Fresno Unified School District

Preparing Career Ready Graduates

Curriculum & Pacing Guide for Grade 4

Curriculum using Classroom Foundations: Core: Houghton Mifflin & Handbook for English Language Learners Supplemental: Hampton Brown, Avenues Level E

Instructional Time within the school day: English Language Development is 30 to 60 minutes to build language proficiency. ELDA Assessment: CST FBB and ELD 1 and less than 3 US years = (B) Beginning CST FBB and ELD 1 more than 3 years = (I) Intermediate CST BB and ELD 1, 2 or 3 = (I) Intermediate CST Basic or Higher and ELD 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 = (A) Advanced Grade Avenues ELDA Unit to ELDA Unit to Level 1 be 2 be Test assessed Test assessed Date Date K A Kinder does not test ELDA 1 B Nov 7 Unit 2 March Unit 5 -18 19-30 2 C Nov 7 Unit 3 March Unit 4 -18 19-30 3 D Nov 7 Unit 2 March Unit 7 -18 19-30 4 E Nov 7 Unit 2 March Unit 6 -18 19-30 5 F Nov 7 Unit 2 March Unit 7 -18 19-30 6 F Nov 7 Unit 2 March Unit 7 -18 19-30

Preparing for ELDA  Using your Avenues T.E. “Weekly Planner” Section, I.D. the Red “T” skills (These skills will be assessed on the ELDA) Comprehension Vocabulary Grammar

State law and federal law require that Fresno Unified School District administer the California English Language Development Test to newly enrolled students whose primary language is not English and to English Learners as an annual assessment. English Learners must be CELDT tested annually until they are reclassified to fluent English proficient (RFEP).

All students in Kinder – 6th grade are assessed in the following domains: listening, speaking reading and writing. Parts of the test are given orally and other parts are written by the student. CELDT Overview:

Please visit the English Learner Website by following these directions- www.fresnounified.org/Departments/English Learner Services/For Elementary Teacher/ Then click on the California English Language Development Test Button which will give you the file with all of your CELDT Resources. (Power point for Professional Development and practice lessons.

Or Click here: http://www.fresnounified.org/dept/ELL/elementary/default.aspx

In the CELDT file online, you will find grade level files with the lessons and quiz to support your EL students the week prior to your slated CELDT Window. L S R W Practice (Listening/Speaking/Reading and Writing):

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Listening Speaking Reading Writing Quiz

Follow Oral Oral Word analysis Grammar and Practice To Be Directions Vocabulary Structure test taking Fluency and taught Teacher Talk Speech Vocabulary Sentences prior to Functions (3rd Extended -5th Only) Comprehension Short the start Listening comp Compositions Choose and of your Give Reasons CELDT (Only 6th) Window. Picture Narrative AVENUES PACING MAP Correlation with H/M Reading 2011-2012

4th GRADE

Period 1 Begins 8/22 and Ends 10/14/11 8/22 - 9/2 9/6-9/30 10/3– 10/14 Prepare students for CELDT Unit 1: On-Line with Gary Unit 2: Native Lands and have CELDT Chats with Soto you EL students before CELDT is administered. For Resources please visit: www.fresnounified.org English Learner Services / Elementary Instructional Resources /CELDT

Period 2 Begins 10/17/11 and Ends 12/22/11 10/17– 11/4 11/7- 11/18 11/28- 12/22 Unit 2: Native Lands ELDA 1 Unit 3: Once Upon a Storm

Period 3 Begins 1/23/11 and Ends 3/30/11 1/17- 2/10 2/14– 3/16 3/19-3/30 Unit 4: Watery World Unit 6: This State of ELDA Mine 2

Period 4 Begins 4/10/11 and Ends 6/15/11 4/10– 4/27 4/30-5/18 5/21– 6/15 Unit 7: What’s it Worth? Unit 5: Cultural Ties Unit 8: Rocky Tales

Units to be assessed are underlined and in RED.