Curriculum and Assessment Update: English Language Learners (ELLS) TEPSA June 10, 2010

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Texas ELL Population Over 120 languages represented in Texas schools Over 92% Spanish speakers – 744,949 Prominent languages other than Spanish: –15,493 Vietnamese (1.90%) –4,791 Arabic (0.59%) –3,985 Urdu (0.49%) –2,906 Korean (0.36%) ELLs represent about 17% of the total students PEIMS Fall 2009

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English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) Outline the instruction school districts must provide to ELLs in order for them to have the full opportunity to learn English and to succeed academically Are to be implemented as an integral part of the instruction in each foundation and enrichment subject of the TEKS /ch074a.html

ELPS Purpose: to provide quality content-area instruction while developing social and academic language skills Goals: second language acquisition and quality content-area instruction

ELPS Framework Consists of four sections: Subsection (a) – general introduction Subsection (b) – district responsibilities Subsection (c) – language skills and strategies Subsection (d) – PLDs found in TELPAS

ELPS Framework (a) Introduction Make content comprehensible Build academic language (b) District Responsibilities Communicated Sequenced Scaffolded (c) Student Expectations Learning Strategies Listening Speaking Reading Writing

ELPS Framework (d) Proficiency Level Descriptors Beginning Intermediate Advanced Advanced High Training available through your regional ESC.

ELPS Summary Implement ELPS while instructing all ELLs. Integrate ELPS across all content areas. Include student expectations for learning strategies, speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Include proficiency-level descriptors that are aligned with the TELPAS. Provide second-language learning standards that help students attain grade-level success in all content areas as they learn academic English.

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Online - Math Academic Vocabulary Guide for 5 th -7 th graders ELPS portal and website: Language Proficiency Assessment Committee Trainings and website: LPACFramework Online Bilingual/ESL Prep Courses at Texas A&M:

ELPS Academies Participants examine the ELPS and will practice writing language objectives using the four domains. Resources contain specific strategies that will enable teachers to incorporate the ELPS in their classroom. Contact your local ESC for further information

Professional Development ESCs will be providing training for Standards for Ensuring Student Success from Kindergarten to College – English and Spanish Language Arts and Reading throughout the school year and continuing through the summer. ESCs will be providing training for EOC Success beginning Spring 2010.

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Demographics Number of ELLs in Texas public schools has grown from about 570,000 in to over 800,000 About 1 in 6 students in Texas public schools is an ELL Hispanic and ELL populations in Texas and U.S. projected to grow significantly By 2025, 1 in 4 U.S. students projected to be ELLs

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. AssessmentDescriptionStudents Tested in 2009 for AYP* (Grades 3-8 and 10) TAKS Grades 3-11 General state assessment 2.3 million, including more than 240,000 ELLs TAKS in Spanish Grades 3-5 May be taken for up to 3 years Reading: 57,000 Math: 46,000 LAT -- Linguistically Accommodated TAKS Grades 3-8 and 10 For qualifying recent immigrant ELLs; may be taken for up to 3 years Reading: 13,000 Math: 23,000 Texas Assessment of Academic Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) *Numbers are approximate

TELPAS Composite Ratings Percent Reaching Advanced High K ,639 ELLs reported as enrolled for spring 2010 TELPAS: 317,779 in K-2, 415,860 in 3-12 Composite weights have not changed TELPAS reading tests changed in 2008 for grades 2-12

K-2 TELPAS Composite Ratings

TELPAS Composite Ratings

Grade 3 TAKS Reading and Math Percent Passing 2010 Students 2010 Reading 2010 Math All – Eng9286 Monitored 1 – Eng9998 Monitored 2 – Eng9998 Current LEP – Eng8883 All – Spn8573 Preliminary Results

Grade 4 TAKS Writing Percent Passing Students2010 All – Eng92 Monitored 1 – Eng97 Monitored 2 – Eng98 Current LEP – Eng87 All – Spn94 Preliminary Results

Spring 2010 Grade 5 TAKS Math and Science Percent Passing StudentsMathScience All – Eng8688 Monitored 1 – Eng9293 Monitored 2 – Eng9495 Current LEP – Eng7372 All – Spn4451 LAT results not included Preliminary Results Math Primary SSI Administration

Percent Passing Then and Now: TAKS Grade ReadingAll-Eng6785 Eng-ELL3261 Spn MathAll-Eng6586 Eng-ELL4073 Spn ScienceAll-Eng3988 Eng-ELL1072 Spn 651 Primary SSI admins * Panel recommended standards * 2010 results preliminary

Then and Now: Grade 4 Writing of ELLs Percent Passing 1998 TAAS 2009 TAKS 2010 TAKS ELLs Tested in English ELLs Tested in Spanish results preliminary

2005 and 2009: LAT Math Percent Passing Grade No. Tested Spring 2005 % No. Tested Spring 2009 % Grade 3 Eng1,402371,43843 Grade 3 Spn1, Grade 5 Eng2,004241,65235 Grade 5 Spn1,304141,09223 First LAT math administration was spring 2005

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Test Release A set of TAKS items (not entire tests) for each grade and subject will be released in August TELPAS reading tests will be released in August in the online format

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. TELPAS Rater Training Changes Holistic rating training will be streamlined No more required training to “qualify” new raters in the fall; all web-based rater training will take place in the spring Changes outlined in April 21, 2010 letter to districts TELPAS awareness sessions are still highly recommended for new teachers and any existing teachers not yet trained –TELPAS awareness sessions could occur in conjunction with ELPS training TELPAS PowerPoint materials for awareness training will be provided on TEA Student Assessment Division website in August, plus… see next slide 

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. New TELPAS Information Booklets To be available on web in August Will include links to student video clips and to student writing collections to show – ELPS-TELPAS alignment –how teachers score students using ELPS- TELPAS proficiency level descriptors Useful ELPS-TELPAS-LAT-TAKS awareness publication for administrators and teachers

Links Between ELPS, TELPAS, LAT, and TAKS ELLs are required to be provided linguistic accommodations in all classes All teachers are required to teach both content area TEKS and English language proficiency standards (ELPS) to their ELLs Requirements for linguistic accommodations are in ELPS -- linguistic accommodations are to be provided commensurate with the English language proficiency level of student Linguistic accommodations used in instruction are used during LAT administrations Linguistic accommodations during instruction support academic progress and learning of English

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. ELPS and Linguistic Accommodations Applies to all teachers, all TEKS Above each set of ELPS student expectations in 19 TAC Chapter 74.4 (c): For ELL to meet grade-level learning expectations, all TEKS instruction delivered in English must be linguistically accommodated commensurate with student’s level of English language proficiency

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. What’s the connection between the ELPS and TELPAS? ELPS and TELPAS are integrally aligned Teachers should use proficiency level descriptors (PLDs) for formative assessment all year long Teachers trained as TELPAS raters “internalize” the PLDs to make process easy ELPSTELPAS

PLDs and Linguistically Accommodating Instruction As part of ELPS, all teachers of ELLs –monitor and support their growth in English language proficiency –linguistically accommodate content instruction according to proficiency levels of their ELLs Beginning Intermediate Advanced AdvancedHigh ELPS support learning of content and English!

Instructional AccommodationLAT Accommodation Use of native language Give Spanish-version test or translate words and phrases orally on request Paraphrase and simplify language to aid understanding Clarify meaning of words and phrases on request Use pictures, gestures, and objects to aid understanding Use gestures, pictures, or objects to convey meaning on request Help student learn to decode English words Read aloud words on request Help student learn to use dictionaries in class and on tests Bilingual and English dictionaries Help student learn to use or make bilingual lists of essential vocabulary Locally developed, content-based bilingual word lists Allow student additional time to read and process lengthy information Allow breaks during testing and give reading tests over 2 days INSTRUCTIONAL AND ASSESSMENT ACCOMMODATIONS

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Goals of ELPS and TELPAS To make teachers aware of their ELLs’ proficiency levels Help teachers internalize meaning of PLDs for effective use in instruction and assessment Help teachers learn to make effective linguistic accommodations in class, which supports –learning of academic content –learning of English language

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Using TELPAS and ELPS to Inform Instruction and Assessment Administrators To prepare for new school year: Use TELPAS results to evaluate whether students are making steady progress in learning English –TELPAS confidential campus rosters include 2 years of test scores and how long student has been in U.S. schools Teachers At beginning of school year: Use prior spring’s TELPAS proficiency level ratings as starting place to guide ELPS linguistically accommodated instruction All year: Use ELPS student expectations and PLDs to monitor progress and adjust linguistic accommodations Spring: Provide information on student progress to LPAC to inform TAKS participation decisions

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. New State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) To start spring 2012 STAAR encompasses grades 3-8 tests and 12 high school end-of-course (EOC) tests Better link to and preparation for college and career readiness Content and achievement standards to be “back-mapped” from EOC tests down to grade 3

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. STAAR, Grades 3-8 Educator advisory committees have convened to help design STAAR tests Educator item review committees for STAAR will convene through this fall Field tests to occur in spring 2011 New information booklets scheduled to be available online in 2011

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Big Ideas for Assessing ELLs with STAAR Consider moving away from exemptions and assessing all ELLs in all subjects with linguistically appropriate tests to inform instructional planning Determine appropriate way to use results of recent immigrant ELLs in accountability measures Consider linguistic needs of ELLs with special circumstances who are not recent immigrants to U.S.

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. Big Ideas for Assessing ELLs with STAAR Try to make assessment policies and procedures less complex Consider whether to stick with accommodation approaches in which teachers provide language assistance during test or explore other test designs

Copyright © Texas Education Agency All rights reserved. More ELL Information Fall ELL Assessment Update September 16, pm, TETN event 7871 TETNs for Student Assessment are posted on TEA site at and phone contact information (512) TEA ELL assessment webpage