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During a September webinar, Maria-Paz Avery (left) and Caroline Parker, both of Education Development Center, Inc., discuss REL-NEI research on English language learners (ELLs) and their performance on assessments.

New Measures of English Language Proficiency and Large-Scale Assessments: Presentation and Discussion (50 min.)

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In this webinar, REL-NEI Lead Researcher Caroline Parker presented key findings from the Issues & Answers Report “New Measures of English Language Proficiency and Their Relationship to Performance on Large-Scale Content Assessments.” The study found that student performance on the English language domains of reading and writing on the ACCESS for ELLs proficiency assessment are significant predictors of performance on reading, writing, and mathematics assessments on the New England Comprehensive Assessment Program (NECAP).

The report served as a foundation for a webinar discussion on the implications of the findings for state education agency (SEA) officials, Title III and curriculum, instruction, and assessment specialists involved in assessments and overseeing direction of instruction. Robert Measel, Literacy and English Language Learners Specialist at the Rhode Island Department of Education, shared how the report can inform policy and decision-making in his state.

Presenters:

• Caroline Parker, Lead Researcher, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC); REL-NEI
• Maria-Paz Avery, Moderator, EDC; REL-NEI
• Carole Urbano, Technical Moderator, EDC; REL-NEI
• Robert Measel, Literacy and English Language Learners Specialist, Rhode Island Department of Education; Discussant

More Information:

Related Research:

• IES Practice Guide: Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades
• Preparing to Serve English Language Learner Students: School Districts with Emerging English Language Learner Communities (REL Appalachia)
• English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Pacific Region (REL Pacific)
• La Frontera: Student Achievement In Texas Border and Nonborder Districts (REL Southwest)

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