ESL TExES 154 Prep - Domain III Foundations of ESL Education, Cultural Awareness, and Family and Community Involvement

Sep 29, 2026

ESL TExES 154 preparation content focused on Domain III: Foundations of ESL education, cultural awareness, and family and community involvement. It outlines key competencies, including understanding foundations and types of ESL programs, promoting communicative language, literacy, and academic-language development across the curriculum, and using formal and informal assessment to adapt instruction. It also includes historical perspective notes contrasting fact versus myth and describing how schooling and immersion approaches affected immigrant students over time.

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DOMAIN III - FOUNDATIONS OF ESL EDUCATION, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Competency 008, 009, 010

Competency 008 Components

Historical Perspective: Fact or Myth?

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ESL TExES Prep--Test \#154
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2 | ELLs in Texas

• There are over 120 different home languages represented in Texas schools;
• 90% of ELL students speak Spanish Source TEA: PEIMS Data Spring 2016

In 2016, there were a total of 980,487 identified ELLs in Texas. Of these identified ELLs, 55% participated in a Bilingual Program, and 45% in an ESL program.
In Texas, there was an increase of 31,413 identified ELLs from 2015 to 2016.
ELLs represent about 19% of the total student population in Texas.

Something to consider:
English Language Learners must have • a 15 month academic gain
• each 10 month school year
• for six consecutive years
in order to reach grade equivalence with their English only peers .

| | --- | --- | | ESL TExES 154 Prep | | | | --- | --- | --- | | DOMAIN III-FOUNDATIONS OF ESL EDUCATION, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT | | DOMAIN II – ESL INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT
􀁹 Competency 003
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands ESL teaching methods and uses this knowledge to plan and implement effective, developmentally appropriate instruction.
􀁹 Competency 004
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands how to promote students' communicative language development in English.
􀁹 Competency 005
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands how to promote students' literacy development in English.
􀁹 Competency 006
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands how to promote students' content-area learning, academic-language development, and achievement across the curriculum.
􀁹 Competency 007
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands formal and informal assessment procedures and instruments used in ESL programs and uses assessment results to plan and adapt instruction.

| | 􀁹 | Competency 008
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands the foundations of ESL education and types of ESL programs .
Competency 009
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands factors that affect ESL students’ learning and implements strategies for creating an effective multicultural learning environment.
Competency 010
􀁹 The ESL teacher knows how to serve asan advocate for ESL students and facilitate family and community involvement in their education. | | | | | | | 􀁹 | | | | DOMAIN I-LANGUAGE CONCEPTS AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

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􀁹 Competency 001
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands fundamental language concepts and knows the structure and conventions of the English language.
􀁹 Competency 002
􀁹 The ESL teacher understands the processes of first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) acquisition and the interrelatedness of L1 and L2 development.
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DOMAIN III
| | | | FOUNDATIONS OF ESL EDUCATION, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Competency 008 , 009, 010 | | | |
5 | | | | Competency 008 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | The ESL teacher understands the foundations of ESL education and types of ESL programs .

6 | | | | Competency 008 Components | | | | --- | --- | --- | | 􀁹 Knows the historical, theoretical, and policy foundations of ESL education and uses this knowledge to plan, implement, and advocate for effective ESL programs .
􀁹 Knows types of ESL programs (e.g., self-contained, pull-out, new comer centers, dual language immersion) their characteristics, their goals, and research findings on their effectiveness .
􀁹 Applies knowledge of the various types of ESL programs to make appropriate instructional and management decisions .
􀁹 Applies knowledgeable of research findings related to ESL education, including research on instructional and management practices in ESL programs, to
assist in planning and implementing effective ESL programs. | | | |
7 | Comp 008 | | Historical Perspective Fact or Myth? Until the recent emergence of bilingual activists, the nation’s schools have always immersed immigrant c

FAQs

What does Domain III cover in ESL TExES 154 Prep?

Domain III focuses on the foundations of ESL education, cultural awareness, and family and community involvement.

Which competencies are included under Domain III?

The document lists Competency 008, Competency 009, and Competency 010 for Domain III.

What historical perspective is presented in the prep material?

It contrasts a “MYTH” claim about bilingual activists and immersion with historical notes on how schooling outcomes for immigrant students changed over time, including effectiveness by the third generation.

Sep 29, 2026

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