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EL Instructional Services

In 2019, the Arizona State Board of Education was charged with developing and adopting research-based models of Structured English Immersion (SEI) to be used in school districts and charter schools in Arizona. Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S) §15-756.01 requires that the SEI Models include a minimum of 120 minutes per day of English Language Development (ELD) for grades K- 5, and a minimum of 100 minutes of ELD per day for grades 6-12. Approved models adhere to the following criteria:

  • Provide coherent instruction aligned with Arizona's English Language Proficiency Standards and Performance Indicators.
  • Include oral and written language instruction, including structured opportunities to develop verbal and written skills and comprehension strategies.
  • Include access to complex language content through grade-level texts and materials with appropriate support.
  • Include parental engagement strategies.

 

Arizona's Language Development Approach

Arizona’s underlying beliefs about language, literacy, and learning development, and how instruction in these areas should be enacted for all English learners.

Arizona’s Language Development Approach - December 2019

Language Development Approach - Research Base

 

State Board Approved Models

Under SB1014, LEAs must implement one of the state-approved SEI models.

SEI Program Model Implementation Guide    

Pull-Out Model

Two-Hour Model

Newcomer Model

50-50 DLI Model - Bilingual Parental Waiver Request Application Required

Superintendent Tom Horne's Communication Regarding English Learners - June 19, 2023

Arizona Legislative Council Memo Regarding Proposition 203; 50-50 Dual Language Immersion Model (R-56-36) - June 20, 2023 

OELAS Communication to the Field and Clarification Regarding the Required Bilingual Parental Waiver Request Application - June 20, 2023

OELAS Communication Regarding Clarification on the Bilingual Parental Waiver Request Application - July 26, 2023

 

OELAS Webinar Recording | Arizona Bilingual Parental Waiver Request Guidance | Hosted and Recorded June 27, 2023

FAQ: Questions that were submitted in advance and during the webinar were answered in this document.

 

Infographics: Arizona English Learner Determination and Services
     Flow-chart

 

EL Handbook: A Guide for Practitioners of English Language Learning
 

SEI Program Model Implementation Guide  
 


SEI Models Overview:

SEI Models Overview Presentation 

SEI Models Overview for LEA Superintendents 

SEI Overview for Classroom Teachers Presentation 


ELD Instructional Strategies

Language Development Strategies in Math

Language Development Strategies in Science

Language Development Strategies in Social Studies

 

Alt Model and Research-Based Model Proposals

Alt Model Submission Overview - December 2019

Research-Based SEI Model Proposal Guidance – December 2019

Research-Based SEI Model Evaluation – December 2019

Alternate Program Model Proposal Guidance – December 2021

Alternate Program Model Evaluation Rubric – December 2019

 

 

Should you have questions about EL Instructional Services or Models, please email us: [email protected] 

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