These assessments are used for placement and
instruction of emergent bilingual students based on
their skills and abilities.
The Federal Government
mandates that ELLs be
identified for appropriate
services.
Home Language Survey in
parents' primary language
Determine the English
Language Proficiency
Forms are filed
Student is referred and assessed
An ELP is designed
These test assess academic and language skills and need to
be given in their native language which helps build on prior
knowledge. Informal methods or standardized test with
consideration of the student's educational background.
Big Ideas for Ongoing Assessments
These assessments test the effectiveness of
instruction.(e.g. quizzes, essays, classwork, etc...)
In the classroom performance-based
assessments where students
demonstrate what they know
Provides opportunities to develop oral
language; both receptive and expressive
Gives the teacher opportunities to provide
feedback to the student and allows the
student to develop academic language
Big Ideas for High-Stakes Testing
These test are used for making
decisions about graduation, grade
promotion, services programs.
These test are mainstream content-based
standards that look at adequate yearly progress
(AYP)
These test are often hard for
Emergent Bilinguals because the
cultural content of the test
makes it bias.
Accommodations
can be provided to
students that
qualify. This
includes: extra
time, instructions
read aloud, and
small group
testing.
Big Ideas for Traditional Assessments
These assessments often
have teaching and learning
separated from assessment.
These test are usually multiple-choice, ,matching,
fill-in-the blank, short-answer, and true/false
Usually take place at the end of a
chapter, unit, or course of study
Is also known as: Standardized
Assessment or Summative Assessment
Big Ideas for Portfolio Assessments
These assessments are
performance-based assessments based
on what they produce in the classroom.
A collection of of artifacts
Comprehesive and Predetermind
Tailored and Informative
Provides for scaffolding and
differentiated scoring