La Habra High School
English Department

English Language Development (ELD)

In the first two years of English instruction at La Habra High School, extensive time is devoted to reading and understanding literature, the writing process, critical thinking, and speaking and listening skills. During the junior and senior years, English courses are intended to sharpen language and writing skills and broaden literary experience. All courses meet the educational needs of students entering the world of work or going on to college.

Course Offerings

English 1, 2, 3, 4 are all college-preparatory classes focusing on composition skills and literature at increasingly advanced levels. Each grade level offers the option of taking the Honors version of the course, requiring extra effort on more challenging assignments and projects. At the end of the senior year, students will be prepared to take the Advanced Placement test. College credit can be earned with a passing score.


Ralph Waldo Emerson and Wife
Acting out a Poem
Thoreau Floating on Walden Pond

Standards:

Humanities 1, 2, 3, 4 is available to students in the Heritage of the Americas Academy. These courses meet all the requirements of the English curriculum while focusing on the interdisciplinary blocks of study with Social Science and Spanish. Honors credit may be earned through extra projects and research.

SPECIAL FEATURES

See Heritage of Americas page for information regarding this award winning program combining English, Social Science and Spanish language instruction.

FACULTY

English Language Development (ELD)

The ELD program serves those students who enter La Habra High School with a limited proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading and/or writing English. ELD classes support the students in building English skills rapidly so that they can succeed in the core curriculum and graduate in a timely manner.

Course Offerings

ELD 1 is for students with little or no English language skills. It stresses learning to speak and understand verbal English, study skills, and American cultural awareness.

ELD 2 is for students with intermediate English skills and stresses learning to read and write in English.

ELD 3 is for students with advanced English skills. ELD 3 is taken concurrently with English 1.

Also offered are over 20 Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English [SDAIE] classes in the content areas of English, Social Science, Science, Math, Health, Art, Computers, and other electives. Spanish for Spanish Speakers Levels 1, 2, and 3 are offered to increase students' reading and writing skills in their native language.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Most students who enter La Habra High at any ELD level are able to advance through the ELD program, become mainstreamed, and graduate within four years by utilizing study opportunities in summer school.

FACULTY

The teachers of English Language Development classes all must possess CLAD certification from the state of California in addition to their regular college and post-graduate secondary credential training.

Teachers of sheltered academic classes must possess SDAIE certification in addition to their regular college and credential work. Over 50% of the La Habra High School faculty has completed either SDAIE certification or CLAD.