Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges From Language Proficiency to Academic Achievement

Discover how to bridge the gap between equitably assessing linguistic and academic performance!

This well-documented text examines the unique needs of the growing population of English language learners (ELLs) and describes strategies for implementing instructional assessment of language and content. With both depth and breadth, the author articulates how to equitably and comprehensively assess the language proficiency and academic achievement of ELLs. Both practicing and aspiring educators will benefit from:

• Rubrics, charts, checklists, surveys, and other ready-to-use tools
• Professional development activities
• An integrated approach to teaching standards, language, and content
• Guidance on how best to address standardized testing and grading

• Authentic Assessment for English Language Learners: Practical Approaches for Teachers
• Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners
• Essential Linguistics: What You Need to Know to Teach Reading, ESL, Spelling, Phonics, and Grammar
• Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity: Connecting Academic Language Proficiency to Student Achievement
• Essential Linguistics, Second Edition: What Teachers Need to Know to Teach ESL, Reading, Spelling, and Grammar
• Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right - Using It Well (2nd Edition) (Assessment Training Institute, Inc.)
• Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model (4th Edition)
• Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners: A Guide for K - 12 Teachers
• Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for Teaching K-12 English Learners (6th Edition) (Pearson Resources for Teaching English Learners)
• Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning, Second Edition: Teaching English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom