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This website is sponsored by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and is part of a Limited English Proficient Student Success Initiative (LEP-SSI), Authorized by Senate Bill 1, General Appropriations Act, Article III, Rider 62, and Texas Education Code §21.457 and §39.0241(d).
The purpose of the LEP-SSI grant is to provide intensive programs of instruction for limited English proficient (LEP) students and teacher training resources specific to instruction of LEP students.
Welcome by Susie Coultress, State Director of Bilingual/English as a Second Language Programs
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Recent News
- Announcements!
Now available in Project Share: Implementing the ELPSThe ELPS Academy is designed to assist participants in understanding how the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) provide cross-curricular second language acquisition essential knowledge and skills for listening, reading, and writing. Participants will also examine a common framework to follow when working with English language learners in content area classrooms. CPE credit (4). Please contact your education service center if you need help accessing the course.
- Social Studies and Math TELLIT courses are now available on Project Share! (Please contact your education service center if you need help accessing the courses.)
- View short vignettes.
- View a list of our TELLIT courses and credit hours.
NOW AVAILABLE!
TEXAS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL (TELLIT) COURSES NOW AVAILABLE!
2011 Summer School Program
2011 Summer School Program for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students in Kindergarten and First Grade.
Bilingual Education Exception/ESL Waiver Training
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Please disregard the webinar title. The content addressed in this webinar will be used to fill out the 2011-2012 Bilingual Exceptions and ESL Waivers.
Upcoming TEA Sponsored Events
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More exciting courses available on Project Share!
Coming Soon!Available in Spring 2012, TELLIT courses for science will:
- address the linguistic, cognitive, and affective needs of ELL students;
- feature classroom video segments; and
- promote academic achievement for ELL students.
Also available in Spring 2012, TELLIT courses for professional support providers and district/campus instructional leaders will:
- target Academically Unacceptable (AU) or at -risk campuses;
- feature walk-through classroom observation tools; and
- suggest ways to improve instruction.