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ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students
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The historically marginalized but fastest growing sector of school-aged children--those who come from non-English-speaking backgrounds--are brought closer to the educational mainstream by national standards that set high expectations for these students' command of English and for their overall academic achievement.
TESOL's standards for pre-K-12 ESL students represent a starting point for developing effective and equitable education for ESOL students. These standards were developed to complement the discipline-specific standards created by other professional associations and groups.
The ESL standards stand apart, however, because they acknowledge the central role of language in the achievement of content and highlight the learning styles and particular instructional and assessment needs of learners who are still developing proficiency in English. Developed through a collaborative process involving hundreds of ESL teachers, researchers, administrators, and language specialists, the standards will provide national coherence for students and the educators who serve them.
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