Assessment and Placement of English Language Learners

Assessment and Placement of English Language Learners
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Assessment and Placement of English Language Learners

After reading Chapter 4, write a two- to three-page Reflection Paper addressing the following items:

– Explain the purpose assessment serves when placing English language learners in appropriate educational programming.

– There are several challenges that emerge as we assess English language learners. Describe two of those challenges.

– Identify and defend solutions to the challenges you described.

The Paper: Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

– Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted

– Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.

– Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

– Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.

– Must use at least two scholarly sources (e.g., teacher resource book, journal article, professional website) in addition to the course text.

Required Resources

Text

Read from your text, Language, learning, and culture: English language learning in today’s schools:

Chapter 3: The English Language Learner
This chapter discusses first and second language acquisition, including the four stages of second language acquisition.

Chapter 4: Assessment and Program Options
This chapter desribes the purpose and challenges of English language assessment and introduces the different program options for ELLs.

Article

Linquanti, R. (1999). Fostering academic success for English language learners: What do we know? [PDF file]. Retrieved from http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/Foster_Academic_Success_092309.pdf

A more detailed review of 10 different English language learner program models which focuses on goals and characteristics, appropriate use, and elements of successful implementation for each model. You can choose from the various programs described in this article to evaluate in the Discussion, “English Language Learner Program Options.”

Multimedia

ButterflyKisses71. (2007, May 4). Stages of language development [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eoca1Ou_6TE

This video depicts students at various levels of English language development responding to questions from a teacher. You will use this video to reflect on the states of ELL language development in the Discussion, “Levels of Language Acquisition,” and base your discussion in the Journal on the wait time that you observe the interviewer giving students at different levels of proficiency.