Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students

Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students

1. Initial Assessment

   • Home Language Survey
     • Schools systems are responsible for assessing the needs of CLD students. The majority of the school systems do this through the use of a Home Language Survey.
       • Alabama is part of the WIDA Consortorium
         • The W-APT or the Model are instruments of initial assessment
           • CLD Students will be assessed in the 4 domains; SPEAKING, LISTENING, READING, & WRITING

2. Authentic Assessment

   • Also called......
     • Alternative
       • Provides an alternative to traditional assessments
       • What does it look like?
         • Students perform!
     • Performance-Based
       • Students PERFORM a task that is meaningful
     • Direct
       • A more direct and meaningful application of the knowledge and skills of the student

3. Traditional Assessment

   • Students select a response based on recalling or recognizing information. It is designed by the teacher.
     • Complements Authentic Assessment
       • Certain information needs to be committed to memory and recalling or recognizing is the most appropriate type of assessment

4. Portfolio Assessment

   • A practical way of assessing student progress throughout the school year.
     • Portfolios include samples of the student's work and evaluations
       • The use of a Checklist or a Summary Sheet is useful for tracking the student's progress. The same skill can be evaluated for the whole class creating a comparison point for CLD students and their native speaking classmates.

5. High Stakes Assessment

   • Used to assess the student progress according to State Standards
     • Not an accurate way to measure the ability of CLD Students

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