Colorado English Language Acquisition (CELA) Test 2010 Administration

1. Welcome, Bienvenido, chào mừng, &Добро пожаловать Office of Standards and Assessments Office of Language Culture and Equity CTB/McGraw Hill Colorado English Language Acquisition (CELA) Test2010 Administration

2. Questions Office of Language Culture and Equity Office of Standards and Assessments Policies Procedures Who must take the test? How do I identify students? What do I do with the results? Instructional guidance…. What does Language Proficiency mean? Now that I have the data…. What next ? How do I administer the test? What test materials do I need? What labels do I use? How long will each session take? Processes for getting clean valid data.

4. Colorado Student Assessment System Office of Standards and Assessments Achievement(Colorado Model Content Standards) College Entrance National and State Trends EnglishLanguage Acquisition(Colorado ELD Standards) Colorado Student Assessment Program Colorado ACT National Assessment of Educational Progress Colorado English Language Acquisition Program CSAP COACT NAEP CELApro CELAplace OLC&E CSAPA On December 18, 2006 Colorado received FULL Approval from the USDoE for our Standards and Assessment System

5. Core Assessment Team Office of Standards and Assessments CTB McGraw-Hill District Assessment Coordinator Core Assessment Team ELA, SPED, CBLA, Trainers Test Examiners

6. Communication Protocol Test Examiner SAC School Assessment Coordinator DAC District Assessment Coordinator

7. Standardized Assessment Las Links & ColoradoSpecific Items Aligned to Colorado’s ELD Standards Research Based and Field Tested Yearly Measure of English Language Development (Student and District) Required For Limited English Proficient students (NEP &LEP) CELApro

8. Non English Proficient(NEP) students Limited English Proficient (LEP) students CSAPA eligible English Language Learners (ELLs) Facilities, Dually Enrolled, Online, and Home-schooled ELLs Who Takes CELApro?

9. ALL NEP and LEP students are required to take the CELApro For CSAPA students an educator who knows the student best should administer the CELApro CSAPA accommodations are not allowed on the CELApro ELLs who take CSAPA

10. All students will have the same test content, resources, directions, testing conditions, and rating procedures. One score obtained by one student in a part of Colorado will mean the same as the same score obtained by another student in another part of Colorado. Standardized Assessment

11. Do not interact with students in a manner that will impact student responses. Do not provide feedback. Do not clarify test items. Do not spell words for the student. Do not repeat questions/items. Do not read any portion of the test other than what is included in the specific directions. Do not paraphrase, simplify, or add to the script. Do not translate any part of the test or directions. Standard Conditions

12. Only ELLs with an Individual Education Plan(IEP) or 504 Plan NOLinguistic Accommodations For details regarding accommodations please refer to the revised Colorado Accommodations Manual at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/csap/manuals/2010/2009-2010%20Colorado%20Accommodations%20Manual%20Final.pdf Accommodations

13. Accommodations

14. Braille Version of CELApro Test Examiner (TE) must be able to read Braille. Contact: Tanni Anthony Exceptional Student Leadership Unit Anthony_l@cde.state.co.us 303 866-6681 Special Populations

15. Torn or Damaged test book Braille Large Print For detailed instructions regarding transcribing please refer to the revised Colorado Procedure Manual at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/csap/manuals/2010/2010_ProceduresMan_FINAL.pdf Transcribing

16. ALLCELApro materials are secure. Documented chain of custody must be maintained. No student responses are to be recorded anywhere other than in the student book or answer book. No cell phones, digital cameras or video cameras are permitted in the testing environment. Maintaining Security

17. SECURITYStudent Response • It is NOT allowable to record student responses in any manner (cassette or otherwise). • Rating must be done at the time of the student testing. • All materials including student responses are SECUREmaterials.

18. Require a Confidentiality or Ethical Practices form be signed by Test Examiners. Remind TEs that the copying of audio files onto computer or any other device is not allowed. Security Requirements for Test Examiners

19. CELApro Testing Window

20. PowerPoint Presentation 3pt Rubric 4pt Rubric Acronym List Confidentiality Form (Audio & DVD) Video Scoring Practice Sheet Movie clips on Navigator CELApro Training Materials

21. CELAproDomains and Subtests Speaking Listening Reading Writing • Subtests • Speak in Words • Speak in Sentences • Make Conversation • Tell a Story • Subtests • Listen for Information • Listen in the Classroom • Listen and Comprehend • Subtests • Analyze Words • Read Words • Read for Understanding CELA Proficiency Test • Subtests • Use Conventions • Write About • Write Why • Write in Detail

22. Timing Estimates

24. Mode Procedure Materials Group or Individual Additional proctors as needed(one proctor per 20 students) Examiner’s Guide Listening Audio CD Student Book (K-5) Answer Book (6-12) #2 pencil with eraser Do not disturb sign Audio CD player Listening Overview Examiners read directions from Guide and play the required audio CD with items. DO NOT repeat practice items, listening passages or test questions. Bubble in Student Book (K-5)Answer Book (6-12)

25. Conventions in Directions Listening

26. Item Types- Listening - Three Types

27. Example: * Number 1. When you come into the classroom, get your book off the shelf and take your seat. What were you told to do? Put your book on the shelf next to your seat. Stand by your seat when you enter the room. Get your book from the shelf and take a seat. Mark your answer. Listen for Information • Students listen to instructions, varying in length from one to three sentences • Students choose which of three answer choices best restates the instructions

28. Example: * “John Goes to the Office” Ms. Black is speaking to her students. “Who wants to go to the office?” she asks. Everybody raises their hands. “I need one person to take this book to the office,” she explains. All her students continue to raise their hands. Ms. Black says, “John, do you know how to get there?” “Yes, I know! You go downstairs and turn right. Can I take it?” says John. “Yes, thank you,” says Ms. Black Number 3. Where is the office? Down the hall Down the stairs Down the road Mark your answer. * Listen in Classroom • Students hear two short exchanges typical of classroom discussions. • Students respond to three questions, with three answer choices, about what they heard.

29. Listen and Comprehend • Students listen to a longer passage on CD. • On CD questions are orally given to students about main ideas, details, inferences and idioms. • Students respond to four questions about what they heard, each with three answer choices.

30. Marking Answers Listening Students/Test Examiners mark their responses: A, B, or C, in the Student Book (K, 1, 2) (3-5) or Student Answer Book (6-8) (9-12).

31. Listening 6-12 Listening Video Clip

32. Mode Procedure Read directions and samples from Examiner’s Guide Bubble inStudent Book (K-5) Answer Book (6-12) Materials Group or Individual Additional proctors as needed.(One proctor per 20 students) Examiner’s Guide Student Book (K-5) Answer Book (6-12) #2 pencil with eraser Do not disturb sign Reading Overview

33. Item Types-Reading- Three types

34. Examples: Which shows the word player divided correctly into root word and suffix? play / er pla / yer pl /ayer If distribute means to pass out items, then redistribute means to Not pass out items Pass out items again Pass out items quickly Analyze Words • Students respond to items such as: • identifying rhyming words, • applying letter-sound relationships, and • applying knowledge of morphemes & syntax to word meaning K,1 examples: _____________________ Find the letter that you hear at the beginning of the word sun. _______________________ Mark the word with the same vowel sound as man. - pot - nap - tip

35. Examples: Some animals are larger than three horses. They are __________! smaller numerous enormous John must have a library card in order to check out a _____. report book newspaper Read Words • Students choose synonyms or antonyms and/or choose words that complete a sentence. • Grades K and 1 students select words to match pictures or to match words. K, 1 Examples: _____________________ Find the word sun. _______________________ Find the word that means about the same thing as light.

36. 6-12 example: Finding information on the internet The internet is a good place to find information for schoolwork and to play games. To find information, use a computer and type in the words that describe what you are looking for or ask your teacher for help. Enter the words you are looking for in the space at the top of the page and hit the enter key. The computer shows you a list of information. Print this out or write it down on a piece of paper. What is the main idea of this article? To explain how to get information from the internet To explain what internet games are about To show that everybody enjoys using the computer To tell you about a school project Read for Understanding • Students respond to questions about a passage. • Questions address three tasks: reading comprehension, identifying literary features and applying learning strategies to interpretation.

37. Marking Answers -Reading- Students mark their responses: A, B, or C, in the Student Book (K-2) (3-5) or Student Answer Book (6-8) (9-12).

38. Reading K-5 Reading 6-12 Reading Video Clip

39. Mode Procedure Materials Examiner reads directions and samples from Guide. Students listen and respond in Test Book(K-5)Answer Book(6-12) Examiner’s Guide Test Book (K-5) Answer Book (6-12) (# 2 pencil with eraser) Do not disturb sign Writing Overview Group or Individual Administration Test Examiner may have additional proctors as needed. (one proctor per 20 students)

40. Item Types- Writing - Four types

41. Examples: Lisa _______ her favorite game. playing plays play My sisters enjoy the amusement park, so I will take ____. Use Conventions • Grammar • Capitalization • Punctuation • Sentence structure

42. Bubbling Answers-Use Conventions - Students mark their responses: A, B, or C, in the Student Book (K,1, 2) (3-5) or Answer Book (6-8) (9-12)

43. -Write About - • Students write about a picture and are asked to use correct capital letters, periods, commas, and question marks • Kindergarten and Grade 1 write one sentence • Grade 2-12 write two complete sentences

44. Example: If you could go on vacation, where would you go? Circle one. Disneyland Grandparent’s house - Write Why - • Students make a choice between two alternatives and write reasons to explain their choice. • Grades K, 1 write one reason, one sentence • Grade 2-12 write two reasons, two sentences

45. Example: Write some sentences to explain how to make a snowman. Be sure to include all the steps in the correct order. Use details and check your work. - Write in Detail - • Students write longer responses responding to a written prompt. • Asked to organize their ideas • Asked to write sentences • Grade 2 has a sequence of four pictures prompt. • Grades K and 1 do not take this section.

46. K-5 Writing 6-12 Writing Writing Video Clip

47. Mode: Procedure: Materials: Individual Administration Student and TE in a quiet place. Examiner’s Guide Cue Picture Book (K-5) Student Book (6-12) (#2 pencil with eraser) Do not disturb sign Speaking Overview TE reads and administers test from - Student Book (K-5)- Student Answer Book (6-12) TE points to pictures in - Cue Picture Book (K-5) OR - Student Book (6-12) TE rates student responses during testing and bubbles - Student Book (K-5)- Student Answer Book(6-12)

48. SECURITYStudent Response • It is NOT allowable to record student responses in any manner (cassette or otherwise). • Rating must be done at the time of the student testing. • All materials including student responses are SECURE materials.

49. Item Types- Speaking - Four types:

50. Speaking section is individually administered by TEs that model clear pronunciation of English phonemes which impact student responses. Follow the script exactly. Do not repeat any test items. Must be trained annually and demonstrate ability to accurately rate student responses. Rate and mark student responses as the student is speaking. Requirements of Test Examiner(TE) for CELApro Speaking test