Developed through a collaborative process involving hundreds of ESL teachers, researchers, administrators, and language specialists, the standards will provide national coherence for students and the educators who serve them. Each chapter contains tasks designed to assist readers in the implementation process. The volume also includes a glossary of terms and a comprehensive list of references promising to be a rich resource for teachers. The four volumes in Integrating the ESL Standards Into Classroom Practice show teachers how to use the standards. Each volume contains six units, some designed with a particular grade level or proficiency level in mind, others designed to span grade and proficiency levels.
Some units are for very specific contexts, and some are more general.
All the units are adaptable to other levels and contexts and inclde suggestions for how teachers might adapt them to other classroom situations. Managing the Assessment Process introduces the complexities of assessment and suggests ways to think about assessing ESOL students. 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. This guide will answer these questions and more for the parents and educators of ESL students.