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English as a Second Language Desktop Reference

Contents: It’s the Law! Proficiency Levels Contents: General Accommodations It’s the Law! Math Accommodations Proficiency Levels Science Accommodations General Accommodations Social Studies Accommodations Math Accommodations Assessing ELLS Science Accommodations Modification of Assessments Social Studies Accommodations Helping ELLs Succeed Assessing ELLS Modification of Assessments Presenter: Holly Niemi, PhD Helping ELLs Succeed [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA

Presenter: Holly Niemi, PhD [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA English as a Second Language Desktop Reference

Assessments should:  Reflect appropriate adaptations  Take into account the student’s developing understanding of English, as well as the cultural background  Incorporate critical thinking skills – compare, generalize, predict, hypothesize, etc.

Assessment strategies:  Focus on content, not language.  Read test aloud  Provide:  Pictures to illustrate the meaning  Word banks  Simple language  Shorten length of tests  Sentence completion instead of true/false  Allow for  Reduced choices on multiple-choice test  Use of notes or graphic organizers  More time for completion  Students to do an oral presentation in front of the teacher rather than the whole class  Oral responses rather than written ones

Alternative assessment activities:  Oral or written retelling  Graphic representation: Semantic maps, Venn diagram, etc.  Writing sample: Journal entry, Student log  Technology Use: Audio, Video, PowerPoint  Role play/simulations  Portfolio  Demonstrations/experiments  Cloze activities  Small group activities  Illustrations or drawings to show understanding Assessing ELLs

Assessments should: Assessing ELLs  Reflect appropriate adaptations  Take into account the student’s developing understanding of English, as well as the cultural background  Incorporate critical thinking skills – compare, generalize, predict, hypothesize, etc.

Assessment strategies:  Focus on content, not language  Read test aloud  Provide:  Pictures to illustrate the meaning  Word banks  Simple language  Shorten length of tests  Sentence completion instead of true/false  Allow for  Reduced choices on multiple-choice test  Use of notes or graphic organizers  More time for completion  Students to do an oral presentation in front of the teacher rather than the whole class  Oral responses rather than written ones

Alternative assessment activities:  Oral or written retelling  Graphic representation: Semantic maps, Venn diagram, etc.  Writing sample: Journal entry, Student log  Technology Use: Audio, Video, PowerPoint  Role play/simulations  Portfolio  Demonstrations/experiments  Cloze activities  Small group activities  Illustrations or drawings to show understanding Helping ELLs Succeed Three Principles

Increase Comprehensibility Increase Interaction Increase Thinking/Study Skills

Increase Interaction Increase Helping ELLs Succeed Thinking/Study Three Principles Skills

Increase Comprehensibility