The volume also includes a glossary of terms and a comprehensive list of references promising to be a rich resource for teachers. Barbara Agor, Editor. 3-5 Katharine Davies Samway, Editor. 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 include 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. ESOL Programs answers this question by defining quality components from a national perspective.