How to Use Thematic Units for ELD
An ELD (English Language Development) thematic unit combines content information with language standards. According to WIDA, Multilingual Learners are ” best served when they learn content and language together in linguistically and culturally sustaining ways.” Using themes to teach language standards helps students to organize new information. It provides content for students to speak, read, listen, and write about. As the unit progresses, all students have common background knowledge from earlier in the unit that they can build on. Themes…