ESL Curriculum

ESL Program 

Grades K - 12 ESL Curriculum 
(Board Approved: 8/24/2020)


There are five levels of language proficiency that align to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Language Arts Literacy.

       Level 1  Beginners
       Level 2  Lower Intermediate
       Level 3  Upper Intermediate
       Level 4  Advanced
       Level 5  Full English Proficient

Reading Students will be able to read (decode and comprehend) text for recreational and academic purposes.

Writing Students will be able to write for personal and academic purposes.

Speaking Students will be able to speak English in both a social and school setting.

Listening Students will be able to aurally comprehend spoken English in both a social and academic setting.

Viewing and Media Literacy Students will be able to view for personal and academic purposes.


To download a detailed chart of WIDA's (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment) performance definitions,  please click here.