Assessment of English Learners

EDUC X 426.2

Investigate the principles and design of standards-based assessment and instruction for English-language learners and their relationship to English language/literacy development and academic achievement.

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What you can learn.

Cover the roles, purposes, and types of formal and informal assessments
Understand how assessments inform teachers in planning effective, differentiated instruction
Learn to monitor English learners' progress
Learn about the impact of test reliability, validity, and cultural and linguistic biases

About this course:

Investigate the principles and design of standards-based assessment and instruction for English-language learners and their relationship to identifying students' strengths and needs in English language/literacy development and academic achievement. Covers the roles, purposes, and types of formal and informal assessment that inform teachers in planning effective, differentiated instruction and monitoring English learners' progress with respect to a given standard and issues of norming, test reliability, validity, and cultural and linguistic biases with respect to children of diverse backgrounds.

Summer 2024 Schedule

June 24 - August 18

This section has no set meeting times.

Future Offering (Opens April 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM)

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Instructor: Kris Lambert

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Fee:

$700.00

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Notes

Enrollment in this course is only for those who are seeking to obtain the CLAD-CTEL authorization on a CA teaching credential or are doing it for professional development. This course is not part of the TESOL program.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after June 28, 2024

Course Requirements

Book: Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model by Echevarria, J., Vogt, M., & Short, D.

Pearson

ISBN 978-0132689724