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free tools,
immediately useful
ELPS side-by-sides
see what changed between the 2024 and 2007 standards, supporting a smoother transition
ELPS snapshots
align instruction with the new ELPS and scaffold learning for emergent bilinguals across the listening, speaking, reading, and writing domains
proficiency level descriptors (PLDs)
simplified PLDs by language domain, so you can spot each student’s level and differentiate instruction
ELPS support document
practical guidance for bringing the ELPS to life in daily instruction
instructional strategies playlist
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low-prep, easy to use strategies that actively engage students in learning with language supports scaffolded by proficiency level
quickchecks, think it up!, thinking stems
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check understanding and help kids frame their thinking with Spanish versions of the resources you already use
frequency distribution
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see which ELPS are assessed most often on TELPAS to focus your instruction
funding sources
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how Texas funds bilingual and ESL programs (BEA, Title III) and how to use each effectively
1-day workshops
skill-building
workshops
Bring in targeted workshops when you need them, so every educator has the strategies to help emergent bilinguals grow in language and learning.
new ELPS, new era: language + learning with a new rhythm
understand what changed in the new ELPS and what it means for instruction, TELPAS, and student learning
engaging learners for emergent bilinguals
get students thinking, talking, and writing with low-prep, high-yield strategies
accountability and instruction for emergent bilingual success
make sense of TELPAS, the ELPS, and accountability, then turn it into instruction that helps EB students grow
connecting language and learning for emergent bilinguals
integrate language and content so emergent bilinguals access grade-level learning in every subject
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I loved Celina’s enthusiasm and presentation style, teaching us like [EB] students and then explaining it from a teacher’s pov! Every strategy was amazing!
— Melissa G., Rockwall ISD
Resources
instructional resources educators love
For planning
ELPS field guides
ELPS Field Guides bring the updated standards, plain-language demands, instructional implications, language scaffolds, proficiency level descriptors, and ready-to-use strategies together in one place. They’re organized by language domain and content area so teachers can immediately see what students need and what instruction should look like at every step.
with students
thinking stems
A classroom set of Thinking Stems gives students the language to explain, describe, and clarify their thinking, with sentence frames in Spanish along with English cognates. Organized by thinking skill, from analyze and infer to compare and summarize, the stems build oral language and academic vocabulary while cognate awareness helps students bridge what they know in their first language to English.
Not sure where to start? Let’s talk!
Whether you’re building systems or fine-tuning a few things, let’s start with a conversation.
Meet Celina Lopez
Celina Lopez, Ph.D., has a passion for bilingual education and specializes in implementing research-based strategies that provide extensive language experience for all bilingual students, starting from the earliest stages of second language development.