Sheltered Instruction in Texas: Second Language Acquisition Methods for Teachers of ELs is a must for any Texas teacher serving ELLs. Educators will explore the true meaning of sheltered instruction with research-based strategies such as the 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Classroom. Chapter 89 of the TAC, recommends "the integrated use of second language acquisition methods" to meet the needs of ELLs.This training is designed to give teachers the tools they need to meet these requirements.

Teachers will receive the book, Sheltered Instruction in Texas: Second Language Acquisition Methods for Teachers of ELs by John Seidlitz, which includes approaches to integrating the ELPS into instruction and ways to align linguistic accomodations to the TELPAS descriptors. Understanding this will help empower content-area, ESL, and bilingual teachers to deliver comprehensible content while promoting academic language development.

Participants will:

• Experience simulation of ELL experience of high-quality sheltered instruction
• Explore the essential elements of implementing a sheltered approach
• Discover engaging ways to intergrate ELPS into content-area lessons
• Understand ways to linguistically accommodate instruction and assessment