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Direct linkSinclair, Jeanne; Lau, Clarissa – Language and Education, 2018
It is common practice for K-12 schools to assess multilingual students' language proficiency to determine language support program placement. Because such programs can provide essential scaffolding, the policies guiding these assessments merit careful consideration. It is well accepted that quality assessments must be valid (representative of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Placement
Download full textMiley, Suzi Keller; Farmer, Aarek – English Language Teaching, 2017
As a result of the accountability requirements established in Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Educational Act (ESEA) legislation, English Learners (ELs) are expected to make progress in both content area academic achievement and English Language Proficiency (ELP). In Tennessee ELs progress is measured by administering WIDA-Access to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Scores
Villarreal, Alyssa – Learning Languages, 2013
This article peers through the lens of one district's journey of World Languages program refinement, and identifies a blueprint for success by aligning targets. The author begins by proposing the following questions: (1) Is your program where you want it to be? (2) Is it producing desired results? and (3) Are students yielding the greatest results…
Descriptors: School Districts, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
ESOL Assessment Action Research Report. ESOL Action Research Assessment Piloting Project, 1999-2000.
Sawyer, Pat – 2000
This report was undertaken to help the Tennessee State government comply with federal requirements that all states collect valid, reliable, and uniform data for programs receiving federal funds as English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) adult education programs. Data must be collected to report learner gains in reading, writing, speaking, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
