She has authored and coauthored several books
on language proficiency standards, academic language in diverse classrooms, assessment and accountability, common language assessment, and assessment of English language learners.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, there is
language about «grade - level
proficiency,» which is confusing, especially now that «proficient» in most states is really defined as «
on track for college and career» — arguably a higher
standard than just being
on grade level.
To support regional capacity - building efforts to better serve the state's ELs, Icela became one of the state's only WIDA - certified trainers
on the English
language proficiency standards and assessments.
ELPA21 measures this growth with assessments founded
on the English
Language Proficiency (ELP) standards that provide valuable information to inform instruction and support students in their individual journeys toward English language p
Proficiency (ELP)
standards that provide valuable information to inform instruction and support students in their individual journeys toward English
language proficiencyproficiency.
His recent research and publication interests have focused
on the relationship between English
language proficiency and content assessments,
standards alignment, policy issues associated with Title III accountability, and applying growth modeling techniques to address key educational questions for English
language learners.
Over the last decade, she has focused
on creating English -
language proficiency / development
standards for multiple entities, designing student - centered assessment systems, and crafting comprehensive curricular frameworks around academic
language use.
The goal of the Framework for English
Language Proficiency Development Standards corresponding to the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards is to provide guidance to states on how to use the expectations of the college and career readiness standards as tools for the creation and evaluation of English language proficiency
Proficiency Development
Standards corresponding to the Common Core State
Standards and the Next Generation Science
Standards is to provide guidance to states
on how to use the expectations of the college and career readiness
standards as tools for the creation and evaluation of English
language proficiencyproficiency standards.
At the same time, the state was adopting a new set of English
language standards based
on the WIDA
Language Proficiency Standards (WIDA Consortium 2012), which are heavily influenced by SFL (Halliday 1976, 1994) and are content and grade specific.
It also calls
on teachers to use the
standards in conjunction with
language proficiency standards to support their English
language development.
ESSA requires states to set a long - term goal and shorter - term, interim goals — which must in some way address
proficiency rates
on standardized tests, English -
language proficiency, graduation rates, and achievement gaps — but states will operationalize the specific
standards and metrics of the goals themselves.72
The typical minimum level in the world
language to obtain a Seal of Biliteracy is Intermediate - Mid
on a
proficiency exam correlated to ACTFL
standards.
The system should be valid for English learners including assessing students in their native
language (based
on updated
language arts
standards) and using English
Language Proficiency assessment appropriately.
Foreign nationals from countries where English is not the first
language must have a TOEFL score of at least 550
on the paper - based test or 79
on the Internet - based test, have an IELTS score of at least 6.5, or have a PTE score of at least 59 and meet
standards of
proficiency in English as required by the Graduate School.