Curriculum and Assessment Update English Language Learners ELLS

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

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ELLs Special Language Programs in Texas • • ELLs Bilingual ESL ELL Parental Denials 817, 671 440, 540 307, 827 49, 308 PEIMS Fall 2009 Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved

Curriculum Update

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

BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) BILINGUAL EDUCATION Transitional Early Exit Late Exit Dual Language Immersion One-Way Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved. Dual Language Immersion Two-Way ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Contentbased Pull-out

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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 http: //www. tea. state. tx. us/rules/tac/chapter 074 /ch 074 a. 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 (c) Student Expectations • Make content comprehensible • Build academic language • • • (b) District Responsibilities • Communicated • Sequenced • Scaffolded Learning Strategies Listening Speaking Reading Writing

ELPS Framework (d) Proficiency Level Descriptors • Beginning • Intermediate • 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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Limited English Proficient Student Success Initiative (LEP SSI) Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved.

• Online - Math Academic Vocabulary Guide for 5 th -7 th graders • ELPS portal and website: www. esc 20. net/elps • Language Proficiency Assessment Committee Trainings and website: http: //portal. esc 20. net/portal/page/portal/esc 20 public/biles/L PACFramework • Online Bilingual/ESL Prep Courses at Texas A&M: http: //ldn. tamu. edu/ Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved.

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 2009 -2010 school year and continuing through the summer. • ESCs will be providing training for EOC Success beginning Spring 2010.

Support Site for Standards for Ensuring Student Success From Kindergarten to College and Career—English and Spanish Language Arts and Reading https: //www. englishspanishteks. net/

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Instructional Materials Proclamation 2010 and 2011 Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved.

Instructional Materials Proclamation 2010 • State Review Panel Meetings Conducted – June/July 2009 • SBOE Adopted – November 2009 • Materials to be in Classrooms – Fall 2010

Instructional Materials Proclamation 2010 • • • http: //ritter. tea. state. tx. us/textbooks/proclamations/proc 2010/index. html English Language Arts & Reading, Grades K-1 Spanish Language Arts & Reading, Grades K-1 Reading, Grades 2 -5 Spanish Reading, Grades 2 -5 Reading (Elective), Grades 6 -8 Literature, Grades 6 -12 Spanish Literature, Grade 6 English for Speakers of Other Languages I & II English Language Proficiency Standards, Grades 9 -12 Teacher Editions AP English Languages, English Literature IB Language Studies, Standard & Higher Level

Instructional Materials Proclamation 2011 • State Review Panel Applications Available Fall 2009 • State Review Panel Meetings to be Conducted - Summer 2010 • SBOE Scheduled to Consider Instructional Materials under Proclamation 2011 for Adoption - November 2010 • Materials to be in Classrooms - Fall 2011

Instructional Materials Proclamation 2011 • • • http: //ritter. tea. state. tx. us/textbooks/proclamations/proc 2011/index. html Prekindergarten Systems English Language Arts, Grades 2 -8 Spanish Language Arts, Grades 2 -6 English as a Second Language, Grades K-8, Student Material English as a Second Language, Grades K-8, Teacher Material Spelling, Grades 1 -2 (consumable) Spelling, Grades 3 -6 (nonconsumable) Handwriting, Grades 1 -3 (consumable) Speech, Grades 6 -8 English, Levels I-IV

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Project Share • Project Share provides an elearning platform to support a community of practitioners dedicated to improving teaching and learning through an interactive and engaging environment. • Information is available from your Education Service Center.

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Curriculum Contact Information Susie Coultress Director, Bilingual/ESL susie. coultress@tea. state. tx. us 512 -463 -9581 curriculum@tea. state. tx. us Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved.

ELL ASSESSMENT UPDATE Texas Education Agency Student Assessment Division Laura Ayala, ELL Assessment Director laura. ayala@tea. state. tx. us Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved.

Demographics • Number of ELLs in Texas public schools has grown from about 570, 000 in 20002001 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 2010. All rights reserved.

Texas Assessment of Academic Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Assessment Description Students 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 *Numbers are approximate Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved.

TELPAS Composite Ratings 2006 -2010 Percent Reaching Advanced High K-2 3 -12 2010 18 49 2009 16 48 2008 16 45 2007 11 39 2006 10 32 • 773, 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

2005 -2009 K-2 TELPAS Composite Ratings

2005 -2009 3 -12 TELPAS Composite Ratings

Grade 3 TAKS Reading and Math Percent Passing 2010 Students 2010 Reading Math All – Eng 92 86 Monitored 1 – Eng 99 98 Monitored 2 – Eng 99 98 Current LEP – Eng 88 83 All – Spn 85 73 Preliminary Results

Grade 4 TAKS Writing Percent Passing Students 2010 All – Eng 92 Monitored 1 – Eng 97 Monitored 2 – Eng 98 Current LEP – Eng 87 All – Spn 94 Preliminary Results

Spring 2010 Grade 5 TAKS Math and Science Percent Passing Students Math Science All – Eng 86 88 Monitored 1 – Eng 92 93 Monitored 2 – Eng 94 95 Current LEP – Eng 73 72 All – Spn 44 51 Preliminary Results Math Primary SSI Administration LAT results not included

Percent Passing Then and Now: TAKS Grade 5 5 Reading 5 Math 5 Science Primary SSI admins * 2003 2010 All-Eng 67 85 Eng-ELL 32 61 Spn 51 73 All-Eng 65 86 Eng-ELL 40 73 Spn 37 44 All-Eng 39 88 Eng-ELL 10 72 Spn 6 51 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 71 86 87 ELLs Tested in Spanish 62 91 94 2010 results preliminary

2005 and 2009: LAT Math Percent Passing Grade No. Tested Spring 2005 % No. Tested Spring 2009 % Grade 3 Eng 1, 402 37 1, 438 43 Grade 3 Spn 1, 216 27 949 40 Grade 5 Eng 2, 004 24 1, 652 35 Grade 5 Spn 1, 304 14 1, 092 23 First LAT math administration was spring 2005

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 2010. 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 Power. Point materials for awareness training will be provided on TEA Student Assessment Division website in August, plus… see next slide Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. 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 ELPSTELPAS proficiency level descriptors • Useful ELPS-TELPAS-LAT-TAKS awareness publication for administrators and teachers Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved.

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

ELPS and Linguistic Accommodations 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 Applies to all teachers, all TEKS Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. 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) formative assessment all year long • Teachers trained as TELPAS raters “internalize” the PLDs to make process easy ELPS Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved. TELPAS

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 Advanced to proficiency levels of their ELLs Intermediate Advanced High ort p p S su g of P L E in nglish! n r lea nd E ta n e t on Beginning c

INSTRUCTIONAL AND ASSESSMENT ACCOMMODATIONS Instructional Accommodation LAT 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

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 2010. 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 2010. 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 “backmapped” from EOC tests down to grade 3 Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. 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 2010. 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 2010. 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 2010. All rights reserved.

More ELL Information • Fall ELL Assessment Update September 16, 2010 1 -4 pm, TETN event 7871 • TETNs for Student Assessment are posted on TEA site at www. tea. state. tx. us/student. assessment/ • E-mail and phone contact information ELL. tests@tea. state. tx. us (512) 463 -9536 • TEA ELL assessment webpage www. tea. state. tx. us/student. assessment/ell/ Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2010. All rights reserved.