Assessment of English Language Learners

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Assessment of English Language Learners
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Linguistically AccommodatedTesting (LAT)
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LAT Reading
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New Federal Policy Directive
December2006

• Second and third year recent immigrants in Gr.
  3-8 and 10 who are LEP-exempt in reading or ELA
  under state law will no longer be able to be
  counted in AYP through RPTE.
• For use in AYP reading accountability, these
  students will need to participate in LAT reading
  administrations of TAKS. If they are LEP-exempt
  from SDAA II, they will be eligible to take a LAT
  reading administration of SDAA II.

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Requirements Not Affected by Federal Directive
December2006

• This directive does not affect LEP-exempt
  first-year immigrants. These students will
  continue to be included in AYP through RPTE.
• This directive does not affect who will take
  RPTE. LEP students will continue to take RPTE as
  long as they are classified as limited English
  proficient in PEIMS.

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TETN Session with Additional Training Information

December2006

• More complete information about the new LAT test
  administration procedures and accommodations will
  be shared in a TETN videoconference on January
  29, 2007, from 100 to 400 P.M.

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When is LAT reading administered?
December2006

• LAT reading examinees may be given make-ups.
• LAT reading examinees are not subject to SSI
  requirements.
• If LAT reading examinee is not LEP-exempt in math
  and is scheduled to take TAKS or SDAA II math on
  April 17, call TEA for guidance.

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Who is eligible for a LAT reading administration?
December2006

• Second and third year recent immigrants enrolled
  in Gr. 38 and 10 who
• are determined by the LPAC to be LEP-exempt in
  reading under state law, and
• routinely receive one or more allowable
  linguistic accommodations in classroom
  instruction and testing

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LAT Reading Accommodations
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LAT Reading Accommodations
December2006
Direct Linguistic Support 1. Bilingual
dictionary 2. English dictionary 3. Reading
aloud word or phrase 4. Reading aloud entire
test item 5. Oral translation word or
phrase 6. Clarification word or phrase Note
that the LAT reading accommodations also apply to
the written composition and revising/editing
portions of ELA.
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LAT Reading Accommodations
December2006

• Indirect Linguistic Support
• Clarifying directions as needed
• Breaks at request of student
• Testing over 2 days

Accommodations 79 apply to all LAT reading
examinees. LPAC decisions and documentation are
not needed for these.
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Direct Linguistic Support
December2006

• Bilingual dictionary Throughout the test, the
  student may use a bilingual dictionary to find
  the translation of words they do not understand.
  Paper and electronic bilingual dictionaries are
  permitted.

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Direct Linguistic Support
December2006
2. English dictionary Throughout the test, the
student may use an English dictionary, ESL
dictionary, or picture dictionary. (Note that if
the student is taking the Gr. 36 Spanish version
test, the student may use a Spanish dictionary.)
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Direct Linguistic Support
December2006
3. Reading aloud word or phrase The test
administrator may read aloud a word or phrase to
the student at the students request. This
applies to passages and test items. Sentences and
longer portions of text within a passage may not
be read aloud.
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Direct Linguistic Support
December2006
4. Reading aloud entire test item The test
administrator may read aloud an entire test item
(test question and answer choices) at the request
of the student. Voice inflection must be kept
neutral during the reading of test questions and
answer choices.
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Direct Linguistic Support
December2006
5. Oral translation word or phrase At the
request of the student, the test administrator
may orally translate a word or phrase that the
student does not understand. The test
administrator is not permitted to translate
entire sentences or longer portions of text. This
accommodation applies to passages and test items.
Exception Not permitted for tested vocabulary
words
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Direct Linguistic Support
December2006
6. Clarification word or phrase At the
request of the student, the test administrator
may clarify the meaning of a word or phrase that
the student does not understand. The test
administrator is not permitted to clarify the
meaning of entire sentences or longer portions of
text. This accommodation applies to passages and
test items.
Exception Not permitted for tested vocabulary
words
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Indirect Linguistic Support
December2006

• Clarifying directions This includes translating,
  rewording, and repeating the directions that are
  read aloud to students before the test.
• Breaks at request of student This refers to
  flexible scheduling of breaks so that a student
  is able to take breaks as needed.

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Indirect Linguistic Support
December2006
9. Testing over 2 days All students
participating in LAT reading and ELA
administrations will take their test over 2 days.
The test administrator will be given explicit
information about where to stop on Day 1 and
where to begin on Day 2.
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LAT Math
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When is LAT math administered?
December2006

• LAT math examinees may be given make-ups.
• LAT math examinees are not subject to SSI test
  requirements.

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December2006

• There are no changes in LAT math administrations
  from spring 2006.
• A more comprehensive LAT math PowerPoint
  presentation is available on the TEA Student
  Assessment Division website (ELL Assessment
  Information page) as an additional resource for
  training new personnel.

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Key Differences Between LAT Reading and LAT Math
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Key Differences
December2006

• Unlike LAT math, this years LAT reading tests
  will not say LAT on the test booklet covers.
• There is no LAT math option for SDAA II. There is
  an SDAA II LAT reading option.
• Unlike LAT math, information about LAT test
  administrators and linguistic accommodations used
  will not be collected.
• There are no Linguistic Simplification Guides for
  LAT reading.

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Key Differences
December2006

• Giving Spanish and English tests side by side is
  not an option for LAT reading.
• LAT reading accommodations have word or phrase
  constraints not found in LAT math accommodations.
• English dictionaries and ESL dictionaries are not
  permitted for LAT math.
• Bilingual glossaries are not permitted for LAT
  reading.
• LAT reading is given over 2 days, not 1.

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Texas EnglishLanguage Proficiency Assessment
System(TELPAS)
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Texas Observation Protocols (TOP)
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Key Changes
December2006

• TOP online training
• Documented procedures for supporting TOP validity
  and reliability
• Paraprofessionals not permitted to be writing
  collection verifiers
• Checklist for verifying writing collection
  assembly provided this year
• Test administration training for TOP earlier this
  year

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TOP Online Training
December2006

• Online Refresher Training for previously trained
  individuals who have not qualified (Dec. 11
  Jan. 19)
• Online Refresher for Grades 2-12 for those who
  qualified in Spring or Fall of 2006 (Jan. 29
  Mar. 2)
• Spring Online Qualification Round for Grades 2-12
  (Jan. 29 Mar. 2)

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TOP Websites
December2006

• For all courses
• http//pearson.learn.com/TOP
• For User Guides
• http//k12testing.tx.ncspearson.com/tx_dist_guide
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Reading Proficiency Tests in English
(RPTE)Spring 2007RPTE II Field Testing
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Spring 2007 RPTE II Field Testing
December2006

• Both paper and online field testing will occur
  this spring during the TELPAS administration
  window.
• Paper field testing will occur much the same way
  as last year (embedded items in Grades 312 RPTE
  test booklets separate Grade 2 field-test
  booklet).

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Spring 2007 RPTE II Field Testing
December2006

• A mandatory, separate online field test will
  occur for Grades 212. Statewide, about 1/3 of
  the LEP students in these grades have been
  selected to participate.
• The selected students in Grades 312 will take
  their RPTE test on paper and also the online
  field test.

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Spring 2007 RPTE II Field Testing
December2006

• For Grade 2, LEP students not selected to
  participate in the online field test will take
  the paper Grade 2 field test. Grade 2 students
  will not take both a paper and online field test.

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RPTE II Online Field Testing
December2006

• Students who will not take the online field test
• ARD-exempt LEP students served by special
  education
• 2nd semester immigrant students deemed by
  the LPAC to read virtually no English
• visually impaired students served by special
  education or under Section 504 who need a
  braille or large-print test (These are not
  available for field tests.)

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RPTE II Field Testing, Grade 2
December2006

• The fact that there is a statewide Grade 2 field
  test does not mean second graders will not be
  assessed in TOP reading.
• Second graders will be rated for TOP in all
  domains, as in the past. The rating of TOP
  reading will be discontinued when RPTE II is
  implemented in spring 2008.

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RPTE II Field Testing, Grade 2
December2006

• Grade 2 paper booklets will be shipped regardless
  of whether the paper or online version of the
  Grade 2 field test is being administered.
• In both cases, the student identification
  information, TOP score code, and TOP rating
  information must be filled in on the cover of the
  paper booklet.

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Contact for Questions
December2006
Janet.OKeeffe_at_esc13.txed.net 512.919.5333
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