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Assessment

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

2010 WESTELL TESTING WINDOW: March 29-April 30, 2010

WESTELL Resources

• Instructions for Ordering Materials Online (Adobe)
• Title III Director Planning Tool (Word)  or  (Excel)
• Overage Request Form (Excel)

Training Materials

• General Administrative Training (PowerPoint)
• Test Administrators Training (PowerPoint)
• New District Level Administrator Training Material (PowerPoint)
• District Test Coordinator Manual (Adobe)
• Test Administration Manual (Adobe)
• Speaking Test Administration (PowerPoint)
• Speaking Scoring Rubrics (Word)
• Speaking Scoring Notes (Word)

K-2 Materials

• Kindergarten Administration Manual (Adobe)
• Kindergarten Teacher Support Materials (Adobe)
• 1-2 Administration Manual (Adobe)
• 1-2 Teacher Support Materials (Adobe)
• K-2 Inventory Assessment Training (PowerPoint)
• K-2 Inventory Assessment Training NOTES (Word)

Communication Tools

• FAQ - (Word)
• ELDA Brochure - (Adobe)
• Student Excuse Letter- (Word)
• Letter to Parents - (Adobe)
• Letter to Parents in Spanish- (Adobe)
• Letter to Parents in Chinese- (Adobe)
• Superintedent's Letter to Principals- (Adobe)

Security Materials

• Security (PowerPoint)
• Code of Ethics/Security Agreement (Word)

2007-08 WESTELL Results

Score Interpretation Guide

State-summary Reports

2006-07 WESTELL Results

Score Interpretation Guide

State-summary Reports

WESTELL Technical Reports

Deriving WESTELL composite and comprehension scores (Word)

Field Test Validity Study Report (Word)

Technical Report 2004 Field Test Administration (Adobe)

Technical Report 2005 Operations and Field Tests (Adobe)

Technical Report 2005 Standards and Test Specs (Adobe)

K-2 Technical Report 2006 (Adobe)

Standard Setting Report (Word)

K-2 Supplemental Papers (Paper by Dina Castro & NAEYC) (Adobe)

US Department of Education timeline (Word)

2009 WESTELL Student Reports

Superintendent's Letter to Parents (Adobe)

Superintendent's Letter to Parents in Spanish (Adobe)

Sample County Analysis of WESTELL data (Excel)

SCREENING LEP STUDENTS

Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey (WMLS) - An assessment of PHLOTE (Primary Home Language Other Than English) students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing English ability used to determine their eligibility for alternative language services

Guidelines on the Identification and screening process (link)

WESTEST

West Virginia Measures of Academic Progress WVMAP - All LEP students are required to participate in the state's assessment program. See policy 2340. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/ 

• The Participation Guidelines were revised in Fall 2009 (Adobe)
• Training Power Point Audio file to listen to Training

• WESTEST Pamphlet for Parents in Spanish- (Adobe)
• Analysis LEP Accommodations (Phase I)- (Excel)
• Guidance Document Regarding LEP students' Participation in WVMAP (Adobe)
• Assessment Participation Document for LEP Students- Revised for 2009 (Word)               LEP students' participation in West Virginia Measures of Academic Progress (including the WESTEST) should be determinded on an individual basis by the LEP committee using this form. 

Assessing LEP Students (Powerpoint)