What types of assessments are appropriate for ELL students? Discuss what you currently use for the identification and accommodation of ELL students who may be special education and/or gifted students.
Assessments that are appropriate for ELL students are assessments that are based on their levels of skills and grammar. Teachers should incorporate and create assessments based on the various proficiency levels of their students and use ELLPS to assign tasks within their classrooms. Teachers should also use data to drive their instruction and their assessments for ELL students. Currently, I assess my ELL student who also happens to be classified with assessments that I know that he is able to complete. He comprehends and understands what directions are given to him, but it is often very difficult for him to put into words what he wants to say. Fortunately, he has an I.A. that assists and helps to guide him when recording answers, and provides intervention strategies to help him derive at his answers.
Module 4 dq 1 what should teachers do to assure the integration of English language proficiency standards into all content areas? Provide examples and support your response with research.
To ensure that integration of English language proficiency standards in all content areas are being addressed, educators can implement the practice of curriculum mapping. When teachers use curriculum mapping for their planning and instruction, this ensures that all standards in accordance to language proficiency standards are being taught and addressed within instruction within certain timelines. Mapping will help teachers to see what standards have been taught and which ones need to be addressed as well. Teachers should also make sure they spiral curriculum throughout the school year as well so students can make a connections and correlations between different content standards and apply what they have already learned. Additionally, teachers should assess