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What Colleagues Say About Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges To Educational Equity: Connecting Academic Language Proficiency to Student Achievement “This practical book provides excellent background information and practical guidance for educators interested in improving the assessment of English learners (ELs) and connecting academic language proficiency to academic achievement. Its format of using reflections throughout each chapter offers opportunities for readers to think more deeply about topics and helps guarantee that they will be engaged and apply what they are learning to their own settings. Sharing the reflections with colleagues will help readers gain multiple perspectives related to the assessment of language proficiency in ELs. The practical resources at the end of each chapter will help educators apply what they learned.” —Diane August Managing Researcher American Institutes for Research Washington, DC “While we know that first-hand teaching experiences cannot readily be substituted by reading about the work and practice of others, with evocative scenarios of teachers, students and schools used throughout Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity, Margo Gottlieb comes close to making this happen. This is critical in two ways: first, the book is lively and interesting—serving as a welcome, well-designed text for teacher preparation courses, and second, the scenarios with their companion reflection questions can serve as an excellent stand-alone reference and thought-provoking resource for the increasing number of classroom teachers who find themselves responsible for the instruction and assessment of students acquiring English alongside their content area learning.” —Alison L. Bailey, EdD Professor of Human Development and Psychology Department of Education, UCLA and Faculty Research Partner, CRESST Los Angeles, CA “Margo Gottlieb’s new book brings together research and policy on assessment and ELLs with practical tools for implementation. Her framework “Assessment as, for, 2 and of learning” helps educators understand how assessment shapes teaching and learning and identifies concrete steps that educators can take to ensure that assessment practices are equitable for this group of students. The consistent application of the lens of the culturally and linguistically responsive classroom makes this book a must-have for teachers, school and district administrators, and teacher educators alike.” —Ester de Jong, EdD Professor & Director, School of Teaching and Learning University of Florida Gainesville, FL “Assessing English Language Learners is an important contribution to the field for the many educators who believe that assessment for second language learners is important, but only if it is valid. This book lays out a clear and compelling argument that assessment and equity are not mutually exclusive concepts in educational programs for the nation’s burgeoning population of multilingual learners. Its breadth is impressive and includes important discussions about language proficiency assessment, but also adds ideas for content area assessment practices. Important reading for practitioners and educational leaders.” —Kathy Escamilla, PhD Professor, Division of Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder, CO “Assessing Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity is a great resource for teacher education programs and professional learning opportunities for schools. The book presents a new vision about assessment in the 21st century, which is influenced by new standards, accountability and technological advances in education. The new concept of Assessment as, for, and of learning that Gottlieb presents will transform education and provide a different perspective of assessment to all stakeholders. This is definitely a book that all educators should read.” —Miguel Fernandez, Ph.D. Associate Professor Chicago State University Chicago, IL “This book lays out a much needed practical process for instructional professionals to design equitable access to educational opportunity for English learners! The author both responds to and promotes growing awareness of the critical importance for 3 teachers and instructional leaders to ensure English learners’ meaningful engagement with content through academic English. This authentic evolution of appropriate assessment as, for and of learning answers the “how” part of the clarion call for English learners to participate in rigorous curricula and instruction.” —Jonathan Gibson Title III English Learner Program Director Nevada Department of Education Las Vegas, NV “Framed by a lens of equity, Gottlieb makes the complex landscape of assessment accessible for classroom practitioners of English language learners. Readers will walk away with a crystal clear understanding of the instructional conditions they can create for English language learners, promoting linguistically responsive assessment practices.” —Trish Morita-Mullaney, Ph.D. ELL Assistant Professor Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 4 Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity Second Edition 5 Dedication To language learners and their families, whose linguistic and cultural wealth enhances our classrooms and communities every day. To teachers who embed the linguistic and cultural richness of their language learners and families into teaching and learning so that school is an exceptional and exciting experience for students every day. To school leaders and administrators who rejoice in the languages and cultures of their schools and districts every day. To all the language learners, teachers, school leaders, and educators who have enriched my life with their languages and cultures every day. 6 Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity Connecting Academic Language Proficiency to Student Achievement Second Edition Margo Gottlieb Foreword by Margaret Heritage 7 FOR INFORMATION: Corwin A SAGE Company 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 (800) 233-9936 www.corwin.com SAGE Publications Ltd. 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. B 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 India SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. 3 Church Street #10-04 Samsung Hub Singapore 049483 Copyright © 2016 by Corwin All rights reserved. When forms and sample documents are included, their use is authorized only by educators, local school sites, and/or noncommercial or nonprofit entities that have purchased the book. Except for that usage, no part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All trademarks depicted within this book, including trademarks appearing as part of a screenshot, figure, or other image, are included solely for the purpose of illustration and are the property of their respective holders. The use of the trademarks in no way indicates any relationship with, or endorsement by, the holders of said trademarks. 8 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gottlieb, Margo, author. Title: Assessing English language learners: bridges to educational equity: connecting academic language proficiency to student achievement / Margo Gottlieb. Description: Second Edition. | Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin, A SAGE Company, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015045167 | ISBN 9781483381060 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: English language—Study and teaching—Foreign speakers. | English language—Ability testing. Classification: LCC PE1128.A2 G657 2016 | DDC 428.0071—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015045167 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Program Director: Dan Alpert Senior Associate Editor: Kimberly Greenberg Editorial Assistant: Katie Crilley Production Editor: Laura Barrett Copy Editor: Shannon Kelly Typesetter: C&M Digitals (P) Ltd. Proofreader: Eleni Georgiou Indexer: Teddy Diggs Cover Designer: Candice Harman Marketing Manager: Charline Maher 9 Contents Foreword Preface Organization of the Book Audiences Acknowledgments About the Author PART I: Assessment as a Context for Teaching and Learning: Bridges to Equity Why Focus on Equity? Why Center on Language Learners With Special Attention to English Language Learners? Who Are Our English Language Learners? Facts and Figures of the Changing Demographic What’s in a Name? Who Are the Educators of Language Learners? What Are Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Classrooms and Schools? Resource I.1 Describing Your Language Learners Resource I.2 Identifying Educators of English Language Learners Resource I.3 A Rating Scale of a Linguistically and Culturally Responsive School Chapter 1 Assessment of Language Learners: The Bridge to Educational Equity Considerations in Assessing English Language Learners Identification of English Language Learners Phase I Measures Phase II Measures Identification of English Language Learners With Disabilities Educational Policy and Its Impact on Assessment Principles for Assessing Language Learners Formative or Summative? Which One Is It? Introducing Assessment as, for, and of Learning Purposes for Assessing English Language Learners Measuring Academic Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement Planning Ahead: An Assessment Schedule Academic Language Use and Assessment Reaction and Reflection Resource 1.1 A Decision Tree for the Identification and Placement of English Language Learners Resource 1.2 A Sample Language Use Survey for Newly Enrolled Students 10

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