Please help us make this easy-to-remember acronym go viral! An easy way to think of incorporating the ELPS (English Language Proficiency Standards) into your lesson plan is to remember to "Add some SWiRL!" How are you incorporating opportunities for your students to Speak, Write, Read and Listen as they encounter your content?

The ELPS Abbreviated from those in your TEKS Resource System Lesson guides.

Please print and display where you can see it wherever you plan your lessons.

It is just this simple!

Incorporate the three essentials:

• Content

• A Language function (the SWiRL)

• Supports from best practice strategies!

Elementary Math

Elementary ELAR

Elementary Science

Elementary Social Studies

Secondary ELAR

Secondary Math

Secondary Science

Secondary Social Studies