Welcome to the ELL (English Language Learner) page for RES. There are currently 8 students receiving ELL services. The students speak the following languages: Spanish
The majority of our language minority students speak Spanish. Within my classroom, I encourage my students to speak, read, and write, in both their native language and in English. One of my teaching goals is to provide a safe atmosphere as I promote a "can do" attitude about life and learning.
Our students are assessed annually within the following four domains: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The state of Maine has selected the WIDA ACCESS test as the tool for measuring an ELL student's yearly progress. This test is aligned with the Maine Learning Results. We are in the process of testing our students. The results of this evaluation with be provided to the parents of our ELL students at the end of May 2009.
Within our district, a student must achieve a composite score of 6 on the Tier C test to exit the ELL program.
The scores received on the WIDA ACCESS tests are used to drive our classroom instruction. To learn more about this test, please see the information and link that will follow this message.
WIDA has released a set of ACCESS for ELLs® Sample Items for grades
1-12. Reviewing these sample items helps people understand how this
academic English language proficiency assessment operates. The samples
could be used with students themselves and their families, as well as
teachers and administrators. The publication is formatted to showcase
how ACCESS for ELLs® test items relate directly to the WIDA English
Language Proficiency Standards upon which they are based, creating a
system that allows teachers to use the ELP standards in conjunction with
test results to target the language objectives that students need to
advance their proficiency. As is the case in the actual test, these
sample items are in full color.
This publication is not in any way equivalent to a test form and should
not be used for assessing students. In future years, WIDA will be
releasing more items to fill out the range of grade levels, proficiency
levels, domains, and content areas that are addressed in the assessment.
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