LAS Links Training. Today s Agenda. What is LAS Links?

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1 LAS Links Training Tricia Perrone Trainer CTB McGraw-Hill Today s Agenda Las Links Introduction & Overview Implementation of 2 Speaking, Listening Scoring the individual tests Determining Oral Proficiency Levels Introduction of Las Links Español prelas Introduction & Overview Implementation Scoring Determining Proficiency Levels What is LAS Links? LAS Links is a comprehensive system of assessment and instructional tools designed to promote English language proficiency. LAS Links identifies your ELL population as required by Title III Measures the 4 domains set forth by NCLB Speaking Listening Reading Writing 1

2 LAS Links by Subtest LAS Links Speaking Speak in Words Speak in Sentences Make Conversation Tell a Story Measures vocabulary, social and academic language, and grammar. Listening Listen for Information Listen in the Classroom Listen and Comprehend Measures general comprehension and inferential and critical thinking skills at a discourse level. Reading Analyze Words Read Words Read for Understanding Measures phonemic awareness for recognizing words and developing vocabulary, and demonstrates sentence level reading ability. Writing Use Conventions Write About Write Why Write in Detail Measures written language usage and fluency skills utilizing prompts with sentence responses and essay writing. 4 Materials Needed for Testing Grade Span Student Materials Teacher Materials K-1 Student Book Student Book Cue Book Examiner s Guide Audio Listening CD/Cassette 2-3 Student Book Student Book Cue Book Examiner s Guide Audio Listening CD/Cassette 4-5 Student Book Student Book Student Answer Book Student Answer Book Examiner s Guide Audio Listening CD/Cassette 6-8 Student Book Student Book Student Answer Book Student Answer Book Examiner s Guide Audio Listening CD/Cassette 9-12 Student Book Student Book Student Answer Book Student Answer Book Examiner s Guide Audio Listening CD/Cassette LAS Links Speaking: 5-10 minutes (Individually Administered) Listening: minutes (Group Administered) Reading: 35 to 45 minutes (Group Administered) Writing: 35 to 45 minutes (Group Administered) 2

3 LAS Links by Subtest LAS Links Speaking Speak in Words Speak in Sentences Make Conversation Tell a Story Measures vocabulary, social and academic language, and grammar. Listening Listen for Information Listen in the Classroom Listen and Comprehend Measures general comprehension and inferential and critical thinking skills at a discourse level. Reading Analyze Words Read Words Read for Understanding Measures phonemic awareness for recognizing words and developing vocabulary, and demonstrates sentence level reading ability. Writing Use Conventions Write About Write Why Write in Detail Measures written language usage and fluency skills utilizing prompts with sentence responses and essay writing. 7 LAS Links Speaking One on One Administered Speaking Subtest Sections Speak in Words Speak in Sentences Make Conversation Tell a Story 3

4 Speak in Words Scored as C I NR 1. What is this? 1. Chair 2. What is it used for? 2. To sit on Read it once. Repeat once more if necessary. Do not elaborate. Speak in Words (6-12) What is it? What is it used for? 11 Speak in Words Mark Correct, Incorrect, or No Response 12 4

5 Speaking Subtest Speak in Sentences Description: Example: The examiner points to each cue picture and directs the student to respond to prompts such as Tell me what is happening in the picture Holistic Scoring Scoring Rubric 0-3 Appendix A Speak in Sentences and Make Conversation Score 0 No response in English (NR), response only in Home Language (HL), or response does not relate to the prompt, including I don t know. 1 Response relates to the prompt but does not satisfy the task. Lack of sentence form, errors in grammar and vocabulary, and insufficient vocabulary interfere with communication. Response consists of at least one on-topic English word. 2 Response satisfies the task and is in sentence form (subject/predicate) with errors in grammar and/or vocabulary or insufficient vocabulary not typical of a native speaker. 3 Response satisfies the task, is in sentence form, and is spoken with the vocabulary, grammar, and ease of expression of a native speaker. 15 Speaker Notes Scoring: Speak in Sentences Use 2 as your anchor score Does his answer satisfy the task by telling you a sentence that relates to the prompt? No Yes 0 No Response HL 1 Isolated Words 2 Errors Present 3 No Errors Present 5

6 Speak in Sentences (2-3) Sample response Grades = nothing in English or no words related to the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but do not satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in grammar or vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker Prompt: Tell me what is happening in the picture The girl and man. Score: 1 Rationale: Isolated words, Relates to the prompt No sentences 17 Speak in Sentences (2-3) 0 = nothing in English or no words related to the prompt 1 = words related to the prompt but do not satisfy the task 2 = satisfies the task with errors in grammar or vocabulary 3 = satisfies the task with ease of a native speaker Prompt: Tell me what is happening in the picture She buyed the foods. Score: 2 Rationale: Complete sentence, satisfies the task Grammatical errors 18 Speak in Sentences Scoring Practice 6

7 Speaking Subtest Make Conversation Description: Students respond to the Examiner s prompts such as Tell someone to do something. Example: Holistic Scoring Speaker Notes Scoring: Make Conversation Use 2 as your anchor score Does his answer satisfy the task by telling you a sentence that relates to the prompt? No Yes 0 No Response HL 1 Isolated Words 2 Errors Present 3 No Errors Present Make Conversation Sample response Grades 4-5 The nurse. Score: 1 Rationale: Relates to the prompt Does not satisfy the task No sentence structure 22 7

8 Make Conversation (4-5) I needing the nurse. Score: 2 Rationale: Satisfies the task, sentence form Grammatical errors 23 Make Conversation (4-5) I feel sick and need to see the nurse. Score: 3 Rationale: Satisfies the task Ease of expression of a native speaker 24 Make Conversation Scoring Practice 8

9 Speaking Subtest Tell a Story Description : The Examiner starts a story and the student completes the story by explaining what is happening in a series of four pictures Example : The man lost his wallet Holistic Scoring Scoring Rubric 0-4 Appendix A Tell a Story 27 Speaker Notes Scoring: Tell A Story Use 3 as your anchor score Does his answer have a storyline? A beginning, middle and end? No Yes 0 No Response HL 2 Subject and predicate 1 Isolated Words 3 Errors Throughout 4 Fluent with minor error(s) 9

10 Tell a Story Example He man. He and the... The boy, he, he... Score: 1 Rationale: Relates to the prompt No sentence structure Isolated words 29 Tell a Story Example Score: 2 Rationale: Relates to the prompt At least one sentence Overall unclear communication The man lost the wallet. And they see and they saw and they boys, they the man. 30 Tell A Story Scoring Practice 10

11 Speaking Practice with a Partner LAS Links by Subtest LAS Links Speaking Speak in Words Speak in Sentences Make Conversation Tell a Story Measures vocabulary, social and academic language, and grammar. Listening Listen for Information Listen in the Classroom Listen and Comprehend Measures general comprehension and inferential and critical thinking skills at a discourse level. Reading Analyze Words Read Words Read for Understanding Measures phonemic awareness for recognizing words and developing vocabulary, and demonstrates sentence level reading ability. Writing Use Conventions Write About Write Why Write in Detail Measures written language usage and fluency skills utilizing prompts with sentence responses and essay writing. 33 LAS Links Listening Group Administered Minutes 11

12 Speaking Subtest Sections Listen for Information Listen in the Classroom Listen and Comprehend Listening Test Instructions 36 Adding It Up 12

13 LAS Links Scoring Speaking: 5-10 minutes (Individually Administered) Speak in Words C, I, NR Speak in Sentences rubric Make Conversation rubric Tell A Story rubric Listening: minutes (Group Administered) 3 parts All Multiple Choice Oral Level rd Grade student What do the Oral levels mean? Oral LEP levels: Level 1 (Beginning) Level 2 (Early Intermediate) Level 3 (Intermediate) Student is beginning to develop receptive and productive skills in English in the school context, although comprehension may be demonstrated nonverbally or through the native language, rather than in English. Student is developing the ability to communicate in English within the school context. Errors impede basic communication and comprehension. Lexical, syntactic, phonological, and discourse features of English are emerging. Student is developing the ability to communicate effectively in English across a range of grade-level appropriate language demands in the school context. Errors interfere with communication and comprehension. Repetition and negotiation are often needed. The student exhibits a limited range of lexical, syntactic, phonological, and discourse features when addressing new and familiar topics. 13

14 Oral Proficiency Levels con t Non LEP levels Level 4 (Proficient) Student communicates effectively in English across a range of grade-level appropriate language demands in the school context, even though errors occur. The student exhibits productive and receptive control of lexical, syntactic, phonological, and discourse features when addressing new and familiar topics. Level 5 (Above Proficient) Student communicates effectively in English, with few if any error, across a wide range of grade-level appropriate language demands in the school context. The student commands a high degree of productive and receptive control of lexical, syntactic, phonological, and discourse features when addressing new and familiar topics. LAS Links Español LAS Links Español Measures the four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing Is normed with proficient Spanish speakers from Latin America Is not a translation of LAS Links follows the same flow and format of LAS Links parallel training for LAS Links and LAS Links Español reports in total scores, scaled scores and proficiency levels 14

15 Language Assessment Skills Training prelas What is prelas? prelas is A proficiency assessment consisting of an Oral Language component and a Pre-Literacy Component for four-, five-, and six-years old. Test results are used to Place English Language Learners (ELL s) in appropriate classroom settings Measure the developing language of firstlanguage learners of English Materials Needed Examiner s Manual Answer Sheet Cue Picture Book Audio Cassette Quick Reference Guide Pre-Literacy Game Board (optional component) Pencil Blank sheet of paper Blank Audio Cassette tapes (optional) 15

16 PreLAS Administration Individually administered by a proficient English speaker Approximate Time Oral Language 10 minutes NOTE: Test in a quiet area away from distractions Test Response Time PreLAS is not a timed test Test can be administered in several sessions Test can be administered in any order Refer to page 14 of the Examiner s Manual Part 1: Simon Says Description: Examples: Scoring: Students play a game called Simon Says. The student does what Simon tells him or her to do. Simon says look up Simon says look down Simon says touch your ear Using the student answer sheet, fill in the circle for correct responses Refer to Page 15 of the Examiner s Manual Page 2 of the Student Answer Sheet 16

17 Test Response Time Allow 3-5 seconds for each response. If there is no response, prompt a second time. If there is still no response continue to the next item Prompts may be said no more than twice Refer to page 14 of the Examiner s Manual When to Stop Testing If the student has failed or does not respond to, any five consecutive items, including the practice items, stop testing in that part and move on to the next part of the test. If the student misses or does not respond to five consecutive items in two consecutive parts, stop the test. Refer to page 14 of the Examiner s Manual Part 2: Art Show Description: Using the Cue Picture Book, students are asked to identify the object and answer questions related to the object. What is it? What is it used for? Example: Scoring: Using the student answer sheet, fill in the circle for correct responses Refer to Page 16 of the Examiner s Manual Page 2 of the Student Answer Sheet 17

18 Part 3: Say What You Hear Description: The student repeats what he or she hears. Examples: Scoring: Don t forget your coat The principal looked at me My cousin washes the windows The response is correct if the underlined structures are repeated exactly as shown in the examiner s manual. Refer to Page 17 of the Examiner s Manual Page 2 of the Student Answer Sheet Say What You Hear Scoring Examples Prompt Structure Tested Correct Responses Incorrect Responses Don t forget your coat. negative command Don t forget your coat. Don t forget you coat. No forget your coat. The principal looked at me. My cousin washes the windows. past tense Third person singular, present tense The principal looked at me. The principal looked me. My cousin washes the windows. My cousin washes the floor. The principal look me. The principal look at me. My cousin wash the windows. Refer to Page 18 of the Examiner s Manual Part 4: The Human Body Description: Using the Cue Picture Book, students are asked to look at the picture and identify the body part Examples: Scoring: Using the student answer sheet, fill in the circle for correct responses Refer to Page 20 of the Examiner s Manual Page 2 of the Student Answer Sheet 18

19 Part 5: Let s Tell Stories Description: Using the audio cassette or reading the story from the Quick Reference Guide, students listen to a story and look at corresponding pictures. When the story is done the student tells the examiner what happened. The examiner writes the response verbatim in the answer book. Refer to Page 21 of the Examiner s Manual Page 3 of the Student Answer Sheet I don t know Isolated Words Is there a storyline? yes = 3, 4 or 5 no = 2, 1, or 0 Are there errors throughout? Yes = 3 No = 4 or 5 Fluent Speaker Notes Scoring: Let s Tell Stories Use 3 as your anchor score Does his answer have a storyline? A beginning, middle and end? No Yes 0 No Response HL 2 Subject and predicate 1 Isolated Words or I don t know 3 Errors Throughout 5 Fluent 4 Fluent with minor error(s) 19

20 PreLAS Let s Tell Stories Scoring Samples Butterfly 1. The boy catch the butterfly, he catch it in net. The butterfly say he want to go home and then the boy letting the butterfly go. He flying in the sky The butterfly flying and flying. He, he, the boy, he catch him in his paper. The butterfly say that he not happy so the boy let him go and they friends and he see him fly to the sky The butterfly he he fly (HL) 2 4. Butterfly try to flying. He tried to catched him and he fly in the sky and he. Butterfly um 2 5. One day the snail and worm went to a walk. Suddenly a big cloud came and it rained. When it finished raining, the sun came out in the sky and they saw a rainbow. Then the snail asked the worm, why is there a rainbow? And the snail said because the sun and the rain make a rainbow. Then they went to play No response There was a butterfly and the boy wants to catch him. He catched him in his net and the butterfly say that he want to be his friend but that the boy had to let him go. So the boy said okay and let him go. And then they friends There a butterfly, and he tried to catched him. He catched him and then let him go. The butterfly start to fly, flying in sky. Then they friends The butterfly, the butterfly flying he fly high, he fly in the sky, the butterfly, the butterfly the boy he fly, they fly he fly the butterfly is red, the boy catched him.the boy is red and that s it. 2 Add it Up Using Table 3 Cut-Off Levels and Interpretation of Scores, the tester finds the Total Score range. The tester then finds the corresponding proficiency level to the right and puts that number in the box. 20

21 Hand Scoring Determining Proficiency Using the total calculated scores, find the total score and proficiency level using the Cut-Off Levels and Interpretation of Scores table below. LEP Refer to page 43 of the Examiner s Manual Thank you! 21