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For this week's assignment, you are asked to create a digital newsletter for families. Please read through the directions and rubric carefully. Also, make sure that your newsletter can be opened by me within the assignment portal.

Effective communication with families of ELs is an essential part of fostering student achievement and family engagement. While there may be cultural and linguistic differences, educators have a responsibility to build bridges of understanding around assessment and data. Clearly explaining assessment practices and how data informs instruction, families can be empowered for meaningful involvement in the education system and their child's success.

Create a 250-500 word digital newsletter for families of ELs to explain general assessment practices, as well as methods and strategies you plan to implement in assessing the ELs in your classroom. Consider how you communicate the information to non-native English-speaking families. Include the following in your newsletter:

· Describe diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments, including how and when each is used to support English language instruction.

· Explain how your assessments are designed to align with ELP and content standards.

· Describe how different types of assessment are used to drive instructional decisions (i.e., teacher language use and modeling) and planning, including enrichment and interventions.

· Explain how state assessment data is used to determine student progress in both language and content.

· Describe testing accommodations appropriate for ELs.

· Describe two methods to help students develop strategies for self-reflection during instruction and assessment.

· Describe three strategies for communicating timely and meaningful feedback with students and families. 

The digital newsletter should include graphics that are relevant to the content, visually appealing, and use space appropriately.

Support your digital newsletter with a minimum of two scholarly resources.

Submit a link to your digital newsletter and scholarly resources in a single document.

While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. 

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance. 

Rubric Criteria

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Types of Assessments

21 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

21 points

Description of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments is specific and advanced. How and when each is used to support English language instruction is meaningful and ideal.

4. Acceptable

18.27 points

Description of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments is detailed and accurate. How and when each is used to support English language instruction is clear and credible.

Criteria Description

5. Target

10.5 points

Explanation of how assessments are designed to align with ELP and content standards is proficient.

4. Acceptable

9.14 points

Explanation of how assessments are designed to align with ELP and content standards is logical.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Explanation of how assessments are designed to align with ELP and content standards is incomprehensible.

Instructional Decisions and Planning

10.5 points

State Assessment Data

10.5 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

10.5 points

Explanation of how state assessment data is used to determine student progress in both language and content is comprehensive.

4. Acceptable

9.14 points

Explanation of how state assessment data is used to determine student progress in both language and content is clear and concise.

3. Approaching

7.77 poi

 Unsatisfactory

0 points

Explanation of how assessments are designed to align with ELP and content standards is incomprehensible.

Instructional Decisions and Planning

10.5 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

10.5 points

Description of how different types of assessment are used to drive instructional decisions and planning, including enrichment and interventions, is creative and advanced.

4. Acceptable

9.14 points

Description of how different types of assessment are used to drive instructional decisions and planning, including enrichment and interventions, is noteworthy and significant.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Description of how different types of assessment are used to drive instructional decisions and planning is incoherent or does not address enrichment and interventions.

State Assessment Data

10.5 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

10.5 points

Explanation of how state assessment data is used to determine student progress in both language and content is comprehensive.

4. Acceptable

9.14 points

Explanation of how state assessment data is used to determine student progress in both language and content is clear and concise.

  Unsatisfactory

0 points

Explanation of how state assessment data is used to determine student progress in both language and content is erroneous.

Testing Accommodations

10.5 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

10.5 points

Description of testing accommodations appropriate for ELs is specific and thorough.

4. Acceptable

9.14 points

Description of testing accommodations appropriate for ELs is complete and accurate.

0 points

Explanation of how state assessment data is used to determine student progress in both language and content is erroneous.

Testing Accommodations

10.5 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

10.5 points

Description of testing accommodations appropriate for ELs is specific and thorough.

4. Acceptable

9.14 points

Description of testing accommodations appropriate for ELs is complete and accurate.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Methods to help students develop strategies for self-reflection during instruction and assessment are erroneous.

Communicating Feedback

10.5 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

10.5 points

Strategies for communicating timely and meaningful feedback with students and families are innovative.

4. Acceptable

9.14 points

Strategies for communicating timely and meaningful feedback with students and families are effective

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Strategies for communicating timely and meaningful feedback with students and families are invalid.

Language Use and Audience Awareness

5.25 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

5.25 points

Word choice is distinctive, creative, and well-suited to purpose, discipline, scope, and audience.

4. Acceptable

4.57 points

Word choice is reflective of the intended audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary, and communicates clearly.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Language and word choice contain several distracting errors that impede the audience’s comprehension of content.

Layout

5.25 points

Criteria Description

5. Target

5.25 points

The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message. Text is ideal in length and background and colors add to the overall message. Skillful use of spacing, headings, and subheadings enhances the readability of the text.

4. Acceptable

4.57 points

The layout is well-structured, with background and text that complement each other, enabling the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and use of spacing, headings, and subheadings enhances readability.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

The layout is visually unappealing and distracting to the message. Use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold text shows no consistent structure.

Supporting Research and Documentation of Sources

5.25 points

Criteria Description

Uses appropriate designated style and formatting to document sources in citations and references.

5. Target

5.25 points

Supporting research is compelling and thorough. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

4. Acceptable

4.57 points

Supporting research is credible and relevant. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.