New ELD Products To Be Showcased At CABE 2010

At the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) Conference this week, Ballard & Tighe, Publishers (Booth 508/510) will feature new curriculum and assessment products for developing English proficiency in K-12 schools.

With a focus on English language development products, Ballard & Tighe’s product offering includes Carousel of IDEAS (K-5) and Champion of IDEAS (6-12) ELD programs as well as the IPT® Testing System that is used to identify, place, and redesignate students based on the most up-to-date demographic norming data. Carousel and Champion are comprehensive, systematic, and standards-based curricula that are organized by English proficiency level rather than by a student’s grade level. The programs are based on learning objectives found in state ELP (English Language Proficiency) standards.

The CABE tradeshow will feature the newest Ballard & Tighe products including the new Carousel Testers and the Champion of IDEAS Yellow Level curriculum for Early Advanced to Advanced language learners in grades 6-12. Champion of IDEAS Red and Blue Levels for beginning through Intermediate language learners were previously released.

Ballard & Tighe products will be the focus of two workshops at CABE:


Topic: Carousel Testers: Demonstrate, Identify, and Prepare
Speaker: Dr. Sari Luoma and Elaine McClendon
Date: March 11, 2010, 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room M, San Jose Convention Center

Topic: A Curriculum to Teach Systematic English Language Development Instruction Enhanced with GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) Strategies
Speaker: Anne Ginnold and Elaine McClendon
Date: March 12, 2010, 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room J4, San Jose Convention Center


View these products and many more at the Ballard & Tighe exhibit, Booth 508/510, at CABE, March 10-13 at the San José Convention Center. Details are available at www.ballard-tighe.com/CABE2010.