Assessment of English Language Learners Due ASAP

 Watch the webcast, Assessment of English Language Learners (Links to an external site.), featuring Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce. 

https://www.colorincolorado.org/webcast/assessment-english-language-learners 

There is also a PowerPoint presentation to accompany this video that may be beneficial (located directly below the video link). After watching the video and reading the chapter, respond to the following questions:

• How can current assessments (such as standardized testing) be biased against students who are not native speakers of English?
• Suppose you were teaching a unit on the water cycle. The unit focused on teaching the students the parts of the water cycle which include: precipitation, evaporation, and condensation. Describe one way that you may evaluate your ELLs using a formative and a performance-based assessment in the classroom based on this lesson topic and how these assessments can provide greater opportunities for ELLs to show their acquired knowledge with minimal interference due to a language barrier. Also, explain how your formative assessment can be used to guide your instruction while teaching the unit. Be specific.
• Look at Table 7.2: TESOL Language Proficiency Standards in your text and describe how these assessments align with Standard 4. Provide at least two reasons.