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KnowledgeBases > The English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators > Element 4 > Activity 2 > Task 4: Gather Academic Data for ELL and Former ELL Students

Guideline:

A school should maintain data regarding the implementation of the English language learner program along with the academic progress of the students participating in the program. This data should include whether former ELL students are

  • keeping up with their non-ELL peers in the regular educational environment,
  • able to participate successfully in essentially all aspects of the school's curriculum without the use of simplified English materials, and
  • being retained in grade or are dropping out at rates similar to those of their non-ELL peers.

Data should be maintained on individual ELL students that will support the effectiveness of the program.

Tools ELL Starter Kit for Educators _EXTERNAL_LINK

As noted at the Colorín Colorado website, this resource offers educators "tools for monitoring language skills. This starter kit was developed with Spanish-speaking ELLs in mind (because they account for more than 80 percent of all ELL students in the United States), but the monitoring forms also will be helpful for students from other cultural and linguistic backgrounds."

Tools Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (SOLOM)

The Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (SOLOM) is a rating scale that teachers can use to assess their students' command of oral language on the basis of what they observe on a continuing basis in a variety of situations.

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Guidelines Standards and Assessments

This document offers the U.S. Department of Education's draft guidance on the assessment requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act addressing English language learner (ELL) students. The sections provided pertain to ELL and migrant students as well as flexibility and accountability for ELL students.

Guidelines Standards for Test Administration

This resource contains excerpts from the Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education which lists obligations for informing test takers and/or their parents and guardians about the assessment to be given and the use of the data gathered from the assessment process.

Guidelines Standards for Testing Bilingual Persons

Originally produced by the Evaluation Assistance Center-West, the Standards for Testing Bilingual Persons is a useful resource to share with the school staff members responsible for testing ELL students.

Practical Tips Leveling the Playing Field for English Language Learners: Increasing Participation in State and Local Assessments through Accommodations _EXTERNAL_LINK

This resource from the former Region III Comprehensive Center provides practical guidance for using test preparation strategies with English language learner students as a form of accommodation for standardized tests.

References Annual Assessments of English Language Learners Under NCLB

The No Child Left Behind Act requires a statewide academic assessment and an assessment of English language proficiency for English language learner students.This document describes the requirements for both, including specific information regarding academic assessments and English language learners.

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