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1) 1) Question: Can assessments be read to ESL Question: Can assessments be read to ESL students?students?

Answer: Yes. Answer: Yes.

If an ESL student is on the Intensive If an ESL student is on the Intensive reading level in Lead 21 and cannot read reading level in Lead 21 and cannot read English yet, the assessment can be read. English yet, the assessment can be read.

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2)Question: Can the answer choices on the reading 2)Question: Can the answer choices on the reading portions of assessments be read to the student?portions of assessments be read to the student?

Answer: Yes. Answer: Yes.

If the student cannot read English then the If the student cannot read English then the answer choices can be read.answer choices can be read.

Reading will not be assessed, just knowledge Reading will not be assessed, just knowledge of the skills that were taught.of the skills that were taught.

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3) Question: Can assessments be taken at a 3) Question: Can assessments be taken at a different time or be taken outside of the different time or be taken outside of the classroom?classroom?

Answer: Yes. Answer: Yes.

The ESL student may take the test The ESL student may take the test with the ESL teacher or another teacherwith the ESL teacher or another teacher in another room at another time.in another room at another time.

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4)Question: Can assessments be modified for ESL 4)Question: Can assessments be modified for ESL students?students?

Answer: Yes. Answer: Yes.

The content can be made comprehensible The content can be made comprehensible to an ESL student and modifications and to an ESL student and modifications and accommodations can be made.accommodations can be made.

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5) Question: Who can make the modifications 5) Question: Who can make the modifications to the assessments? to the assessments?

Answer: The ESL teacher will collaborate with Answer: The ESL teacher will collaborate with the classroom teacher to make the the classroom teacher to make the appropriate modifications so that the content appropriate modifications so that the content can be accessible to the ELL.can be accessible to the ELL.

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6) Question: What kinds of modifications can 6) Question: What kinds of modifications can be be made to assessments? made to assessments?

Answer: For multiple choice questions, an Answer: For multiple choice questions, an answer choice can be eliminated. Words answer choice can be eliminated. Words can also be highlighted, underlined, or can also be highlighted, underlined, or circled.circled.

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For example, if the adjective suffix “ful” is For example, if the adjective suffix “ful” is being assessed in a paragraph, underline the word being assessed in a paragraph, underline the word and highlight or put a box around the suffix so that and highlight or put a box around the suffix so that all of the language in the question does not confuse all of the language in the question does not confuse the student.the student.

Example 1Example 1::The traditional costumes worn on Constitution Day have The traditional costumes worn on Constitution Day have

beautiful hand-sewn decorations. beautiful hand-sewn decorations. The word The word beautibeautifulful means meansa. against beautya. against beautyb. one who has beautyb. one who has beautyc. able to have beautyc. able to have beautyd. full of beautyd. full of beauty

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Next, is an example to show how to eliminate Next, is an example to show how to eliminate an answer choice to avoid confusion. Also the word an answer choice to avoid confusion. Also the word “antonym” is underlined to stress its importance, “antonym” is underlined to stress its importance, since that is the skill being assessed.since that is the skill being assessed.

Example 2:Example 2:

1. Oil companies should be 1. Oil companies should be cautiouscautious when drilling for new when drilling for new sources of oil so spills can be prevented.sources of oil so spills can be prevented.

Which word is an Which word is an antonym antonym for for cautious?cautious?

a. careful (eliminate this answer to avoid confusion)a. careful (eliminate this answer to avoid confusion)

b. stubbornb. stubborn

c. reasonablec. reasonable

d. recklessd. reckless

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7) Question: How do I give a grade to a Level 1 ESL 7) Question: How do I give a grade to a Level 1 ESL student for Lead 21 assessments? student for Lead 21 assessments?

Answer: If the student is a beginning ESL student Answer: If the student is a beginning ESL student and has limited English proficiency, a grade of N/A is and has limited English proficiency, a grade of N/A is acceptable.acceptable.

When giving an N/A for the When giving an N/A for the reading or writing grade, comments should be reading or writing grade, comments should be provided in the free comment section to support the provided in the free comment section to support the reason why no grade was given.reason why no grade was given.

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8) Question: How do I give a grade in writing 8) Question: How do I give a grade in writing to to a Level 1 ESL student? a Level 1 ESL student?

Answer: If the student cannot understand Answer: If the student cannot understand English yet, the student will not be able to English yet, the student will not be able to write the answer to the writing task. A write the answer to the writing task. A grade of N/A is acceptable to give.grade of N/A is acceptable to give.

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Thank you for your participation in our Thank you for your participation in our presentation. If you have any questions or presentation. If you have any questions or comments, please contact a member of the ESL comments, please contact a member of the ESL team.team.

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