2009 Spotlight on ELL Assessment & Teaching

Education Week is offering a collection of articles (for just $4.95) which includes among other items:

• Accommodations to assess content knowledge
• Assessing English-language proficiency
• Determining where English-language learners should be placed at the time of enrollment
• Criteria used to identify students for ELL services
• Characteristics of effective technology-enhanced programs for ELLs

See: https://myaccount.edweek.org/epe/main.pl?action=Registration&iProdId=276&mkey=&ListSource=P9FQELL&source=http://www.edweek.org/products/spotlight/06032009/06032009SpotlightELLAssessmentTeaching.pdf&destination=http://www.edweek.org/products/spotlight/06032009/06032009SpotlightELLAssessmentTeaching.pdf

Also, be sure to check out the features on OWL testing software that make ELL testing easier: controlling individual student test times and options to include or exclude a word bank, aural instructions as well as written, visuals, an oral proficiency component, etc. The software makes it easy to create and edit tests and test items. For more information see www.owlts.com .