ELCATE

1
ELCATE

• Florida Department of Education
• Florida Adult ESOL Practitioners Task Force

2
Literacy
Adult ESOL
?Citizenship
Workplace Readiness
ELCATE
Academic Skills
ABE/ GED
Community College
TECH Programs
3
English Literacy for Career and Technical
EducationELCATE(Formerly VESOL)

• Syllabi
• Scale Scores
• Required assessment
• CASAS Employability Competency Series (ECS)
  Reading Test Only

4
ELCATE

• ELCATE PY 2006
• CASAS Employability
• Competency Series (ECS)

• VESOL
• Prior to Program Year (PY) 2006 CASAS Life Skills

Beginning LCP A 181-200
Beginning 201-210
Intermediate LCP B 201-220
Intermediate 211-220
Advanced 221-235
Advanced LCP C 221-245
5
ELCATE

• Purpose
• To prepare students to be successful in
  career/technical programs and/or successful
  employees in the workplace

6
ELCATE

• Course Title
• English Literacy for Career and
• Technical Education
• Course - 9900050
• CIP 1532.010301

7
ELCATE

• Three Levels
• Three LCPs
• New Scale Scores
• Required Assessment Instrument
• CASAS Employability Competency Series
  Reading Test Only

8
ELCATE

• CASAS Employability Competency Series
• Scale scores for PY 2006

9
ELCATE

• Curriculum - Four Strands
• Academic Skills
• Culture
• Technology
• Test-Taking Skills

10
ELCATE

• ACADEMIC SKILLS
• Reading
• Vocabulary
• Writing
• Grammar
• Oral Communication

11
ELCATE

• CULTURE
• Obtain Employment
• Maintain Employment
• Career Advancement

12
ELCATE

• TECHNOLOGY
• Computer
• Personal Applications
• Workplace

13
ELCATE

• Test-Taking Skills
• Preparation
• Strategies

14
ELCATE
Presenter Maria Koonce Maria.Koonce_at_browardschoo
ls.com