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Download full textWashington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2015
The "Washington English Language Proficiency Assessment" (WELPA) is a No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-compliant instrument that is used in Grades K-12 as a formal and standardized method of measuring language proficiency. The test results provide important information for classifying English Language Learners (ELLs) and subsequently for…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, English, Data Interpretation
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Direct linkBunch, Michael B. – Language Testing, 2011
Title III of Public Law 107-110 (No Child Left Behind; NCLB) provided for creation of assessments of English language learners (ELLs) and established, through the Enhanced Assessment Grant program, a platform from which four consortia of states developed ELL tests aligned to rigorous statewide content standards. Those four tests (ACCESS for ELLs,…
Descriptors: Test Items, Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Formative Evaluation
Kong, Jadie; Powers, Sonya; Starr, Laura; Williams, Natasha – Pearson, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of English language proficiency and academic reading assessment scores to predict the future academic success of English learner (EL) students. Data from two cohorts of middle-school ELs were used to evaluate three prediction models. One cohort of students was used to develop the prediction…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academic Achievement, Language Proficiency, Reading Tests
Burger, Don; Mauricio, Rodrigo; Ryan, Jennifer – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2007
Using various approaches to identify English language learners, several Pacific Region jurisdictions are developing English language proficiency standards and assessments aligned with those standards. Others are working on content standards, including language arts, and have expressed interest in developing English language proficiency standards…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Laboratories
González, Rosa María – Online Submission, 2006
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's (AISD's) 2005-2006 bilingual and English as a second language programs.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Laija-Rodriguez, Wilda; Ochoa, Salvador Hector; Parker, Richard – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
The Office of Civil Rights (2001) and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Antunez, 2003) mandate that language proficiency and academic achievement be measured in order to provide equal educational opportunities to English language learners and have an accountability system for their language and academic growth. The Cognitive Academic Language…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Spanish, English (Second Language), Academic Achievement
