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English Language Learning

 

Necessary Qualifications to Teach Content Area
in the Native Language by Grade Level

 

Grade Level

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

 

Type 29 Certificate only

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Without Bilingual Approval

Type 04 Certificate

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Type 03 Certificate

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Type 09 Certificate

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

With Bilingual Approval

Type 04 Certificate

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Type 03 Certificate

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Type 09 Certificate

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

*Type 04 Certificate (Early Childhood): PK-3/Birth-Grade 3
*Type 03 Certificate (Elementary): K-9
*Type 09 Certificate (High School): 6-12

**A series of courses totaling 18 credit hours is necessary in order to obtain the Bilingual approval.  The 18 credit hours must include courses in each of the five following areas:

  • Foundations of Bilingual Education
  • Methods and Materials for Teaching LEP Students in Bilingual Programs
  • Assessment of Bilingual Students (also counts toward ESL approval)
  • Methods and Materials for English as a Second Language (also counts toward ESL approval)
  • Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching Limited-English Proficient Students (also counts toward ESL approval)

 

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