Leodis V. McDaniel High School – Eld 4

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills at the intermediate/early-advanced level of English. Reading comprehension strategies, the writing process, academic vocabulary, and grammar instruction are embedded through engagement with a variety of authentic literature and informational texts. Students will fine-tune their ability to understand, analyze, and evaluate complex text in the content areas and will write in various genres. Teachers use scaffolded instruction including visuals, language supports, and structured interactions to develop oral and written language. Instruction incorporates meaningful and authentic opportunities for language use with more advanced grammatical structures and content-area vocabulary. Students improve their use of reading strategies and the writing process to access content in all academic areas. Skills and strategies developed are transferable and provide support for academic success in mainstream core content courses.