Overview
The Designated ELD (D-ELD) course is separate from the ELA course. It is designed for Designated ELD instruction and is aligned to the CA ELD Standards. It shares the same platform navigation structure as the ELA course:
Home Page, Course Page, Unit Page (Overview, Lessons, Assessments, Additional Resources), and Lesson Page
It also includes distinct features at every level designed to support Multilingual Learning instruction.
Access the Designated ELD courses by selecting the ELD Courses tab at the top of the Home Page.
Designated ELD: Teacher Resources
The Designated ELD course includes its own set of Program Resources which are downloadable reference documents designed specifically to support Designated ELD instruction. These resources provide the instructional architecture, planning tools, assessment guidance, and differentiation strategies that underpin the digital lessons on the platform.
Program resources for Designated ELD are available on the Course Page under Teacher Resources (for grade-level and cross-grade documents) and on each Unit Page under Additional Resources (for unit-specific materials).
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Designated ELD Unit Page: Overview
The Designated ELD Unit Overview page follows the same structure as the ELA Unit Overview, but with some differences.
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Designated ELD Unit Page: Additional Resources
The Designated ELD Additional Resources page displays downloadable materials in the same format as the ELA course, a paginated grid of PDFs with individual Preview links and a “Download all Materials” option.
Designated ELD Unit Page: Lessons
The Designated ELD Lessons page lists all lessons in sequence with title, lesson type badge, estimated time (30-45 min per lesson), and ELD Standards tags.
Expanding a lesson row previews the texts used, the learning objectives, and a Go to Lesson button.
Designated ELD Lesson Page
The Designated ELD lesson page includes all core elements of the ELA lesson page: lesson type badge, ELD Standards, Student Learning Objectives, Lesson Texts, Vocabulary, Lesson Sequence, and Lesson Materials, plus several features that are unique to Designated ELD instruction.
Designated ELD Lesson Sequence
Each Designated ELD lesson displays a complete instructional sequence directly on the lesson page. The sequence is organized into timed segments—typically Launch, Literacy Lab, Learning in Action, and Look Back—and is fully expanded inline so teachers can scroll through the entire lesson flow without navigating away.
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Designated ELD Unit Page: Assessments
The Designated ELD Assessments page organizes assessment opportunities into two tiers that reflect the D-ELD instructional model. Formative assessment is embedded in every lesson through Look-Fors and Listen-Fors and each unit concludes with a culminating language Performance Task.
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