Types of English Learner Services

Integrated ELD is instruction in which the state-adopted English Language Development (ELD) standards are used in tandem with the state-adopted academic content standards to increase the level of comprehensibility of the English language in the content area of the class. 

Common authorizations issued by the Commission that cover Integrated ELD include the limited EL authorizations of ELAM, ELAS, ELAE, and ELAP. There are some EL authorizations that authorize the educator to provide only Integrated ELD services. One such example is the S17C authorization code issued on the Clear Career Technical Education (CTE) Teaching Credential. To view other similar authorizations, refer to the Appropriate Credentials for English Learner Services webpage and the Specific Exception Information webpage. Documents that authorize this level of service are restricted to instruction in the subject area and grade level of the teacher's prerequisite credential (as applicable).

For the majority of the class period (for a departmentalized setting) or day (for a self-contained setting) the educator provides instruction in specific subject areas (for example, Math), and during that time focuses exclusively on the Academic Content Standards. The educator also sets aside a portion of the class period/day to concentrate on English Language Development (ELD) Standards to assist students with developing critical English language skills necessary for academic content learning and to augment the students’ understanding of the material presented during the rest of the period/day.

Common authorizations issued by the Commission that cover both Integrated and Designated ELD include the limited EL authorizations of ELAM, ELAS, ELAE, and ELAP. The S17S authorization issued on a Certificate of Completion of Staff Development authorizes the educator to provide only Designated ELD (and not Integrated ELD). Refer to the Appropriate Credentials for English Learner Services webpage and the Specific Exception Information webpage. Documents that authorize this level of service are restricted to instruction in the subject area and grade level of the teacher's prerequisite credential (as applicable).

This level of English Learner Services corresponds to a stand-alone, departmentalized course based solely on state-adopted English Language Development Standards. Departmentalized ELD is reported in CALPADS with State Course Code 9104. Instruction in other academic content is not provided in this course.

An educator is authorized to teach Departmentalized ELD if they hold a full English Learner (EL) authorization (e.g., ELA1, S12, etc.) and the correct prerequisite credential. The full English Learner Authorization and Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) Certificate are restricted if the educator holds only a Children’s Center Instructional Permit, Children’s Center Supervision Permit, Child Development Permit, or an Adult Education Teaching Credential. In that case, instruction of English Language Development is limited to the programs authorized by that prerequisite credential or permit.

For more information, refer to the Appropriate Credentials for English Learner Services webpage and the Specific Exception Information webpage.

Instruction in the Primary Language, or Bilingual Education, is a method in which instruction is provided in both English and the EL student's primary language, clarifying and facilitating comprehension of content subject matter. 

To teach in a dual language or bilingual primary language instruction classroom, an educator must hold the appropriate authorization for the academic content being taught as well as the specific Bilingual Authorization (or other previously-issued comparable authorization such as the BCLAD) that aligns with the language in which the instruction is delivered. Bilingual Authorizations are restricted if the educator holds only a Children’s Center Instructional Permit, Children’s Center Supervision Permit, Child Development Permit, or an Adult Education Teaching Credential. In that case, instruction for English Language Development and primary language development is limited to the programs authorized by that prerequisite credential or permit.

Note, Bilingual Authorizations do not authorize the educator to teach the authorized target language in general education settings. For example, a Bilingual Authorization in Spanish does not authorize the holder to teach a World Language Course in Spanish.