{"id":9679,"date":"2025-03-06T11:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amplify.com\/?page_id=9679"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:51:39","slug":"multilingual-and-english-learner-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amplify.com\/multilingual-and-english-learner-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Multilingual and English learner support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Supporting multilingual & English language learners<\/h2>
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Multilingual\/English learners (ML\/ELs) bring unique strengths to classrooms, enriching the learning experiences for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Amplify, we empower educators with tools that honor the strengths and capabilities of ML\/ELs. Our curriculum and assessments meet students where they are and help them develop their skills, propelling them on their learning journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amplify supports ML\/ELs across all subjects, from English language arts to math and science. For students who speak Spanish, we also provide a comprehensive biliteracy suite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Amplify CKLA core literacy curriculum for grades K\u20135<\/h2>
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Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA)<\/a> is a K\u20135 core curriculum built on the science of how students learn to read and write. Amplify CKLA supports ML\/ELs in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scaffolding at five levels of proficiency<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In addition to core instruction, Amplify CKLA provides lesson supports for Entering\/Emerging, Transitioning\/ Expanding, and Bridging levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lesson differentiation
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Lessons include Support and Challenge suggestions that provide assistance or opportunities for more advanced work toward the goal of the lesson. These resources are suitable for all learners, including ML\/ELs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Phonological awareness and phonics supports<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The digital Sound Library easily facilitates sound development through videos showing mouth movements and songs that help students practice articulating new sounds with catchy lyrics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Frequent oral language development opportunities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Amplify CKLA boosts language development with complex read-alouds, interactive discussion, writing activities, and explicit teaching of academic and domain vocabulary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Amplify CKLA pairs with Amplify Caminos<\/a>, its companion K\u20135 Spanish literacy program that supports biliteracy instruction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Language Studio, an English Language Development companion program for Amplify CKLA<\/h2>
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Language Studio<\/a>, Amplify CKLA\u2019s dedicated K\u20135 English language development companion program, offers daily 30-minute lessons to help ML\/ELs practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Aligned to the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) framework, Language Studio previews and reinforces language and content from core instruction, so that ML\/ELs of all proficiency levels are able to access grade-level content as they develop academic English.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Interactive language development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Language Studio provides opportunities for classroom discussions, oral presentations, and writing tasks, promoting comprehension and learning by connecting with students\u2019 cultural and linguistic backgrounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Explicit vocabulary instruction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Interactive vocabulary and academic language support is provided before each lesson to deepen students\u2019 understanding of text.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Multimodal comprehension support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Students can preview content, interact with physical materials, compare text types, receive explicit grammar instruction, and have access to extensive vocabulary exercises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Skill proficiency monitoring<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Language Studio facilitates evaluation with an understanding of what students should produce at each level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition literacy assessment for grades K\u20138<\/h2>
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mCLASS\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0is an all-in-one system for Science of Reading-based universal screening, dyslexia screening, and progress monitoring for grades K\u20138. Powered by DIBELS 8th Edition, mCLASS provides valuable data on your ML\/ELs\u2019 literacy in English, helping you build a robust system of tiered supports. With a single tool, you can access the data and instructional support you need for each student\u2019s literacy development, from phonics to comprehension, catering to all readers, from beginner to advanced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Screening and reporting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

mCLASS\u2019s one-minute measures and dyslexia screening identify risk as early as possible, providing you with the right data to make informed decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Language considerations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

mCLASS provides specific language guidance, offers ML\/EL instructional strategies, and considers each student\u2019s unique language background, never penalizing for language variety, accent, or articulation, and extending this understanding into small-group practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Performance and reporting transparency<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Understand student performance through direct observation and detailed reports which offer growth insights, including district-wide student achievement data that can be filtered by EL status, Home Language, or English Proficiency status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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mCLASS pairs with\u00a0mCLASS Lectura<\/a>, an authentic Spanish literacy assessment for K\u20138 that measures key foundational skills and supports Spanish-speaking bilingual students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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mCLASS Intervention for grades K\u20136<\/h2>
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mCLASS Intervention<\/a> is our K\u20136 reading intervention program, designed to support you in providing effective Tier 2 and 3 instruction and getting readers on track. mCLASS Intervention does the heavy lifting of data analysis and lesson planning for you. This lets you focus on what you do best: teaching the skills each student needs to become a confident reader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Effective lessons with built-in support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lessons are equipped with best practices and guidance targeting language and literacy development for ML\/ELs. The program also includes materials and resources that make content accessible to Spanish-speaking students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Structured small groups<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Once groups are formed, mCLASS Intervention determines the ideal focus for each group and automatically prepares two weeks of targeted lessons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Keeps you updated on student progress<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Track student growth with reliable progress-monitoring tools and reporting that provides a clear view of each student\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Boost Reading personalized reading program for grades K\u20135<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A key component of Amplify\u2019s early literacy suite, Boost Reading<\/a> is a personalized learning program for K\u20135 that offers comprehensive targeted practice, built-in benchmark assessments, and powerful reporting. Boost Reading provides practice in the full progression of key phonics and comprehension skills critical to literacy development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boost Reading works. Results of a year-long study<\/a> show that students in grades K\u20135\u2014including ML\/ELs\u2014who used Boost Reading for 30 minutes a week significantly outperformed their peers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Systematic instruction in foundational skills and comprehension<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Reinforce core instruction with explicit practice in phonics and phonological awareness. Boost Reading is the only program that focuses on comprehension processes\u2014what readers do while reading that allows them to make sense of text\u2014which is especially beneficial for ML\/EL students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mouth formation modeling for articulation support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Boost Reading includes specific scaffolds and supports\u2014such as a modeling of mouth formations for articulation\u2014that are proven to be beneficial for ML\/ELs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vocabulary practice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Targeted morphology practice for independent vocabulary building and explicit instruction with Tier 2 vocabulary words are proven to be supportive for ML\/ELs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Boost Reading pairs with Boost Lectura<\/a>, a Spanish literacy program for K\u20132 that provides students with personalized practice to develop Spanish literacy skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Want to learn more about Amplify\u2019s elementary biliteracy suite?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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