Steinmetz College Prep High School – Communications III

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course is designed for ELs enrolled in English as a Second Language (ESL) Il at the Developing-Expanding levels of English language proficiency, as defined in the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) English Language Proficiency Performance definitions adopted by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Communications Ill for ELs focuses on further developing students' receptive and productive skills in reading/writing and listening/speaking. Students participate in individual and group structured instructional activities that directly target the development of reading/writing and listening/ speaking with emphasis on developing academic writing in context. Materials are the same as those used in ESL Il curriculum with consistent exposure to complex texts, a variety of text types, aligned to Common