The Assessment of Emergent Bilinguals - Kate Mahoney

The Assessment of Emergent Bilinguals

Supporting English Language Learners

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
216 Seiten
2017
Multilingual Matters (Verlag)
978-1-78309-725-8 (ISBN)
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This textbook is a thorough introduction to the assessment of English Language Learners or Emergent Bilinguals in K-12 schools. The author presents a decision-making framework called PUMI (Purpose, Use, Method, Instrument) that teachers can use to inform assessment decisions for bilingual children. The book is an invaluable resource for teachers.
This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the assessment of students in K-12 schools who use two or more languages in their daily life: English Language Learners (ELLs), or Emergent Bilinguals. The book includes a thorough examination of the policy, history and assessment/measurement issues that educators should understand in order to best advocate for their students. The author presents a decision-making framework called PUMI (Purpose, Use, Method, Instrument) that practitioners can use to better inform assessment decisions for bilingual children. The book will be an invaluable resource in teacher preparation programs, but will also help policy-makers and educators make better decisions to support their students.

Kate Mahoney is Associate Professor in TESOL at the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA. She has taught bilingual learners in the US and Belize. Her research has focused on the assessment of Emergent Bilinguals. The PUMI framework she presents in this book is beginning to be adopted and studied in courses across the US.  

Introduction



Chapter 1: A Decision Making Process called PUMI



Chapter 2: History: How Did We Get Here?



Chapter 3: Validity



Chapter 4: Methods



Chapter 5: Content & Language



Chapter 6: Psychometrics



Chapter 7: Accommodations



Chapter 8: Special Education



Chapter 9: Accountability



Advice for Instructors about Activities



Glossary



Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Bristol
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 245 mm
Gewicht 404 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
ISBN-10 1-78309-725-6 / 1783097256
ISBN-13 978-1-78309-725-8 / 9781783097258
Zustand Neuware
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