Supporting ELLs in Elementary Schools:

Year-end AssessmentApril 4, 2019

1:00-3:00 p.m.

Ann Thorup - Program Consultant- English Language Learners

Kiran Abraham- ELL Assessment/Helping Teacher

We acknowledge and thank the Coast

Salish Nations of Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh

and Squamish on whose traditional

territories we teach, learn and live.

Aboriginal Education in Burnaby Schools

Today’s AGENDA:

1. Resource/strategy sharing

2. Updates

3. Review procedures for year-end assessment

4. Reading Assessment

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Resource Sharing

In table groups, share resources/strategies that

worked for you. List on chart paper provided.

Spring Assessments Overview

➢ Consistent, district-wide assessment process for ELL

students

➢ Assessment takes place end of April to June

➢ Assessment kits loaned to schools for 1-2 week period

➢ Inform Kiran of assessment dates and student numbers. Use

the form provided.

➢ New ELLs assessed after spring break do not require

reassessment at year-end

What’s new?!

Grade 7 Exemplars

Assessment Kits

Primary Intermediate

IPT (Form H) conversion chart

BERA Form E - Instructions for

assessors and conversion chart

BERA Form E – student

response booklet (to be

photocopied

BERA Form E - Master/Teacher

copy

Grade 3 writing assessment – (to

be photocopied)

Writing rubric - Grade 3 (to be

photocopied)

Anchor papers - Grade 3

BERA form B - Instructions for

assessors, answer key and

conversion chart

BERA form B – student response

page (to be photocopied unless

scantrons were requested)

Intermediate writing assessment

– simplified (to be photocopied)

Intermediate writing assessment

-(to be photocopied)

Grade 7 writing assessment (to

be photocopied)

Writing rubric - Intermediate (to

be photocopied)

Anchor papers – Intermediate

Anchor papers – Grade 7

• Burnaby School District Elementary ELL Year End Assessment Booklet

Grade Assessment

All primary students Oral I IPT

Gr.2’s who score Level 3-4 or Proficient Oral I IPT and

BERA E reading assessment

Gr. 3’s who score Level 3-4 or Proficient Oral I IPT and

BERA E reading assessment and

Gr. 3 Writing Sample

All Gr. 4 - 7 students BERA B reading assessment and

Intermediate Writing Sample

Level 1 students who cannot respond in a

meaningful way to the writing prompt or the

BERA

Options:

“Family” writing prompt

Oral I IPT

Intermediate Oral Interview and Matrix

Assessment Guidelines

IPT I levels are converted to

Burnaby district ELL levels.

Conversion charts will be available

in the kits.

Assessing more advanced students (Level 3-4)

K and Gr. 1 Start at the beginning of the booklet

Gr. 2 - 3 Start at Level C

Gr. 4-7 students who are unable to

complete the BERA or Writing Sample

Use teacher judgement: either start at the

beginning or at Level C

Other assessments you may wish to consider:

Kindergarten - One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test

Grade 1- Oral sample analyzed with Vocabulary Profiler

● Both assessments will yield only descriptive results- not

normed to identify ELL levels

● Assessments will allow teachers to identify vocabulary

restrictions

Please contact Welcome Centre for these assessments.

Grade 3 Writing Assessment

First draft only- total= 40 minutes, including 10 minutes of oral

discussion and student planning.

● Please do not record any words or ideas generated during

this preparation period. Teacher input in the initial planning

time should be oral only.

● Students will be given 30 minutes to complete their writing,

without teacher help, dictionaries or other assistance.

● evaluated with the district Grade 3 writing matrix and anchor

papers

Intermediate Year-end Assessment➢ Reading - BERA B

Writing Sample- first draft only - total= 40 minutes, including 10 minutes of oral

discussion.

● Please do not record any words or ideas generated during this preparation

period. Teacher input in the initial planning time should be oral only.

● Students will be given 30 minutes to complete their writing, without teacher help,

dictionaries or other assistance

● evaluated with the district intermediate writing matrix and anchor papers to provide

clarification

Grade 7 Writing Assessment ➢Reading - BERA B

Writing Sample- first draft only - total= 40 minutes, including 10 minutes of oral

discussion.

● Please do not record any words or ideas generated during this preparation

period. Teacher input in the initial planning time should be oral only.

● Students will be given 30 minutes to complete their writing, without teacher help,

dictionaries or other assistance

● evaluated with the district intermediate writing matrix and anchor papers to provide

clarification

How to Access Online

Database

Login to database through https://esl.sd41.bc.ca

Bookmark this website on your computer

Contact Ann Thorup if you need a tutorial

Completing AIPs

➢ Re-assessment tab in ELL Database

● when assessment is completed, update AIPs online and print

for the upcoming school year.

● ***specialist ELL teacher signs and dates the AIP

● attach testing protocols to the AIP for the upcoming school

year. Use the new checklist as a sleeve to keep the documents

together.

● AIPs must be completed by the end of the school year.

● selecting allows the ELL teacher to enter the annual

reassessment details for a student

● select to complete the AIP for the next school

year

● select the edit button beside the prior reassessment to edit or

modify an existing AIP

➢In the top left corner, select the appropriate school year, 2019.

➢If students have been assessed at the Welcome Centre from

March onward, you do not have to reassess these students.

You will only be allowed to select a

particular year once. If for some

reason, the current year has already

been selected, complete the AIP by

modifying the existing AIP.

Please ensure that you complete the ELL summary

information

Exit Guidelines

Students exit ELL for one of the following reasons:

• They have demonstrated proficient/bridging in their English language skills and are meeting expectations/*proficient in academic subjects.

• They have reached 5 years of service and the funding has expired and they are meeting expectations/*proficient in the classroom.

• Their learning profiles demonstrate the need for LSS support and/or they have received 5 or more years of ELL support.

• Their parents have declined ELL support.

• International student is returning to home city.

• Student moves to another school district.

● Please do not exit Grade 7

students unless they meet the

criteria

● Please do not exit students when

they move to another school in the

Burnaby School District

5 Year Cap

• The ministry only funds 5 years of ELL

support, but they track students

requiring more years of support. Include

them on your 1701.

• Burnaby supports Years 6+

• Do not “save” years of service

• Typically, these students need focused,

explicit vocabulary support so that they

can be successful in the intermediate

grades

Scorpions

Know Don’t Know

Reading Assessment

Low prep, highly diagnostic

Procedure:

• Pre-reading: What do you know about _____?

• In partners or small groups, have them fill out the T-

chart: Know/Don’t Know

• Independent reading: Pass out reading passage and

have students read silently

• Post reading: in partners or small groups, continue

filling out the T chart.

• Circulate, taking notes, asking prompting questions or

make comments using academic vocabulary

• Wrap up: share out: what do they know now? Ask

them to use evidence from the text.

• Use the new reading rubric to summarize notes and

observations

Thank you!