ELL Update &Administration of the

English Language Development Assessment 2010 - 2011

AGENDA

• ELL Update• An overview of ELDA and ELD Standards• Administration of ELDA K-2• Administration of ELDA 3-12• Test Accommodations• Interpreting and Using ELDA Scores• Additional Resources• Contact Information

Bulletin 111 §4001.   Proficient in English

To be considered English proficient and exit limited English proficient (LEP) status, a LEP student in grades K-2 must score as follows:

•a.   two years at composite level V on the English language development assessment (ELDA);

or, in the same year

•b.   one year at composite level V on ELDA and at grade-level/benchmark/low-risk on a standardized reading assessment, such as DRA or DIBELS.

Bulletin 111 §4001.   Proficient in English (cont’d)

To be considered English proficient and exit limited English proficient (LEP) status, a LEP student in grades 3-12 must score as follows.

•a.     composite level 5 on ELDA;

or, in the same year

•b. at composite level IV on ELDA and at proficient on the English language arts portion of the i LEAP, LEAP, GEE, English II End of Course, LAA 1, or LAA 2.

Bulletin 111 §4001.   Proficient in English (cont’d)

Students with disabilities who are unable to meet the

above exit criteria after 4 years or more in LEP status

because of their disability, as decided only by

consensus of the members of the school building level

committee (SBLC), may be exited from LEP status (but

will still be required to take statewide assessments).

Bulletin 111 §4003.   Making Progress in Learning English

Making progress in learning English will be demonstrated by a student who moves from the most recent Prior Year ELDA Composite Level to, in the current year, at least the next higher Progress Criterion as described below:

• Prior Year ELDA Level Progress Criterion

Beginning (Level I) Lower Intermediate (Level II)

Lower Intermediate (Level II) Upper Intermediate (Level III)

Upper Intermediate (Level III) Advanced (Level IV)

Advanced (Level IV) Full English Prof. (Level V) or English proficient (Sec.4001-Definition)

Full English Prof. (Level V) English Proficient (Sec.4001-Definition)

LEP Waiver of High Stakes Testing Policy

• LEP students shall participate in statewide assessment. The SBLC shall be granted the authority to waive the state's grade promotion policy for a LEP student. A LEP student who was granted a waiver at the fourth grade level is ineligible for a waiver at the eighth grade level.

• Bulletin 1566 Pupil Progression Policies and Procedures

Why ELDA?

• To meet requirements of NCLB • To provide measure of English language

proficiency of English language learners in grades K-12

• To provide information for teachers and parents regarding English language learners’ proficiency in listening to, speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension of English

• To show progress in attaining English language proficiency

Louisiana English Language Development Standards (ELDS)

• Basis for ELDA• Four English language domains

– Reading– Writing– Listening– Speaking

ELDS Connection to Curriculum and Assessment

• ELDS are aligned with the State’s English Language Arts Standards (Bulletin 112).

• ELDS are linked to the State’s Math, Science, and Social Studies Standards.

• ELDS are aligned to the ELDA.

• ELDS are aligned to ELDA Performance Levels.

Louisiana English Language Development Standards (ELDS)

• Listening Standard– Students demonstrate competence in

listening as a tool for learning comprehension.

• Speaking Standard– Students demonstrate competence in

speaking for effective communication in social and academic context.

ELDS (cont’d)

• Reading Standard– Students read, comprehend, analyze, and

respond to a range of materials using various strategies for different purposes.

• Writing Standard– Students write proficiently in English for

various purposes and audiences.

Proficiency Levels

Each language domain has five English language proficiency levels.

• Level I: Beginning• Level II: Lower Intermediate• Level III: Upper Intermediate• Level IV: Advanced• Level V: Full English Proficiency

Proficiency Level Descriptors

• A Proficiency Level Descriptor gives an overview of what a child should be able to do linguistically at a proficiency level in each language domain.– Speaking Level II

• Students at this level use appropriate strategies to initiate and respond to simple conversation with hesitation, relying on known vocabulary, familiar structures and utterances, and may have to repeat themselves to be understood.

ELD Benchmarks

• Each level of English language proficiency has a benchmark in each of the language domains.– Speaking Level II Benchmark

• Students use appropriate strategies to initiate and respond to simple statements and questions to continue to access the curriculum in core subject areas.

ELD Performance Indicators

• Each benchmark has Performance Level Indicators that describe measurable, specific linguistic behaviors common to each level of language proficiency.– S.2.1 Speaking, Level II, Performance

Level Indicator 1 Name people, places, objects, events, and

basic concepts such as days of the week, food, occupations, and time.

ELDA Overview

• Includes Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing assessments

• Divided by grade clusters– Kindergarten, 1-2– 3-5– 6-8– 9-12

• Measures progress in learning English– Academic language– School environment language

ELDA Schedule

• Testing: February 14 through March 25, 2011• Districts may set their own schedules within

these dates.• Local flexibility in sequencing of tests• Materials arrive: January 31, 2011 • Last day to order materials: February 7, 2011• Assign TA numbers: January 31 through March

25, 2011

ELDA Proficiency Levels Domain, Comprehension, Composite

{Entry into level 5

{Entry into level 4

{Entry into level 3

{Entry into level 2

Level 1

5: Full English Proficiency

4: Advanced

3: Higher Intermediate

2: Lower Intermediate

1: Beginning

Purpose of ELDA K-2 Inventories

• To determine level of language acquisition• To separately assess kindergarten and

grades 1-2• To allow observation of typical student

behaviors over time• To maintain regular classroom settings

and activities during inventory

Inventories: Language Domains and Item Distribution

• Listening (7 Items)

• Reading (14 Items)

• Speaking (8 Items)

• Writing (9 Items)

Testing Materials for Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2

• For each test administrator– ELDA Assessment Guide– Test Administration Manual

Oath of Security must be signed by each test administrator and proctor and sent to the School Test Coordinator.

– A Kindergarten or a Grades 1 and 2 Inventory for each student assessed

– #2 pencils with good erasers!

Planning for ELDA K-2

• Review Assessment Guide– Posted at

http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/2357.html– Includes inventory rows with scoring guidelines – Includes support materials for K and grades 1-2

Can be copied Use to determine additional classroom

materials that will be needed to assess inventories

Planning for ELDA K-2 (cont’d)

• Determine schedule by examining the following factors:

– Testing Window: February 14 – March 25, 2011– Use of a Variety of Familiar Settings– Multiple Methods and Measures

Across diverse aspects of curriculum Involving a range of activities and instructional materials

– Possible groupings of students during activities– Many of the items of the K-2 inventories may be

assessed and scored during regular classroom activities.

Support Materials

Score Point 1, 2, & 3

Cat Bat Hat

• Samples, not required• You will need to also use your own classroom

materials (grade appropriate instructional materials).

Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2 Scoring Rubric

Score Description

0 Student has not yet begun to acquire this skill or behavior.

1 Minimal demonstration of the behavior set is evident, either in a very limited range of behaviors or a wider range of behaviors at a very low level.

2 Considerable progress but not mastery. Student may have mastered some of the behaviors but made considerably less progress on others.

3 Mastery or near mastery of all or nearly all of the behaviors listed.

K-2 Scoring Activity

• ELDA Assessment Guide Excerpt – Kindergarten materials– Grades 1 and 2 materials

Administering

Grades 3 - 12

•For each test administrator:–Test Administration Manual

Oath of Security must be signed by each test administrator and proctor and then given to School Test Coordinator.

–Listening Prompt CD (1 for grade clusters 3-5, 6-8; 2 for grade cluster 9-12)– Speaking Prompt CD (1 for each grade cluster)– Speaking Scoring Guide

•For each student: –One test booklet containing the Reading and Writing Tests

Student oaths must be signed and left in test booklets.–One test booklet containing the Listening and Speaking Tests–One student answer document

Testing Materials for Grades 3 - 12

Testing GroupsGrades 3-12

• Reading, Writing, Listening – Maximum of 20 students per testing group

– Additional trained proctors must assist if >20 students.

• Speaking– Scored individually

– Must be scored by teacher knowledgeable of assessment

• Check the assessment room for possible assessment question “clues” prior to each assessment session.

Charts, maps, and other materials that could assist students with assessment items should be covered or removed prior to administration.

• Give each student a work space that is large enough to accommodate an open test booklet.

Work spaces should be cleared of all other materials.

Students should be separated by a reasonable distance to encourage independent work and to prevent collaboration.

Plan to provide two # 2 pencils with erasers for each student and to have extra pencils on hand.

Grades 3-12Assessment Room Preparation

Grades 3-12 General Administration Procedures

• When an assessment session has begun, check that students are marking and writing their answers in the appropriate places on their answer documents.

• After students finish the Reading and Writing tests and close their test booklets and answer documents, they may read materials not related to the tests that were distributed by you before testing.

• Verify the students have completed the tests before they have left the testing environment. Allowing students to later return to previously attempted items is considered a breach of test security.

• Except on the Speaking section, students are not allowed to talk during the administration of the assessment. Direct students who finish the assessment before the other students to remain silent.

Grades 3-12Approximate Testing Times

Cluster Listening Speaking Reading Writing

3-5 1 hour and 20 minutes

25 minutes 1 hour 1 hour

6-8 1 hour and 20 minutes

25 minutes 1 hour 1 hour

9-12 1 hour and 40 minutes

25 minutes1 hour and 15 minutes

1 hour

Breaks for Grades 3-12

• A short break between Parts 2 and 3 of the Reading test and between Parts 1 and 2 of the Writing test is recommended.

• One 10-minute break between Parts 3 and 4 of the Listening assessment is recommended.

• The Speaking assessment will take less than 30 minutes, so a break is not recommended.

The Reading AssessmentPart 1: Short Passages

This section tests the student’s ability to understand information in short reading passages. Students read a passage with a word or words that are missing and then choose the best word or words to fill in the blank. There are one or more missing words in each passage.

Part 2: Instructions

This section tests the student’s ability to understand directions. There is a different set of instructions for each question. For some directions, the answer choices are samples of students’ work. The student will need to identify which student followed the directions correctly.

Part 3: Longer Passages

This section tests the student’s ability to understand information in longer reading passages. The student will answer several questions about each passage.

The Writing Assessment

Part 1: Open Ended Students write in English in response to prompts. The prompts may include pictures that the students describe.

Part 2: Revise and Edit Short “student-written” passages are used to give students a nonthreatening opportunity to demonstrate English proficiency by improving what appear to be sentences or passages written by their peers. Students respond to 12 multiple-choice items and choose the best answer to correct grammar and language usage errors in passages or to add a topic or concluding sentence.

Part 3: Graphic Organizers

Students answer multiple-choice questions about graphic organizers.

Short Constructed-Response Rubric

Score Descriptor

3 These responses state or imply the main idea of the prompt. They include completely relevant, specific details. The language is appropriate to the topic and is directed at the appropriate audience. There may be mechanical and/or grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with comprehension.

2 These responses state or imply the main idea of the prompt. They include vague and/or partially relevant details. The language is somewhat appropriate to the topic and the audience. There may be mechanical and/or grammatical errors that partially interfere with comprehension.

1 These responses state or imply the main idea of the prompt. They include few if any details. There may be mechanical and/or grammatical errors that interfere with comprehension.

0 These responses fail to demonstrate a minimal understanding of the task. They may be off topic, written in a language other than English, totally incomprehensible due to mechanical and/or grammatical errors, copies of the prompt, or completely blank.

Extended Constructed-Response RubricScore Descriptor

4 These responses state or imply the main idea of the prompt. They are thorough, complete, and specific. The language is appropriate to the topic and is directed at the appropriate audience. There may be mechanical and/or grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with comprehension.

3 These responses state or imply the main idea of the prompt. They include some relevant details. The language is somewhat appropriate to the topic and the audience. There may be mechanical and/or grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with comprehension.

2 These responses state or imply the main idea of the prompt. They include relevant details, but the details are vague. There is an attempt at language that is appropriate to the topic and audience. Errors in mechanics and/or grammar may partially interfere with comprehension.

1 These responses state or imply the main idea of the prompt. They include few if any details. There may be mechanical and/or grammatical errors that interfere with comprehension.

0 These responses fail to demonstrate a minimal understanding of the task. They may be off topic, written in a language other than English, totally incomprehensible due to mechanical and/or grammatical errors, copies of the prompt, or completely blank.

The Listening Assessment

Part 1: Short Phrases. 1 question for each phrase

Part 2: Short Dialogues. 1 question for each dialogue

Part 3: Long Dialogues. 2 questions for each dialogue

Part 4: Short Presentations. 1 question for each short presentation

Part 5: Long presentations (for clusters 6-8 and 9-12 only):

4 questions for each presentation

On each listening CD, the narrator will read the entire content of the test booklet. Stimulus material is read two times. Questions are read one time. Students have 10 seconds to respond to each question in their answer documents after the narrator has read the last option. You will be asked to read the scripted directions from the test administration manual prior to the first part.

Preparation For Administering Listening

Prior to administering the Listening assessment it is critical to:

•Read through the scripted administration directions that you are expected to read to students.

•Make sure that the Listening CD is appropriate for the grade level being assessed.

•Test both the CD player and the CD to ensure that the prompting recording will be audible to all students. If the CD player requires batteries, make sure that they will last the entire assessment session.

•Place the CD player at a centrally located place in the room. Turn it on and listen to it from each student’s seat. Are the prompts and timing signals easily audible? If not, adjust the volume accordingly.

•Listen to the first 2 minutes of the prompting recording then rewind or restart.

Preparation for Administering Listening

(cont’d)

• The room must be free from outside noise from the hallway and adjoining classrooms.

• Students should be seated far enough apart so that they do not distract one another.

• All students and the test administrator must be able to hear what is on the CD.

• Students should not be seated at the same table or have the opportunity to see one another’s answer folders.

The Speaking Assessment

The Speaking Assessment for each grade cluster is recorded on a CD and has the following six sections.

1. Practice Task 1

2. School-Social Interaction Tasks

3. English Language Arts Tasks

4. Mathematics, Science, and Technology Tasks

5. Social Studies Tasks

6. Closing

•Individual Test Administration

Because you will be scoring students’ oral responses in real time, the Speaking assessment will need to be administered individually.

•Equipment

CD player to play the prompting recording.

Make sure that you test the sound quality of the prompting recording before the administration to identify an appropriate volume setting.

•Materials

Student test booklet (contains supportive graphics for students)

Student answer document (for test administrator to record score)

Preparation For Administering Speaking

Preparation For Administering Speaking (cont’d)

• Prior to administering the Speaking assessment you should:

Read through the directions in the Test Administration Manual.

Read through the Speaking Scoring Guide.

Listen to the first 2 minutes of the prompting recording then rewind or restart. During the first two minutes, you will hear the administration practice task.

•During testing, you will need to switch the prompting recording on and off if students have any questions and at the end of the 16 tasks.

Scoring the Speaking Assessment

• Four Item Types– Connect– Tell– Expand– Reason

• Speaking Scoring Guide• Testing Tips• Grouped by grade cluster• Item specific scoring rubrics• Includes sample responses at each score (0, 1, 2)

for each item

Answer Document Preparation

•Assessment materials not in use must be stored in the predetermined, locked secure area designated by the School Test Coordinator.

•Before testing,

•Verify you have received a preidentified answer document (grades 3-12) or inventory (kindergarten, grades 1 and 2) for each student.

•If there is not a preidentified answer document or inventory for a student you need to assess, notify the school test coordinator that you need a nonpreidentified answer document or inventory.

•Complete required demographic information on each student’s answer document.

•Code TA number.

•Return all materials to a designated secure location until the assessment begins.

Unique Fields for ELDA Answer Documents and Inventories

K First or Native Language

R Born in U.S.?

S Date of Entry into U.S.

T Time student enrolled in a school in the U.S.

U Type of specialized language program (may code more than one program)

V Time student enrolled in specialized program coded in V

W Nonparticipation Codes

•At all times, district and state procedures for protecting secure assessment materials should be followed.

•You are responsible for ensuring the security of not only the physical test booklets and answer documents but also the individual assessment questions and materials.

•Your responsibility for maintaining the security of the assessment questions and materials continues even after the test materials have been returned to your School Test Coordinator.

•Under no circumstances should students have access to assessment materials before or after the assessment session.

Security Concerns and Procedures

Security of ELDA Materials

•All ELDA materials are individually numbered with color-coded barcode labels.

•These materials must be accounted for throughout the assessment.

•BOTH USED AND UNUSED secure materials must be returned to Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) after testing

–Test booklets (grades 3-12)

–Answer documents (grades 3-12)

–Kindergarten, grades 1 and 2 inventories

–Listening and Speaking CDs

–Speaking Scoring Guide (grades 3-12)

Handling InterruptionsIn the event of an interruption, follow the general guidelines below.

1. If the interruption affects all students, stop the assessment at the time of the interruption.

2. After the interruption, restart the administration from the point where you stopped.

3. Make sure all materials are kept secure.

4. Notify the School Test Coordinator and document what occurred.

Procedures Following Assessment Administration

• When most students have finished testing, collect their test materials. For students who need additional time, follow procedures established by the School Test Coordinator.

• Do not allow any student to leave the room until his or her test booklet has been collected. Collect a test booklet from each student individually. Do not allow students to “pass around” assessment materials.

• Immediately after the assessment, and before dismissing students, carefully count the test booklets and answer documents to ensure that you have collected all student materials.

Test Accommodations

Procedures for Students with Accommodations

Accommodations in administering ELDA are allowable provided that they are specified in a student’s IEP or 504 plan and used on a regular basis in classroom instruction and assessment. A student’s assessment results should reflect her or his true ability and should not be influenced by inappropriate accommodations.

Accommodations

• Individual/Small Group Administration: Tests may be administered to a small group or an individual requiring more attention than can be provided in a large group administration.

• Transferred Answers: If a student recorded answers in the test booklet, typed responses, or used other assistive devices, the test administrator must transfer the student’s responses onto a scorable answer document exactly as the student wrote them.

• Answers Recorded: Students who are unable to write due to a disability are allowed to dictate their responses to a transcriber or into an audio recorder. The Writing constructed responses should be recorded on the scorable answer document exactly as dictated without punctuation and capitalization. The student must add the punctuation and capitalization.

The following accommodations may be provided:

Accommodations (cont’d)•Extended/Adjusted Time: The ELDA Reading and Writing assessments are untimed. For students whose attention span or behavior interferes with regular testing sessions, test administration may be altered to allow for a number of shorter testing sessions. Testing may also be stopped and continued at a later time if behavior interferes with the testing session. The time of day the test is administered may also be adjusted to benefit the student. All testing sessions MUST be completed within the allotted testing window. The Listening and Speaking assessments may be altered to allow for shorter testing sessions, but the tapes may NOT be repeated.

•Assistive Technology: Students may use a computer to type their responses instead of writing in the answer document. Spell check, glossaries, grammar check, dictionaries, and thesauruses are not allowed on the ELDA. Responses created on a word processor must be transferred to the scorable answer document.

Tests Read Aloud: The Writing Test may be read aloud for students with this accommodation. No parts of the Reading Test may be read aloud.

Communication Assistance: The Writing, Speaking, and Listening Tests may be signed for students with this accommodation. No parts of the Reading Test may be signed. Nonverbal students who sign to communicate may sign their responses for the Speaking test.

Large Print and Braille: If students within your school require large-print or braille materials, contact your District Test Coordinator. District Test Coordinators should contact DRC to order materials. There are separate braille instructions.

Other: Other accommodations documented on the IEP or IAP may be provided if they do not subvert the purpose of the test or provide an unfair advantage. Contact your District Test Coordinator for information.

Alert: LEP Accommodations are not allowed on ELDA!

Accommodations (cont’d)

May I administer ELDA to nonpublic school students who receive Title III

services?

• Districts are responsible for administering an annual English proficiency assessment that is agreed upon by the nonpublic school.

• ELDA or other assessments may be used.• If ELDA is used, districts should use their

district overage materials. • Do not affix bar-code labels.

How are the test results used?• Consistent measurement of English language

development across our state and the other participating states

• Individual student reports of performance in each domain and a composite score to help determine strengths and needs of our students.

• District/state level reports to help us see how we are doing with our ELL students.

• Federal reporting (AMAOs)– Progress in English acquisition– Attainment of full English proficiency

•Overview

•Scaled-score ranges

•Proficiency level descriptors

•ELDA standards

•Sample reports and interpretations

ELDA Proficiency Levels Domain, Comprehension, Composite

{Entry into level 5

{Entry into level 4

{Entry into level 3

{Entry into level 2

Level 1

5: Full English Proficiency

4: Advanced

3: Higher Intermediate

2: Lower Intermediate

1: Beginning

Reports

• Student-Level Reports – Available through LEAP web reporting system– Student Report– Student Testing History

• ELDA and content assessments

• Student labels– For student’s cumulative folder

• LEAPweb reporting system– Available through LEAP web reporting system– School rosters – CSV file

CSV file• District/School Name and Code• Student Demographics• Domain Scores

– Raw Score– Scaled Score– Proficiency Level

• Composite Level• First or Native Language • Birth Country Code • Date of Entry into US • Time Student Enrolled in US School • LEP Funding Code • Type of Language Services• Migrant

Summary Reports

• State and District Level• English Language Learner Program Report

– Type of specialized language program– Time enrolled in U. S. school

• Subgroup Report– Regular education, Section 504, Special Education– Gender– Ethnicity– Free/Reduced lunch– Migrant

Other ELDA resources…

• ELDA Assessment Guide– Overview of assessment format– Sample items– Support materials for K-2 Inventories– Complete listing of ELDA proficiency level descriptors

for each domain/grade cluster• Parent Guide

– English, Vietnamese, Spanish– Sent to districts in fall

• Posted at www.louisianaschools.net

RemindersBefore you begin:Verify that you have received the correct number of assessment materials from your School Test Coordinator. Overage materials are sent to each district and school.

Gather and organize all necessary materials:

Test Administration Manual

a supply of sharpened # 2 pencils (pens may not be used)

inventories (kindergarten, grades 1 and 2)

student test booklets and answer documents (grades 3-12)

Speaking Scoring Guide (grades 3-12)

Listening and Speaking CDs (grades 3-12),

Compact Disc player

silent work for students who finish Reading or Writing early

Reminders Reminders (cont’d)

Before you begin:Arrange for a quiet, comfortable, well-lighted, distraction-free setting in which to assess students.

Decide whether to give students breaks between the assessment sessions.

Be aware that if assessment groups exceed the numbers specified, a proctor must be present in addition to the test administrator.

Verify you have accurate demographic information for all students.

Verify accommodations for all students with IEPs or Section 504 plans.

Verify your Test Administration Number (TA Number) to code on the inventory or answer document.

Contact Information

Leslie Lightbourne ELDA Testing and Test Accommodationsleslie.lightbourne@la.gov225-342-3404

Shelia CampbellTitle III, Screening, Servicesshelia.campbell@la.gov225-219-4436

Terry SimoneauxSection Supervisor, Family Services Sectionterry.simoneaux@la.gov225-342-3521