English Language Learners (ELLs): Standards and Assessments

NCLB requires that state assessments allow for "the inclusion of limited English proficient students who shall be assessed, to the extent practicable, in the language and form most likely to yield accurate and reliable information on what such students know and can do, to determine such students' mastery of skill in subjects other than English." (Part A, subpart 1, sec. 1111 (b) (3) (C) (ix) (III))

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Assessment:

• ACCESS for ELLs® - stands for Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English for English Language Learners. It is a large-scale test that first and foremost addresses the English language development standards that form the core of Wisconsin’s approach to instructing and testing English language learners. These standards incorporate a set of model performance indicators (PIs) that describe the expectations educators have of ELL students at five different grade level clusters and in five different content areas.
  
  
• WKCE ELL Decision Flowchart for English Language Proficiency Levels 1 and 2 - Provides a simple graphic view of the process to determine what assessments an ELL level 1 or 2 student must complete and the effect of the schools AYP.
  
  

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ESEA Information Update - Revised Bulletins:

• Bulletin 07.01 Initial Identification and Placement of English Language Learners- This bulletin describes the required steps for identification and placement of limited-English proficient (LEP) students in programs for English language learners (ELLs)
  
  
• Bulletin 07.02 Procedures for Exiting English Language Learners Fully English Language Proficient - This bulletin describes the process to reclassify a student's English language proficiency as fully English proficient.
  
  
• Bulletin 08.01 Two-Year Monitoring Requirements for Former English Language Learners - This bulletin describes district requirements when former limited English proficient (FLEP) students achieve English language proficiency

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WKCE Translation Accommodation:

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will provide translation accommodations for the 2009-10 WKCE administration. Bilingual word lists, directions read by the test administrator, and released practice items will all be translated in Spanish and Hmong. The translated written scripts, however, will only be translated into Spanish.

As in previous years, use of the translation accommodation is optional – the school or district should decide whether a student would benefit from translation support. If translation support is needed for a Spanish-speaking ELL student, the DPI written translations should be used. For all other language groups, including Hmong, districts have the option to provide translation accommodations using qualified translators. DPI recommends that educators also consult the Assessment Accommodations Matrix in order to create the most appropriate testing situation for their students.

Districts who serve students who speak languages other than Spanish may use qualified translators to provide oral translation support to students.

• WKCE TranslationAccommodation Training - Provides guidance for district assessment coordinators and other personnel who will be using the translation accommodation.
  
  
• Guidelines for Use of Translators - Provides information about the use of translators for ELL students who speak a language other than Spanish or Hmong.
  
  
• WKCE Translation Accommodation Confirmation of Destruction Form - This form must be completed when destroying all WKCE Translation Accommodation Materials.
  
  
• Spanish Bilingual Word List
  Spanish Bilingual Math Word List
  Spanish Bilingual Science Word List
  Spanish Bilingual Social Studies Word List
  
  
• Hmong Bilingual Word List
  Hmong Bilingual Math Word List
  Hmong Bilingual Science Word List
  Hmong Bilingual Social Studies Word List
  
  

WKCE Spanish Translation Accommodation Released Math Items:

• Math - Grade 3
  
  
• Math - Grade 6
  
  
• Math - Grade 10

WKCE Hmong Translation Accommodation Released Math Items:

• Math - Grade 3
  
  
• Math - Grade 6
  
  
• Math - Grade 10

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Articles on the Use of State Test Results: A Series for Policy-Makers and the General Public. Using Disaggregated Data to Compare State Test Performance of Districts with Dissimilar LEP Populations. January 2001.

For questions about this information, contact oeamail@dpi.wi.gov

Last updated on 11/30/2009 2:16:58 PM