LAUSD Digital Review Portal

Academic Discourse – Aligned with MMED Priorities

LAUSD has identified Academic Discourse as a major focus for the Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department. The programs provided for review are designed to support that priority by engaging students in language use that reflects the communicative demands of school and community contexts.

Within the materials LAUSD will review, educators will find:

• Tasks that require students to explain, compare, justify, and present ideas
• Structured opportunities for collaborative discussion
• Supports that enable all learners to participate in academic conversations
• Rubrics that connect language use to proficiency expectations

This design allows reviewers to see how students move beyond practice to meaningful academic communication.

Comprehension as the Entry Point to Communication

Consistent with LAUSD’s emphasis on learning that grows from understanding, the programs begin with listening and reading input and guide students toward interaction and expression.

The review environment demonstrates:

• Sequences that progress from interpretive comprehension → guided interaction → independent communication
• Activities that build confidence before production
• Digital tools that allow students to practice speaking with immediate feedback

This structure reflects an instructional pathway that starts with input and leads to purposeful output.

Progress Monitoring for District Decision-Making

LAUSD requires a clear explanation of how student progress is tracked and reported over time. Through The KWL Hub, the district can review:

• Evidence of growth across Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational modes
• Standards-based results connected to unit goals
• Class and student reports that support instructional planning

These features enable LAUSD reviewers to assess how the programs provide actionable data to teachers and leaders.

Pathways to Biliteracy and the State Seal

The district’s focus on the trajectory from TK–8 Promise/Pathway to Biliteracy to the California State Seal of Biliteracy is reflected in the design of the materials provided for review.

Across the programs, LAUSD will be able to examine how they:

• Build proficiency progressively across articulated levels
• Strengthen cross-linguistic awareness
• Prepare students for the communicative demands of the Seal
• Connect classroom learning to long-term biliteracy goals

This alignment is intended to support LAUSD’s vision of developing biliterate, multicultural graduates.