1. Assessment for Chinese FLES Program
Susan Y. Rui
Naomi J. Zhang
Roosevelt School District, L.I.

2. National Standards of LOTE
Communication
Communities
Cultures
Comparisons
Connections

3. Assess Student Progress
Assess language skills separately
Project-based assessment
Address specific curriculum goals

4. What is SOPA and ELLOPA? SOPA : Student Oral Proficiency Assessment
ELLOPA: Early Language Listening and Oral Proficiency Assessment
SOPA and ELLOPA are interviews which are innovative language proficiency assessment instruments designed to allow students to demonstrate their highest level of performance in oral fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

5. Target Population of SOPA/ELLOPA
Immersion Program
Non-Immersion FLES, FLEX Program
SOPA: Grade 2-8
ELLOPA: K-2

6. The Purpose and Background of SOPA & ELLOPA
The purpose of these instruments is to determine the highest proficiency levels in speaking and listening comprehension that students can sustain at a particular point of time.
SOPA:1991, Spanish partial-immersion program grade 1-4
ELLOPA:2001, FLES program, grade K-2

7. The Format of SOPA & ELLOPA
Interview format
Two administrators assess pairs of students
Friendly, non-threatening environment
Focus on what they can do rather than what they can not do
Students receive in two or four skill areas: Oral fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

8. Immersion ELLOPA Warm-Up Game 1: the Magic Bag
Game 2: Talking with Mr. Cow
Game 3: How Plants Grow
Game 4: Story Retelling
Game 5: Accidental Mix-Up (Optional)
Wind-Down: Simon Says or easy questions

9. Non- Immersion (FLES) ELLOPA
Warm up
Game 1: The Magic Bag
Game 2: Come to my house
Game 3: Let’s Sing! (Optional)
Game 4: Talking with Mrs. Cow
Game 5: Accidental Mix-up (Optional)
Wind-Down: Simon says

10. Immersion SOPA Warm-Up Task 1: Fruits and Other Foods
Task 2: All About You
Task 3: The Life of a Plant
Task 4: Story Retelling
Task 5: School Rules
Wind-Down: TPR or Easy Questions

11. Non-Immersion (FLES) SOPA
Warm-Up
Task 1: Fruits & other foods
Task 2: All about you
Task 3: The classroom
Wind-Down; Simon Says

12. SOPA/ELLOPA Rubrics
The rubrics for the assessments are based on the documents developed by the ACTFL, which has been modified for the developmental level of young learners.
Each contains five skills areas：
Oral fluency
Language control (grammar）
Vocabulary (speaking)
Listening comprehension
Communication strategies.

13. Effective SOPA interviewing
Quiet and closed room
Well-prepared test instrument
Friendly, non-threatening atmosphere

14. Chinese SOPA Interview Sample
Warm up: Greeting
Task 1: Classroom TPR
Task 2: About myself
Task 3: Item identification
Task 4: Reading
Wind-down: praise and encouragement

15. Use Assessment to Guide Instruction
What knowledge and skills students retained
What different learning styles student may have and how to address their needs
Clarify teaching goals, modify teaching techniques
Strengthen team work

16. Is ELLOPA/SOPA a proper instrument for your program?
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Thank you!