English Language Development (ELD)

Rosemead School District offers an excellent ELD program for our limited English proficient (LEP) pupils. Thirty-five percent of our students are LEP and represent many different languages. Teachers with Language Development Specialist or Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development certificates and bilingual aides work with ESL students in small groups to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in English. Students are served and given special assistance in this pullout program until they are re-designated as fluent English proficient (FEP). Classroom teachers follow up on the work of the ELD teacher in the regular classroom by providing instruction in sheltered English to make the academic program understandable to the students learning English. A rich variety of instructional materials is available at each school.

The culture and language of each student are respected and represented in our multicultural program for all students and staff members. Rosemead has a wonderfully diverse student population that enhances and enriches our schools and community.