Supporting English Language Learners in Grades 1 to 8

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Section 2 Working together to support English language learners Insight Various materials for initial assessment of mathematics and English language proficiency have been developed by professional associations and school boards across Ontario. Teachers can also adapt classroom materials and grade-level texts for this purpose, being careful to adjust vocabulary and sentence structure, and screen for cultural content that ELLs may not have had the chance to learn. Suggestions for assessing skills in mathematics •• Begin with counting and simple computation. •• Give students access to manipulatives and geometric shapes. •• Encourage students to skip over items that seem unfamiliar and look for others that they understand. •• Assess a student’s knowledge of key concepts and skills in all five strands of the Ontario mathematics curriculum appropriate for the grade level (e.g., if an English language learner is placed age-appropriately in Grade 5 in September, then assess knowledge of the Grade 4 mathematics curriculum. If the student arrives in January, assess some of the mathematical concepts already covered in Grade 5 as well.) •• Accept different ways to show calculations, as long as they yield correct answers. Insight Be conscious of how age and fatigue can affect a student’s performance on assessment tasks. Gauge the number of tasks and length of time a student is expected to focus accordingly. Supporting English Language Learners in Grades 1 to 8 35
Initial assessment of reading and writing Getting started (all ELLs start here) 1. Educational background 2. Initial interview 3. Picture response 4. Writing in your language No Able to participate? Yes Early literacy tasks 1. Reading the alphabet 2. Writing the alphabet 3. Colours 4. Alphabet and words 5. Basic vocabulary Able to participate with ease? No Initial assessment is complete. Yes ESL or ELD assessment tasks 1. Pre-reading 2. Reading 3. Reading comprehension 4. Writing Continue until reading and writing skills in English are determined. After the assessment Program recommendations Ongoing classroom-based assessment 36 Supporting English Language Learners in Grades 1 to 8
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