Original Promptcreate this graphic organizer: TELPAS Discourse Planning Challenge
Planning for Academic Language Through Discourse
Directions:
With your assigned TELPAS released question, work with your team to plan opportunities for discourse that will prepare students for success.
Goal: Students should be able to discuss their thinking before answering independently.
Grade: _________
TELPAS Released Question
1️⃣ What is the student expected to do?
☐ Describe
☐ Explain
☐ Compare
☐ Justify
☐ Summarize
This resource is designed for educators to create meaningful discourse opportunities aimed at enhancing academic language and cognitive skills in preparation for the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). It outlines a structured approach that includes identifying cognitive tasks relevant to students' learning goals, setting academic language targets, and developing prompts for listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Additionally, educators are guided to select appropriate support strategies, such as visuals and graphic organizers, to scaffold student learning. A reflection section encourages teachers to consider how these discourse activities facilitate students' readiness for independent TELPAS assessments.