Designated ELD Kit for Long-Term English Learners (Grades 5–8)
Designated ELD Kit for Long-Term English Learners (Grades 5–8)
Digital download · No physical item
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What you get: 34 printable pages for grades 5–8, with answer key. US Letter PDF in a ZIP. Instant download after checkout; nothing is shipped.
About 330,000 California students have been English learners for seven years or more (Learning Policy Institute, 2022–23). Since 2024 (SB 141), long-term English learners (LTELs) are their own student group on the California School Dashboard, and LCAPs must include actions for English learners and LTELs. Under AB 2555, reclassification now depends only on reaching Overall Level 4 on the Summative ELPAC. This kit gives grade 5–8 teachers a ready, age-respectful designated ELD action: bilingual students sharpening academic English through short, original texts about California.
What's inside (34 pages)
- Teacher guide: a 30-minute daily routine (vocabulary, text, talk, language-in-context, write) and an 8-week plan
- 8 weekly units on California topics: drought and water, the Gold Rush economy, the San Diego kelp forest food web, the missions from multiple perspectives, solar energy, immigration stories, sleep science and Kumeyaay land stewardship
- Each unit: an original 200–230 word informational text with 6 Tier 2 words, morphology notes and Spanish cognates; a How English Works lesson with practice; a structured academic conversation card with Emerging, Expanding and Bridging frames and a written response
- Student goal-setting page and Level 4 self-check (practice in the style of ELPAC task types; not official ELPAC materials)
- Progress tracker with writing rubric
- Student conference guide for teachers
- Family letter in English and Spanish explaining AB 2555 reclassification and 4-year monitoring
- Answer key with sample responses, and a standards map
California standards
2012 California ELD Standards and CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy. Codes use grade 6; grade 5, 7 and 8 equivalents apply. Each activity page shows its codes in the footer.
- ELD.PI.6.1: Exchanging information and ideas in collaborative academic discussions
- ELD.PI.6.3: Offering and supporting opinions and negotiating with others
- ELD.PI.6.6: Reading informational texts closely to see how meaning is conveyed
- ELD.PI.6.12: Selecting precise academic vocabulary and using morphology
- ELD.PII.6.1: Understanding text structure
- ELD.PII.6.4: Using expanded noun phrases
- ELD.PII.6.6: Connecting ideas with conjunctions and transitions
- ELD.PII.6.7: Condensing ideas
- L.6.4b: Using Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to meaning
- RI.6.1: Citing textual evidence to support analysis of a text
Not produced or endorsed by the California Department of Education or ETS.
No student data is collected by us. Static US Letter PDF in a ZIP download; prints well in black and white.
License
Classroom use included with every license option.
Classroom: one teacher may print unlimited copies for their own students. School: unlimited copies for every staff member at one school. District: unlimited copies for every staff member at all schools in one district. Purchase orders and W-9: shopcreatorsupplyco@gmail.com. Digital download; no physical product.
Funding fit: Schools often use Title III (English learner), Title I/SPSA or LCFF funds for resources like this; your district decides.
Buying for the whole school? The California English Learner Bundle gives one school site all six English learner kits for $679 (the kits total $904 separately), and the School Membership includes every school resource plus a new drop each month.
Guides: Designated vs. Integrated ELD in California: What's the Difference and How Much Time? · AB 2555 and ELPAC Reclassification: What California Teachers Need to Know This Year
Frequently asked questions
What is the Designated ELD Kit for Long-Term English Learners?
It is a ready designated ELD action for grade 5–8 teachers of long-term English learners (LTELs): a 30-minute daily routine built on short, original, age-respectful texts about California. It includes a teacher guide and an 8-week plan.
What grades and topics does it cover?
It is written for grades 5–8, with 8 weekly units on California topics: drought and water, the Gold Rush economy, the San Diego kelp forest food web, the missions from multiple perspectives, solar energy, immigration stories, sleep science and Kumeyaay land stewardship.
What is in each weekly unit?
Each unit has an original 200–230 word informational text with 6 Tier 2 words, morphology notes and Spanish cognates, a How English Works lesson with practice, and a structured academic conversation card with Emerging, Expanding and Bridging frames plus a written response. The 34-page kit also includes a Level 4 self-check, a progress tracker with writing rubric, a conference guide and an answer key.
How much does it cost and what do the licenses cover?
Classroom is $29 for one teacher printing unlimited copies for their own students, School is $199 for every staff member at one school, and District is $699 for every staff member at all schools in one district. Purchase orders and W-9 requests go to shopcreatorsupplyco@gmail.com.
Is it official ELPAC material, and does it collect student data?
No on both counts. The Level 4 self-check is practice in the style of ELPAC task types, not official ELPAC material, and the kit is not produced or endorsed by the California Department of Education or ETS; no student data is collected by us.
Is anything in Spanish, and is there a whole-school option?
A family letter in English and Spanish explains AB 2555 reclassification and 4-year monitoring. It is one of the six kits in the California English Learner Bundle, which gives one school site all six English learner kits for $679 (the kits total $904 separately). The School Membership includes every school resource plus a new drop each month.
Pairs well with
- Word Power for Older Readers: Multisyllabic Decoding, Morphology & Fluency (Grades 3–8): both take an age-respectful approach to Greek and Latin roots (L.6.4b), and it adds multisyllabic decoding and timed repeated reading for fluency.
- Integrated ELD Sentence Frames for Math, Science & Social Studies (Grades 3–8): it brings the same Emerging, Expanding and Bridging frame levels from designated ELD time into math, science and social studies lessons.
- ELPAC Speaking & Writing Daily Routines (Grades 6–12): for students in grades 6–8 working toward Overall Level 4, it adds ten-minute daily practice in the style of the ELPAC Speaking and Writing task types.
