The document covers a conceptual model for assessment, including its different phases and basic principles, its purposes and the stakeholders' involvement, different approaches to assessment, and the general uses for assessment data. This professional paper is the first assessment-related document to complement the standards. ESOL Programs answers this question by defining quality components from a national perspective. Using program indicators in eight distinct areas, the standards can be used to review an existing program or as a guide in setting up a new ESOL program. Developed by a task force of adult education ESOL instructors and coordinators, the standards reflect the great diversity among adult education ESOL programs.
Programs are an invaluable resource.
Inc. ESL Standards are the starting point for discussions about how best to serve the needs of ESOL students. Building rich curricula and designing effective instruction are key components of effective programs. This book adds assessment to that discussion. It presents an assessment process for measuring students' progress in attaining ESL standards. A series of classroom-based scenarios illustrates how to weave the assessment process into ongoing instruction.