Academic English Mastery Program (AEMP)

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Academic English Mastery Program (AEMP) is a comprehensive research-based program designed to address the language, literacy, and learning needs of Standard English Learners (SELs), which include African American, Mexican American, Hawaiian American, and Native American students for whom standard English is not native. The primary goal of the Academic English Mastery Program is to increase their access to California Core standards-based curricula through the use of culturally and linguistically responsive teaching, pedagogy and practice! The common link of these four groups of students are their shared experience with oppression in this country and they have historically have struggled to achieve in the educational system of the United States. Many would agree, this is linked to systemic racism.

Daily Classroom Resources for Support 

As an AEMP school, La Salle Avenue Spanish Dual Language Elementary School is committed to providing instructional that is tailored to the individual and collective needs of all of our scholars; an educational program that not only believes in but effectively provides daily opportunities for our scholars to "see themselves" in the curriculum. Our entire school community ensures that our scholars experience a culturally rich, sound and authentic curriculum; one that is preparing them to be socially aware and active; knowledgeable of their culture and culture of others with validation and affirmation! We are culturally relevant and linguistically responsive teaching, pedagogy and practice in action!!!!

Research and Resources to Support the Work