English Language Development

English learners do not have to be proficient in oral English before they can learn to read in English (Bunch, Kibler, and Pimen ...

Snapshot 8.1. Formative Assessment in Grade Five Fifth graders are working on the following CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy: (a) applyi ...

Snapshot 8.1. Formative Assessment in Grade Five (cont.) Throughout this interaction, Ms. Hatwal makes notes in her ring-binder ...

Snapshot 8.3. Formative Assessment with Secondary EL Newcomers In a secondary designated English Language Development (ELD) clas ...

Medium-Cycle Assessment Assessments that teachers develop, or that are included in curricular materials and are administered at ...

Snapshot 8.4. End-of-Unit (Medium-Cycle) Assessment in Grade Seven (cont.) During the course of the unit, with intentional and s ...

of the year and who is not, which may mean that a student is in need of additional support. When using or designing interim or b ...

Snapshot 8.5. Interim (Medium-Cycle) Assessment in Grade One All incoming first graders in a school are assessed at the beginnin ...

on track for achieving end-of-year learning goals, differentiated for ELs using the CA ELD Standards, so that within-year instru ...

What did my outgoing class of students learn? Did they meet the standards I was teaching them? What did my incoming class of st ...

Snapshot 8.6. Long-Cycle Assessment in Grade Eight (cont.) structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structur ...

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium offers universal embedded online tools that improve the accessibility for all student ...

Figure 8.6. Essay Scoring Rubric Dimensions 4 3 2 1 Ideas and Content The essay has a clear thesis and supports it with evidence ...

It is preferable for teachers to design rubrics collegially as a group rather than as individuals. Taking advantage of how schoo ...

as well as reflecting on the reasons selections were made, what they represent, and what they show about students’ learning (Art ...

the pursuit of those goals, and self-monitoring—all important 21st century skills (NRC 2012). Active student involvement in the ...

not imply that explicit attention to English language development should not occur during content instruction. Rather, the way i ...

Snapshot 8.8. Teacher Feedback in Grade One Kathleen, a first grader, is preparing to read aloud to her teacher. Before she begi ...

Snapshot 8.9. Peer Feedback in Grade Three In a third-grade class students are focusing on Speaking and Listening Standard 3.4, ...

standards for literacy in science (WHST.9–10.6), they are to display their information “flexibly and dynamically.” Students in t ...