The Importance Of Language Assessment
The assignment symbolizes component 4.B language proficiency assessment for ESL, and element 4. B .1. Understand and implement national and state requirement for identification, reclassification, and exit of ELL students from language support programs. It was titled some of the ways that English language as a foreign language is assessed. First of all, there are some factors should be considered when placing ELLs. Being not proficient students in English language does not mean that they do not have the ability to think, learn or achieve content area; but it might mean that, as beginners, they have the same or high grade level setting from their mother tongue language (Melissa Moe, 2006). Hence, before placing new ELLs we should investigate if the students have studied in America or not. Furthermore, their first language and English should be evaluated to a certain proficiency level. On the other hand, teachers should know how to use efficient strategy in teaching ELLs and have the ability to deal with students from various levels of English language