELLs assessment
W-APT - WIDA ACCESS Placement Test
WIDA - World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
LEA - Local Education Agency; school district
Title III - federally funded language instruction for limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
HLS - Home Language Survey
AMAO - Annual Measurable Achievement Objective; accountability component of Title III
PHLOTE - Primary or Home Language Other Than English
ESL - English as a Second Language; a class that teaches English to students that speak another language
TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
LEP - Limited English Proficiency
SLA - Second Language Acquisition
BICS - Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills; English needed for simple conversations; social language
CALP - Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency; English needed for learning; academic language
DI - Direct Instruction
S - Support
ACCESS - Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State; annual test for English language proficiency
Alternate ACCESS - test for students 1st – 12th classified as ELLs and have significant cognitive disabilities that prevent meaningful participation in the ACCESS for ELLs assessment
W-APT - WIDA ACCESS Placement Test
WIDA - World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
LEA - Local Education Agency; school district
Title III - federally funded language instruction for limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
HLS - Home Language Survey
AMAO - Annual Measurable Achievement Objective; accountability component of Title III
PHLOTE - Primary or Home Language Other Than English
