ELPS—Knowledge and Skills, Student Expectations, and Breakouts

Here is an example from the ELPS. Knowledge and skills statements follow the introduction outlined in red. After the knowledge and skills statements, the student expectation is highlighted in green. Underneath the student expectation, highlighted in blue, are the breakouts.

b) Knowledge and Skills Statements

(1) Cross-curricular second language acquisition/learning strategies. The ELL uses language learning strategies to develop an awareness of his or her own learning processes in all content areas. In order for the ELL to meet grade-level learning expectations from across the foundation and enrichment curriculum, all instruction delivered in English must be linguistically accommodated (communicated, sequenced, and scaffolded) commensurate with the Student's level of English language proficiency. The student is expected to:

(A) use prior knowledge and experiences to understand meanings in English

(i) use prior knowledge to understand meanings in English
(ii) use prior experiences to understand meanings in English