In today’s classrooms, multilingual learners face the challenge of acquiring academic language while keeping up with grade-level content. Schools across the country are seeking effective ways to integrate English Language Development (ELD) support throughout the school day, ensuring students don’t fall behind in core subjects. At several schools, SmartClass by Robotel is leading the way with an innovative solution that empowers multilingual learners in every subject, every day.
Recent discussions in the education community, including insights from the English Learners Success Forum (ELSF), highlight the need for ELD materials that align closely with grade-level content. Traditional models often separate language instruction from core subjects, leaving multilingual learners struggling to make connections. SmartClass changes this dynamic by embedding language development into every part of the school day.
The SmartClass instructional model ensures that multilingual learners receive structured language support across all subject areas by leveraging ENL teachers, general education teachers, and a robust technology platform. The diagram below outlines how this model works:
Our implementation of SmartClass ensures that multilingual learners receive the support they need in all subjects, allowing them to thrive academically. The SmartClass Platform functions as a learning management system (LMS) that supports all four language domains (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) while aligning instruction with testing data for targeted interventions.
✅ Continuous Language Support: Unlike isolated ELD periods, SmartClass provides real-time scaffolding across all subjects.
✅ Content-Aligned Language Instruction: The system bridges the second language acquisition SEI techniques and core content,
ensuring language learning is always relevant.
✅ Collaboration Between ENL & General Education Teachers: Teachers work together to digitize scaffolds and frontload academic language for student success.
✅ Engagement Through Technology: The SmartClass platform provides interactive, digitized materials that travel with students, ensuring learning extends beyond the school day.
✅ Personalized Learning: SmartClass adapts to students' individual linguistic needs, offering test prep, progress monitoring, and individualized instruction.
Take a 7th grader who arrived last year as a newcomer to the English Language, culture, and schooling dynamics. Today, they confidently say: "SmartClass helps me understand my teachers in every class. I'm learning English and science at the same time!"
This kind of transformation underscores the power of integrating language learning with core instruction. With scaffolded modules in ELA, Math, Science, and all subjects, multilingual learners can engage with grade-level content while developing essential academic language skills.
As California and other states prepare for upcoming ELA/ELD adoptions, schools need solutions that provide high-quality, integrated ELD support. SmartClass positions educators to meet these evolving standards, equipping multilingual learners with the tools they need to succeed.
We invite you to learn more about how SmartClass can transform language learning in your school. Visit www.robotel.com or reach out to us to share your thoughts and experiences.
"Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going." - Rita Mae Brown