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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS

X729 Year 1
X731 Year 2

Offered at Orange High School only

This year-long elective course is done concurrently with the grade level core English course (L 300, L 400, L 500, or L 660).
This language program is designed to accelerate language skills for academic language learners, including long-term English
language learners, advanced ELL/ELD students, and community dialect speakers. Targeted instructional routines for vocabulary,
writing, speaking, and listening help language learners obtain the English skills needed for other courses.
Prerequisites: Students identified as scoring mid-range Level 2 (Standard Nearly Met) on California’s state standardized ELA
assessment or at a basic level as measured by a standardized reading assessment. CELDT level 3 or higher.

ELD BEGINNING

L590 Grade 9
L591 Grade 10
L592 Grade 11
L593 Grade 12
This course introduces students to beginning English language structure. Listening, speaking, reading and writing activities are
designed to help students develop competency in oral language and literacy skills. They will study the basic elements of English
such as nouns and verbs along with phonemic and semantic aspects of the language. Content area vocabulary related to grade
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT Prerequisite: Must be taken in conjunction with R 708; CELDT score of 1 and Reading Comprehension Lexile level at 400 or below
appropriate course work will be emphasized. English language instruction is based on the California ELD Standards and grade
level English Language Arts standards.

ELD-BEGINNING
R708

This course is done concurrently with ELD Beginning and supports students in developing skills in word analysis, fluency,
vocabulary, comprehension and basic literary analysis and response. Sequential reading materials are used to establish a
base for further content area and narrative reading tasks.
Prerequisites: Must be taken in conjunction with L 590, L 591, L 592, or L 593; CELDT score of 1 and Reading Comprehension
Lexile level at 400 or below
ELD EARLY INTERMEDIATE

L594 Grade 9
L595 Grade 10
L596 Grade 11
L597 Grade 12
This course continues the introduction of English language structure to students who have mastered the beginning level. They
will continue to study the basic elements of English through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Content area
vocabulary related to grade appropriate course work will be emphasized. English language instruction is based on the
California ELD Standards and grade level English Language Arts standards.

Prerequisite: Must be taken in conjunction with R 718; CELDT score of 2 and Reading Comprehension Lexile level between 259
and 579.
ELD READING-EARLY INTERMEDIATE

R718
This course is done concurrently with ELD Early Intermediate Grammar and is a continuation of the skills covered in ELD Reading-
Beginning. Students continue to develop these English language skills that are needed to be successful in reading informational
text and literature.
Prerequisites: Must be taken in conjunction with L 594, L 595, L 596, or L 597; CELDT score of 2; and Reading Comprehension
Lexile level between 259 and 579.

KEY * meets UC approval for “A-G” ^ meets course requirements for NCAA
An “E” at the end of the course number indicates that the class is offered online through Virtual Learning