ELL Assessment Solutions Linda Alaniz Presenter Judi Lynham Product Manager Webinar Presentation May 4, 2011 Diversity of ELL Students 2 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 TEACHING ELL STUDENTS TODAY MORE CHALLENGING Integrate Language with Academic Content? Interventions? ESL Strategies?? Assessment? 3 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Instructional Triangle Curriculum Instruction Assessment 4 Instructional Triangle for ELL Learners Instruction Curriculum Language Acquisition Assessment 5 5 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Classroom Assessment Practices Assess Before Teaching Offer Appropriate Choices Provide Feedback Early and Often Use Both Informal and Formal Assessments 6
Stanford English Language Proficiency Test (SELP) 7 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Stanford Spanish Language Proficiency Test (SSLP) 8 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 8 Six Test Levels and Grades 1. Readiness PreK 2. Preliteracy Kindergarten 3. Primary 1 2 4. Elementary 3 5 5. Middle Grades 6 8 6. High School 9 12 9 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Primary/Elementary Levels (Proposed Schedule) Administration Type Administration Time (90 minutes total) Subtests Format 20 minutes Listening Multiple Choice Group 20 minutes Writing Conventions Multiple Choice 20 minutes Reading Multiple Choice 15 minutes Writing Performance Based Individual 15 minutes Speaking Performance Based Times included are for planning purposes only. 10 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Stanford English Language Proficiency Test Measures English language proficiency of ELLs, grades PreK 12 for identification and placement Engages ELL students to demonstrate their full potential in both language proficiency and academic achievement necessary for instructional planning Monitor progress using three test forms available for most test levels 11 Stanford Spanish Language Proficiency Test Stanford SLP is a transadaptation (translation + adaptation) of the Stanford ELP Assesses Spanish literacy level in oral and academic language By using with SELP, comparison of language performance can be made to help determine language of instruction and testing One test form available for all test levels 12 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Immediate Feedback SCORING OPTIONS ReadyResults.net scan, score, and run reports online at your school site; key entry or web-based environment Obtain fully customizable reports immediately View multiple assessments on one report Monitor student progress by viewing results over time Student narrative reports in English and Spanish to share with parents 13 Appropriate choice NNAT 2 Measures general ability quickly and nonverbally Assesses general ability without requiring the student to read, write, or speak Requires students to problem solve by recognizing patterns and making connections using abstract figural designs or symbols Measures ability equitably for students from many different cultural and linguistic backgrounds Why Nonverbal Tests? Can be group administered in paper/pencil or online, ages 5-175 or grades K-12. K Tales 30 minutes to administer; 48 items Can be used to identify students whose low general ability may indicate potential academic problems as well as gifted and talented student with high general ability Increases ID of gifted minority students For evaluation of students who are hearing impaired 15
Consideration Can a nonverbal test be used as the primary tool for measuring ability? Nonverbal test results should be evaluated along with other data to ensure that every child is assessed completely Primary tools for screening should be identified on the basis of their validity Relationships to future achievement Non-discriminatory value What does a Nonverbal Test Look like? Let s s try some questions! Sample? 1 2 3 4 5 18 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
4? 1 2 3 4 5 19 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011? 1 2 3 4 5 20 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Scoring Options ReadyResults.net locally scan, score and report for immediate results; web-based reporting 2008 norms make NNAT 2 the most recently normed ability test in the market. Raw scores are converted to a scaled score that is the Naglieri Ability Index Score (NAI); scores compared with other student s scores on same test Score Reports include stanines, percentile, and NCE s 21 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Aprenda 3, La Prueba de Logros en Español 22 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Achievement Test in Spanish Aprenda, La Prueba de Logros en Español, Tercera edición (Aprenda 3) is a norm-referenced academic achievement test for students K-12. Modeled after Stanford 10 and developed with Latino educators, Aprenda 3 offers the highest quality, most culturally inclusive Spanishlanguage test of academic standards. Questions assess all core content areas only test assessing science and social science 23 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Aprenda 3 Features Aligns closely to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Science Education, and the National Council for Social Science Standards Parallel to Stanford 10 in the number of subtests, number of items in each subtest, and almost identical blueprint Untimed test, group-administered Home Report, available only in Spanish 24 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Aprenda 3 Subtests Developed in Spanish Aprenda 3 subtests developed originally in Spanish are: Sounds and Letters Sentence Reading Word Reading/Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Mathematics (K and HS) Mathematics Problem Solving (Gr. 1 8) Spelling Language Listening 25 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Aprenda 3 Transadapted Subtests Aprenda 3 subtests trans-adapted from Stanford 10 (translated with Language adaptations to make them bias free for Spanish-speaking students) are: Mathematics Procedures Environment Science Social Science 26 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Sample: Reading Comprehension Grade 5 27 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Grade 5 28 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Sample: Math Problem Solving Grade 5 29 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Sample: Mathematics Procedures Grade 3 Grade 6 30 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Copyright 2004 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. All rights reserved. Sample: Language Grade 7 El cantante en la primavera con la orquesta presentando un concierto. El cantante un concierto presentará en la primavera con la orquesta. El cantante presentará un concierto con la orquesta en la primavera. El cantante con la orquesta un concierto en la primavera presentará. Correcta como está 31 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 32 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Inventos País X Clave Qué parte de esta región recibe la mayor cantidad de lluvia? Según la línea cronológica, qué fue inventado en los 1940? La televisión El teléfono El transbordador espacial El avión 33 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Available Norms Norms Available: National (compared to general US student population) Reference (compared to US Spanish-speaking student population) Reference Extra (compared to US Spanishspeaking student population plus students from Puerto Rico and Mexico) 34 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Scoring Options ReadyResults.net scan, score, and run reports online at your school site Pearson Scoring Center Results Online Scores Reported on Reports: Scaled Scores, Percentile Ranks, Stanines, NCE s, GE Other Scores: Achievement/Ability Comparison Score (with NNAT), Content and Process Standards Scores (Aprenda 3 Clusters), Lexile Scores, Performance Levels for Reading, Mathematics and Science 35 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Using SELP and NNAT2 Together Fall: Kim given SELP; immediate results with Ready Results Kim scored high in listening; scored at intermediate level in writing in reading, writing and speaking; overall interm. Program placement and instructional interventions began immediately Kim 6 th grade Originally from Vietnam Spring NNAT2 administered to entire grade NNAT2 helped confirm that Kim s difficulty based on a language barrier and not a cognitive barrier Interventions and support continue and Kim is making progress in reading and writing; speaking is slightly behind 36 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
For ELL Spanish Speaking Students Instructional Programs: ESL Immersion (English/Spanish) Bilingual, Dual Language Programs 37 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Using SELP/SSLP/ Aprenda 3 Together Fall: SELP SSLP Aprenda 3 (it depends) Marcos- 2 nd grade Newcomer Spring: Aprenda 3 SELP SSLP Stephanie 1 st grade Newcomer 38 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Using SELP/SSLP/Aprenda 3/SAT 10/NNAT2 Fall: Review last year s SELP, SSLP and Aprenda 3 scores Administer NNAT 2 Spring: SELP SSLP SAT 10 Aprenda 3 (it depends) Hector 3 rd grade originally from Mexico Enrolled in bilingual since K 39 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
Training/Professional Development SELP/SSLP SELP/SSLP Test Administration Using SELP Assessment Results to Improve Student Achievement NNAT 2 NNAT2 User's Guide Accessing and Reading NNAT2 Results Implementing NNAT2 Online Understanding the NNAT2 Data 40 ELL Solutions May 4, 2011 Q&A 41 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011 Thank you for participating Mil Gracias! To learn more about our ELL Solutions Please call 1-800-328-5999 or Visit PearsonAssessments.com/LearningAssessments 42 ELL Solutions 5/4/2011
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