This ELPS Toolkit is designed to help teachers incorporate the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) when planning lessons and delivering instruction.

The toolkit contains:
* a copy of the ELPS.
* guidelines for differentiating instruction and interactive strategies for developing academic language.
* resources and strategies for lesson planning designed with English Learners in mind, including creating language objectives, accessing prior knowledge, building vocabulary and concept knowledge, engaging students with interaction, teaching learning strategies, and assessing students.
* sample lesson plan templates.
* corresponding ELPS, sample sentence stems, and classroom strategies for English Learners designed for educators who use the 5E method of instruction.

April 2009 Updates
Print the following pages on 8 1/2 X 11 paper to replace pages in the ELPS Toolkits purchased prior to March 26th, 2009. You will need to trim (cut) pages down to fit into the ELPS Toolkit.
1. Pages 13-14 (Reading ELPS)
2. Page 89 - 5E Model
3. Foldout pages 18-19

December 2009 Updates
1. Page 19
2. Page 23
3. Page 24
4. Page 25
5. Page 26
6. Page 70
7. Page 74
8. Back of Title Page