Step 1. The exact combination of accommodations to be offered to any particular ELL is determined on a case-by-case basis depending upon the needs of the student.
Answer the questions below:
Do all ELLs receive the same exact assessment accommodations, why or why not?
What factors should be considered when selecting assessment accommodations for ELLs?
Step 2. Develop a detailed accommodations plan for Javier and Xia. What specific combination of allowable ELL accommodations will you provide for each and why?
Javier was born in the United States. He is a native speaker of Spanish with no literacy skills in Spanish. He is in 6th grade and his English language proficiency levels are: proficient in listening/speaking, high intermediate in reading, and high intermediate in writing.
Xia was born in China and has arrived into United States three years ago. She is now in 7th grade. Her English language proficiency levels are: high intermediate in listening/speaking, high intermediate in reading, and low intermediate in writing. She has high levels of literacy skills and content knowledge in her native language.
