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ACSI Assessment Catalog 2016-17

20 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT K–12 English Language Proficiency Assessment Fully integrated to cover reading, writing, speaking, listening, and comprehension skills, LAS Links K–12 assessments help you accurately determine the academic and social language skills of English language learners. Benefits • Use progress monitoring to track student growth. • Reduced test administration time and scoring saves schools considerable cost and instructional time. • Utilize the most current English language learner assessment available. • Receive automated and immediate scoring for multiplechoice items. • Implement a user-friendly interface for administrators, teachers, and students. • Provide quicker, easier, and more convenient ways to administer and score English language pro ciency tests. Features • Fully Internet-based, secure, convenient, and easy to use worldwide with a secure, robust online testing platform • Assessments and reports in all four domains: – Listening – Reading – Writing – Speaking • Multiple forms available • Assessment in both academic and social language skills for English and Spanish • Immediate student pro ciency reports for identi cation and placement needs ACSI Member School Benefits • No setup fee or minimum purchase • Purchase for one or multiple students • Easy computer setup • Free on-demand training modules LAS Links Second Edition Benchmark Assessments is series of three benchmark tests provides valuable insight and information about the language pro ciency and progress of your students at any point during the school year. Use the tests independently or as a complement to other English-pro ciency assessments used for summative NCLB requirements. Features • Correspondence to new academic standards • Quickly gauges skill development • Grade spans: K–1, 2–3, 4–5, 6–8, 9–12 • Composed of three tests per grade span • Paper-and-pencil assessment with hand scoring available • Shorter than the full LAS Links summative forms • Available both nationally and internationally Benefits • Monitor students’ academic progress throughout the year. • Simplify and streamline assessment. • Measure student progress in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. • Results from Benchmark Assessments can be used to inform instruction and to track student progress throughout the school year. • Designed to support English language learner (ELL) instructional programs by providing ongoing immediate feedback to educators teaching these students. A Desire to Meet School and Student Needs An International Student Program Spanish Instruction at Any Grade English Language Learners (ELL) A Dual Language Program


ACSI Assessment Catalog 2016-17
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