Methods and Materials PREP:

Teacher Education Standards

NCATE Standards

• 1.b Candidates understand and apply theories and research in language acquisition and development to support their ELLs’ English language and literacy learning and content-area achievement.
• 5.a Candidates demonstrate knowledge of history, research, educational public policy, and current practice in the field of ESL teaching and apply this knowledge to inform teaching and learning.

NCATE Performance Indicators

• 1.b.1. Demonstrate understanding of current and historical theories and research in language acquisition as applied to ELLs.
• 1.b.2 Candidates understand theories and research that explain how L1 literacy development differs from L2 literacy development.
• 1.b.3. Recognize the importance of ELLs’ L1s and language varieties and build on these skills as a foundation for learning English.
• 1.b.4. Understand and apply knowledge of sociocultural, psychological, and political variables to facilitate the process of learning English.
• 1.b.5. Understand and apply knowledge of the role of individual learner variables in the process of learning English.
• 5.a.1 Demonstrate knowledge of language teaching methods in their historical contexts.

CAEP Standards

• 1.1 Teacher candidates and completers know subject matter (including pedagogical content knowledge) and pedagogy.