Teaching Assessing English Learners on California's .ppt

1、Teaching & Assessing English Learners on Californias Standards Northern California Comprehensive Assistance Center, WestEd, 2001 John Carr jcarrwested.org,Reading Standards ELA ELD,Word Analysis,Fluency, & Systematic Vocabulary Development Comprehension Literary Response& Analysis,Word Analysis Flue

2、ncy & Systematic Vocabulary DevelopmentComprehension Literary Response & Analysis,Writing Standards ELA ELD,Strategies Applications Written (& Oral) English Language Conventions,Strategies & ApplicationsConventions,A Map for Teaching and Assessing Californias ELD and ELA Standards for English Learne

3、rs www.wested.org/cc/html/carr.htm,English Language Proficiency Levels,Beginning (B) Early Intermediate (EI) Intermediate (I) Early Advanced (EA) Advanced (A)At any given proficiency level, a student can perform the specified task independently and automatically,English Language Proficiency Levels,Y

4、ou will divided into groups of 5, as indicated by the Roman numeral on your slip of paper. You will start in your expert group, e.g. beginning, early intermediate, etc. Each group member will be assigned one proficiency level to become an expert at that level. Using the ELD Standards, work with the

5、expert group to provide examples of skills a student at your level can do independently and automatically. Your expert group should have examples of skills for each Language Area; Listening / Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Individually, record the skills on the mini-poster paper, by proficiency lev

6、el AND language area, to teach to your home group (I., II., III., IV., V., VI.),English Language Proficiency Levels,Beginning (B) Early Intermediate (EI) Intermediate (I) Early Advanced (EA) Advanced (A)Instruction should be targeted to the skill level ABOVE current abilities,Standards-Based Assessm

7、ent,Measures content standard(s) Yields performance levels,Mainstream Classroom in a Standards-Based District,Reasonably Fluent ELs learn grade level content standards with ELD/SDAIE Instruction primarily on ELA standards assess ELA standards Instruction primarily on ELD standards assess ELD standar

8、ds,Reasonable Fluency is .,ELL students at “reasonable fluency” receive instruction and assessment on grade level content standards How do you define reasonable fluency? Ready to learn ELA standards? Ready to learn content area standards? (does it depend on grade level?),?,?,?,?,A Good Assessment,Is

9、 accurate for every student (to what extent is this possible?) is aligned to standards provides useful feedback to teachers to guide instruction and to students to guide learning,Equitable Assessment for All Students,Same Content Standards Same Performance Standards Modifications & Alternative Asses

10、sments for equal opportunity,Equity = diverse opportunities,To learn: diverse teaching strategies to meet students diverse learning needs & interests To be assessed: diverse assessment strategies to meet students performance needs & interests Same Content & Performance Standards with diverse strateg

11、ies to meet diverse student needs,Equal = Same,Challenges to Equitable Assessment of EL Students,Comprehending the Instructions Producing an Answer Understanding the Culture,Production Challenges: Modify the Procedures,Show samples of responses, clarify form of desired response Provide extra time, b

12、reaks, several sessions Use editing process to support writing for essays/reports,Production Challenges: Modify the Assessment,Allow illustrations to support text; provide graphic organizers Shorten response length; segment Correct language convention errors, respectfully, privately, and in a focuse

13、d manner. Provide word bank Allow oral responses,1 Lesson + 1 Assessment,Content,ELD,Standards,Mixed Classroom (Native English speakers and English Learners),Standards-Based Instruction,TRADITIONAL Select a topic from the curriculum Design instructional activities Design and give an assessment Give

14、grade/feedback Move onto a new topic,STANDARDS-BASED Select standard(s) Design an assessment to show mastery Plan diverse learning activities Plan diverse teaching strategies Use data for feedback: move on or re-teach,Adapted from Western Assessment Collaborative at WestEd,How will you use the ELD S

15、tandards in your content classrooms?,Instructional Planning Where do the ELD Standards “fit” into your curriculum throughout the year? Are you covering ELD Standards in all the language areas?Individual Students Map their current abilities and target instruction one level above,Student Profile Engli

16、sh Proficiency Levels,Listening / Speaking,Reading Word Analysis,Reading Fluency & Systematic Vocabulary Development,Reading Comprehension,Literary Response & Analysis,Writing Strategies & Applications,Writing Conventions,ELD Standards: Listening / Speaking,Follow Directions Listen Attentively Speak

17、 to be Understood Vary Ways of Speaking Use Figurative Language Participate in Social Conversations Identify Media Messages Ask and Answer Questions Deliver Oral Presentations,ELD Standards,In content area groups, read through the each language area of the ELD StandardsTry to match the ELD Standard to a Content Standard, curriculum area, or activity that you cover / do in your content classroomShare some of your “matches” with the class,