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Smarter Balance Assessments and English Learners February, 2014

Smarter Balance Assessments and English Learners February, 2014. Presented by Magdalena Ruz Gonzalez, Project Director III Division of Curriculum and Instructional Services . Outcomes.

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Smarter Balance Assessments and English Learners February, 2014

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  1. Smarter Balance Assessments and English LearnersFebruary, 2014 Presented by Magdalena Ruz Gonzalez, Project Director III Division of Curriculum and Instructional Services

  2. Outcomes • To learn the Usability, Accessibility and Accommodations of the Smarter Balance Assessments especially for English Learners. • To explore instructional strategies that will develop the use of embedded and non-embedded supports in the classroom. • To reflect on next steps.

  3. How will ELs Access Smarter Balance Assessments? Language Access needs are addresses through Universal Tools and Designated Supports. ELs with special needs will use Accommodations.

  4. Two Levels of Access • Embedded- Test administration accessibility • Non-embedded- Tools provided at the local level

  5. UNIVERSAL TOOLS • Available to all students Especially important for ELs: • Glossary • English Dictionary (context-appropriate definitions via pop up)1 • Thesaurus1- This contains synonyms of terms • 1. This use may result in needing additional time.

  6. DESIGNATED SUPPORTS • Available to any student. This includes ELs, students with disabilities and ELs with disabilities. Especially important for ELs: • Text-to-Speech Technology (not for ELA reading passages); will need headphones • Translated Test Directions (for Math items) • Read Aloud (not for ELA reading passage)1 • Translations (Glossary and full item-stacked for Math)1 • Bilingual Dictionary (for ELA full write)1 1. This use may result in needing additional time.

  7. ACCOMMODATIONS • As per the IEP or 504….. (1-2%) Especially critical for ELs with special needs: • Text-to-Speech for grades 6-8 & 11 in ELA; headphones will be needed • Read Aloud for grades 6-8 & 11 in ELA

  8. Languages Available • Math: American Sign Language, stacked Spanish directly above English item, primary language pop-up glossaries in Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Tagalog, Ilokano, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Punjabi, Russian and Ukrainian. • ELA/Listening: American Sign Language

  9. Professional Development Review the “Supports” and determine which ones will need further professional development. • WHY? Teachers should be using these supports in the classroom so that ELs will feel comfortable in their use at the time of testing. • WHAT? Are supplementary materials needed in the classrooms such as bilingual dictionaries? • WHEN? • These activities should be happening all year long!

  10. SUPPORTS & STRATEGIES • GLOSSARIES (Student Independently Using Them) Personal Dictionaries: Word List of Homographs, Homophones & Synonyms Vocabulary Topic FlipBooks T-Chart Graphic Organizer to classify ideas Question-Answer-Relationship (QAR) to answer On My Own Daily Personal Journal

  11. SUPPORTS & STRATEGIES

  12. http://sci2.esa.int/glossary/

  13. SUPPORTS & STRATEGIES • GLOSSARIES (Teacher Using Them) Math Charts for Definitions Signal Word Charts Sentence Frames with selected topic words

  14. SUPPORTS & STRATEGIES • TRANSLATE Group Work, from English to L2, to be able to understand directions; use translation sites. • BILINGUAL DICTIONARY Cognates List for Specific Domain words. Cognates chart for the unit (i.e. Liberty and Libertad) support ELs; use translation sites.

  15. SOME STRATEGIES

  16. SUPPORTS & STRATEGIES • READ ALOUD A VARIATION: JUMP IN AND READ LESSON OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS TAKE TURNS READING ALOUD AND LISTENING • https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/new-read-aloud-strategy

  17. SUPPORTS & STRATEGIES • TEXT-TO-SPEECH Copy and paste student created stories into the Avatar. Practice with volume control and speed which mimics the features of the embedded supports. • http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php Google Translate only has the listening button. Volume would be controlled via the computer. • http://translate.google.com/

  18. SUPPORTS & STRATEGIES • THESAURUS SDAIE Vocabulary Organizer Root Word Expansion (i.e. decision, decide) Morphemic Analysis (Marzano)(i.e. circumference = circum-(around)+fer(carry)+ -ence(thing)=carry around thing

  19. What are your next steps ? Q & A

  20. http://mas.lacoe.edu

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