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Product Identifiers
PublisherPortage & Main Press
ISBN-101553790936
ISBN-139781553790938
eBay Product ID (ePID)59376176
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAssessment and Esl : an Alternative Approach
SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Inclusive Education, Evaluation & Assessment
Publication Year2007
FeaturesRevised Edition, Revised
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorBarbara Law, Mary Eckes
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width10.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceTrade
Grade FromKindergarten
IllustratedYes
Grade ToKindergarten
Table Of ContentCONTENTS PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION (2007) PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION (1995) INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Kiss Me Teacher: WHAT TEACHERS NEED TO KNOW Chapter 2. What Shape Will We Use? Red! TESTING VS. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF ASSESSMENT Chapter 3. Determining the Navel Assigned to the Factor: PLACEMENT Chapter 4. We're Working Hardly: EMERGING LITERACY Chapter 5. Diving for Pearls in their Shelves: HOW AND WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION Chapter 6. The Santa Maria, the Pimpas, the Ninny Sailing with Bafl af 's Dog: RECORDING YOUR OBSERVATIONS THROUGH CHECKLISTS,RUBRICS, ANECDOTES, AND CONFERENCES Chapter 7. Finding the Perimeter of a Pollyollygon: EXITING Chapter 8. The Final Nail in the Coffee: GRADES Chapter 9. Lunching Several Measures: PRESENTING THE INFORMATION TO STAKEHOLDERS Chapter 10. Converting Fahrenheit into Cellulose: STANDARDS Chapter 11. Fight to the Spinach! MAKING THE CHANGE APPENDIX A APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF TERMS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
SynopsisThe revised and expanded edition of this bestseller is a comprehensive, easy-to-read resource that explores the theory and practice of ESL assessment. Written for anyone working with English-language learners (elementary and secondary, mainstream and ESL), this new edition of Assessment and ESL presents ideas and tools for alternative assessment. The authors offer methods of documenting the learning and progress of second-language learners--learning and progress that may not always be apparent at first glance. Like the previous edition, the new edition is filled with real stories about students who take baby steps, progress in leaps and bounds toward proficiency, and eventually learn to fly on their own., The revised and expanded edition of this bestseller is a comprehensive, easy-to-read resource that explores the theory and practice of ESL assessment. Written for anyone working with English-language learners (elementary and secondary, mainstream and ESL), this new edition of Assessment and ESL presents ideas and tools for alternative assessment. The authors offer methods of documenting the learning and progress of second-language learners?learning and progress that may not always be apparent at first glance. Like the previous edition, the new edition is filled with real stories about students who take baby steps, progress in leaps and bounds toward proficiency, and eventually learn to fly on their own.