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Newcomer Academy (1220) - PILOT COURSE - | |||
| Pilot Site: | |
| Pilot course for Crawford and Lincoln High Schools. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee. | |
| Grade Range: | |
| 9–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| None. | |
| Course duration: | |
| One semester | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Elective | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| g - College-Preparatory Elective | |
| Course Description: | |
| Newcomer Academy for English Learners is a foundation-level course that develops basic English skills for students at the earliest stages of English Language Development and Newcomer English Learners with first-time experiences in a United States school. The course delivers instruction on content that is required for students to develop skills in reading, writing, grammar, speaking, and listening. In doing so, students will have full access to and engage with grade-level academic content aligned to the knowledge, skills, and abilities for achieving college and career readiness described in the California State Standards for English/Language Arts and CA ELD Standards via Designated English Language Development and Integrated English Language Development as appropriate to the grade level of the student. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| State Course code not defined or retired. | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Moore, D. et al, National Geographic EDGE, Fundamentals National Geographic School Pub, 2014 Kinsella, K., English 3D Newcomer Book: Essential Vocabulary and Language Instruction for Newcomers, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017 | |