1 NYSESLAT Training 2006

2 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. NYSESLAT CONTENTS OF THIS OVERVIEW  Test features  Materials  Administration mode and time  Subtest descriptions

3 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. NYSESLAT WHAT’S NEW IN 2006?  New items developed for and solely owned by New York State  K-1 Writing activities written by NY teachers  2-12 Writing prompts revised by NY teachers  Pre-Writing questions written by NY teachers  Writing rubrics revised by NY committee  Printed listening options spoken on audio CD

4 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. NYSESLAT PURPOSE OF THE TEST  Annual assessment measuring growth of English language learners  All LEP/ELL students in grades K–12 in all public and charter schools

5 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. NYSESLAT FEATURES  Research-based  Aligned with New York State ESL Learning Standards  Social and academic language

6 NYSESLAT FIVE TEST LEVELS K — 1 2 — 4 5 — 6 7 — 8 9 — 12 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

7 NYSESLAT UNIVERSAL DESIGN  Full-color testing materials  Easy-to-navigate from item to item  White space Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

8 Test Materials K-1 LEVEL  4 test booklets  Answer sheets the teacher bubbles in  Directions for Administration Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

9 Test Materials ALL OTHER LEVELS Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.  4 test booklets  Answer sheets  Directions for Administration

10 Subtest Format SUBTESTFORMAT  SpeakingPerformance-based  Writing – ConventionsMultiple-choice  Writing – Developmental (K-1), Pre-Writing (2-12), and Prompt (K-12) Performance-based  ReadingMultiple-choice  ListeningMultiple-choice Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

11 Untimed Testing Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. NYSESLAT is Untimed  Approximate times provided for examiner planning purposes only  Students working productively should be allowed as much time as they need

12 Administration Time  Individually administer Speaking in 15 min  Group administer each of the other subtests within approximately 45 min Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

13 Grades K-1 Group Administration * approximate time in minutes Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. SUBTEST Multiple-choice Items and Open-ended Items TIME * Writing40-45 Reading25 Listening35

14 Grades 2-12 Group Administration * approximate time in minutes Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. SUBTEST Multiple-choice and Open-ended Items TIME * Writing40-45 Reading35-45 Listening30-35

15 Speaking Individual Administration Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. SPEAKING SUBTEST  Approximately 15 minutes per student  Four separate speaking activities  Sample items  Teacher-scored using a scoring form

16 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Grades 9-12

17 Speaking Scoring Form Example Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

18 Listening Group Administered LISTENING STIMULI FEATURE  Conversational discourse  Academic and social contexts  Responding to authentic task-based questions  Audio CDs for grades 2-12 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

19 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Grades 2-4

20 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Grades 7-8

21 Reading Group Administered Reading Subtest follows National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) guidelines for reading assessment Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

22 Reading Passages by Published Authors DIFFERENT MODES OF TEXT  Literary  Informational  Functional Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

23 Reading Questions DIFFERENT MODES OF COMPREHENSION  Initial understanding  Interpretation  Vocabulary and idioms in context Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

24 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Grades 2-4

25 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Grades 7-8

26 Writing Group Administered WRITING SUBTEST CONSISTS OF  Writing Conventions  Pre-Writing  Writing Prompt Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

27 Writing Conventions Multiple-Choice PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITING  Multiple-choice items  Sentence structure  Mechanics Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

28 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Grades K-1 Grades 7-8

29 Pre-Writing Short Response  Three questions related to prompt  Includes graphic from prompt  Elicits student ideas to be used in response to prompt  Holistically scored with two-point rubric Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

30 Writing Prompt Direct Writing Assessment  Graphics-based  Prompt elicits Description or narrative for grades K-6 Compare and contrast for grades 7-8 Expository for grades 9-12  Holistically scored with four-point rubric (two-point rubric for K-1) Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

31 Writing Prompt Grades K-6 Description or Narrative Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Grades K-1

32 Writing Prompt Grade 7-12 Compare and Contrast/Expository Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Grades 9-12

33 Scoring Direct Writing Assessment HOLISTIC SCORING  Two-point rubric for grades K-1  Four-point rubric for grades 2-12  Responses completely off-topic with no contextual relevancy to the Writing prompt are given a zero Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

34 Pre-W riting Rubric Grades 2-12 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

35 W riting Rubric Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Score PointDescription Score Point 4 NEAR MASTERY  Demonstrates complex thinking about the topic  Includes many relevant and meaningful details  Few errors in spelling and/or grammar that do not cause confusion about meaning  Is well organized and coherent  Vocabulary and sentence structure are varied and appropriate for students within the grade span Score Point 3 GENERAL CONTROL  Demonstrates some complex thinking about the topic  Includes some relevant and meaningful details  Some errors in spelling and/or grammar that do not cause confusion about meaning  Is organized and coherent  Vocabulary and sentence structure are appropriate for students within the grade span Score Point 2 SOME CONTROL  Demonstrates basic understanding of the topic  Includes a few relevant details that may be redundant  Numerous errors in spelling and/or grammar that may cause confusion about meaning  May be somewhat disorganized and lack coherence  Vocabulary and sentence structure are basic for students within the grade span

36 W riting Rubric Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Score Point 1 LITTLE CONTROL  Demonstrates limited understanding of the topic  Includes very few details, or a few details that are redundant  Serious errors in spelling and/or grammar that cause confusion about meaning  Is disorganized and incoherent  Vocabulary and sentence structure are not appropriate for students within the grade span Score Point 0 NO CONTROL  Demonstrates no understanding of the topic  Includes no relevant details  Is incomprehensible, incoherent, or illegible  May be copy of the prompt or numbers  Lacks appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure for students within the grade span  Solely in a language other than English

37 Directions for Administration Secure Document Consisting of  General directions  Specific directions  Dictated subtests  Writing and Speaking rubrics Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

38 Scaled Scores Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.  Unique cut scores for each grade  Student proficiency levels based on scaled scores  Same scale used every year

39 Performance Levels Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. New York State ESL Proficiency Levels  Beginning  Intermediate  Advanced  Proficient

40 Testing Tips Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.  Encourage students  “If you can’t respond, it’s okay”  Examiner should move around the room  Check subtest icons  Appropriate size testing group  Clear off walls – e.g. Word Walls

41 If you have questions about ordering NYSESLAT materials, please call Harcourt’s Customer Support Center (CSC) Thank you very much for your participation. NYSESLAT Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.