The LAS Links test is a test that shows students and teachers what kind of help students need to get in class as English language learners. It is important to take this test for students, because students want to become proficient in the language, and eventually become fluent. It is a measuring stick to show students how they are progressing, which helps the teachers know what the students need to learn in order to improve.
Not only the LAS Links test is important for students, but it is also very important for the school because the state of Indiana states that it is a guideline that the school needs to meet. It’s a very specific goal that shows whether the El program is making progress with the English language learner students. It is part of a factor in the school grading system. Although the biggest part of the grading system is the English ECA and the Math Algebra 1 ECA, it is also important to be able to pass LAS Link test as a level 5 student. In that way, English learner students would be able to pass the English 10 ECA easier.
Many students think of this test as an important step to take and began to focus more about it. When students take this test, instead of actually listening to the portions of the test, they end up focusing more on being scared and not actually
Links: test is important for students, but it is also very important for the school because the state of Indiana states that it is a guideline that the school needs to meet. It’s a very specific goal that shows whether the El program is making progress with the English language learner students. It is part of a factor in the school grading system. Although the biggest part of the grading system is the English ECA and the Math Algebra 1 ECA, it is also important to be able to pass LAS Link test as a level 5 student. In that way, English learner students would be able to pass the English 10 ECA easier. Many students think of this test as an important step to take and began to focus more about it. When students take this test, instead of actually listening to the portions of the test, they end up focusing more on being scared and not actually hearing what is happening, the way students normally hear it in conversation. The test is actually designed to test normal conversation. “Don’t freak out. If you’re so ramped up or scared or nervous, then you’re not in a normal conversation. Think of it as a normal conversation,” Mr Hoffman Longhtin, E.L teacher said. To be well prepared for this test what students can do is to take a deep breath and realize that they are supposed to be where they are, and that this LAS links test is just a way of testing where their English skills stand. Since the listening portion is the big part that students have trouble with, they can also be prepared for this test by visiting online practice tools where they can go online and listen to stories in English and answer the question about the stories. The last thing that students need to do is to pay attention in English classes and write essays to learn the appropriate way of writing, such as full sentences, capital letters, periods and all other rules that make good English sentences. These are the aspects that are being tested on this test. So, Students needs to practice of lot English words as well as writing and listening to success in LAS links test.