Language Assessment Procedures for Identifying LESA Students [microform] / Michael A. Mauldin and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5371756
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Mauldin, Michael A
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1979
- 14 p.
- Summary:
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Language assessment procedures developed by the Houston Independent School District were undertaken to identify limited-English-speaking-ability (LESA) students, mostly Mexican-Americans, for bilingual instruction. Six phases of program development were included: (1) goals, policies and procedures; (2) language assessment; (3) instructional programs; (4) recruitment and hiring of bilingual teachers; (5) staff development; and (6) community involvement. A six-step language assessment procedure was implemented: a parent survey; identification of LESA students needing further assessment, using achievement test scores; a teacher survey; identification of students with English language deficiencies, using the Language Assessment Scales; enrollment in bilingual programs; and testing students for placement in the bilingual program. It was found that assessing proficiency in English and the home language, including frequency and patterns of usage in each language and language achievement, helped to overcome some of the weakensses in the identification procedures. (Appendices include the Parent Survey of Home Language--English and Spanish versions, and the teacher Survey of Student Language). (MH)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (63rd, San Francisco, California, April 8-12, 1979).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Bilingual Education
- Bilingual Students
- Elementary Secondary Education
- English (Second Language)
- Identification
- Informal Assessment
- Language Proficiency
- Language Programs
- Language Tests
- Mexican Americans
- Non English Speaking
- Questionnaires
- Screening Tests
- Spanish Speaking
- Student Evaluation
- Testing Problems
- Houston Independent School District TX Texas (Houston)
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1979
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