Connecting Assessment, Language, and Learning Jill Morgan CTB/McGraw-Hill Trainer Shelby Gallagher Indiana LAS Links Program Manager Jill Morgan CTB/McGraw-Hill Trainer Shelby Gallagher Indiana LAS Links Program Manager

Today’s Agenda LAS Links Placement Test Writing Grade 1  Scoring of Writing using 0-3 rubric Note:This one-hour course is Part 2 of the grades 1-5 LAS Links Placement Test training. This session is for examiners of students entering grade 1. PreLAS is used for entering Kindergarten students. 2

Materials covered  LAS Links Placement Test grades K-1  LAS Links Placement Test Examiner’s Guide grades K-5 3

REVIEW OF TEST 4

Placement Test Summary Speaking6 Constructed Response Listening6 Multiple Choice Reading6 Multiple Choice Writing 5 Multiple Choice 2 Constructed Response Total Estimated 18 items 20 minutes 5

Administer the Writing Test  Administered by a fluent English speaker reading from the manual  Students mark their own answers in Use Conventions  Students do their own writing in Write About 6 Pages Examiner’s Guide

Use Conventions Page Placement Test Grades K-1 7

WRITING SCORING 8

Write About Description: Write one sentence about the picture. Page Placement Test grades K-1 9

Writing Rubric 0-3 for grade 1 0 Minimal or no communication 1 Rudimentary Communication - 1 Rudimentary Communication - Limited words 2 Basic communication - 2 Basic communication - Sentence structure 3 Effective communication 10

0 Minimal or no communication  No English word  Repetition of an earlier response  “I don’t know” 11

1 Rudimentary Communication Limited words  Minimal sentence structure (subject/verb or missing subject and/or verb)  One correctly spelled English word; copied ok, part of the alphabet ok  Serious errors in vocabulary, spelling, language usage that interferes with communication  Apparent content may or may not relate to prompt 12

Write About Sample Response Grades K-1 13 He cag ball.

Write About 14 He cag ball. Score 1 Rationale:  Minimal sentence structure with serious spelling error (‘cag’).  Gender of child could be a boy or girl.

Write About 15 Sed dos the bol to the dog.

Write About 16 Sed dos the bol to the dog. Score 1 Rationale:  Minimal sentence structure with serious spelling errors (‘sed’ and ‘dos’).  Serious spelling errors interfere with communication.

2 Basic communication Sentence structure  One response with meaning relevant to the prompt  Write About: Description of picture with subject/predicate  Errors in one or more categories without interfering with meaning:  Word choice, word order, spelling (phonetic ok if meaning clear)  Errors in verb tense or agreement, articles, possession, prepositions, pronouns, plural, adjectives, adverbs, gender 17

Write About 18 The gro thros the ball.

Write About 19 The gro thros the ball.

Write About 20 The gro thros the ball. Score 2 Rationale:  Relates to the prompt  Spelling errors can be interpreted within two readings

Write About 21 The grol is toring the ball.

Write About 22 The grol is toring the ball. Score 2 Rationale:  Basic communication with fluently constructed verb form  Spelling errors do not interfere with communication.

3 Effective communication  One response with meaning relevant to the prompt  Write About: Description of picture with complete sentence, no grammar or sentence structure errors  Up to 3 total errors in:  Punctuation: Missing period in abbreviation, extra or missing commas and apostrophes if meaning still clear  Spelling: Minor errors if meaning clear. Repeated error is counted once.  Handwriting: Incorrect or missing capitals. Note student’s style if certain letters always capitalized.  Run-on: Overuse of ‘and,’ comma splices and missing period ok.  Grammar: Formation of past tense or participle in irregular verbs 23

Write About 24 The girl tros the ball to the dog.

Write About 25 The girl tros the ball to the dog. Score 3 Rationale:  Effective communication  Grammatically correct  One error in spelling that does not confuse meaning

Write About 26 I see the girl playing catch with her dog.

Write About 27 I see the girl playing catch with her dog. Score 3 Rationale:  Complete sentence without error in grammar or sentence structure

28 Quiz #1 Scoring Answer the 3 questions in the Polling pane.

29 Scoring Practice Speak in Sentences Your turn to score

Write About Scoring Sample #1 Sample Response Grades K-1 30

Write About Scoring Sample #1 31 Score 2 Rationale:  Meaningful to the prompt  Minimal sentence structure with grammatical errors  Article ‘The’ or ‘A’ missing, ‘is hv’ for ‘are having’

Write About Scoring Sample #2 32

Write About Scoring Sample #2 33 Score 1 Rationale:  One correctly spelled English word.  No sentence structure

Write About Scoring Sample #3 34

Write About Scoring Sample #3 35 Score 2 Rationale:  Meaningful to the prompt  Minimal sentence structure with grammar errors  Article ‘The’ or ‘A’ missing, ‘is a play’ for ‘are playing’

Write About Scoring Sample #4 36

Write About Scoring Sample #4 37 Score 3 Rationale:  Effective communication in complete sentence  Grammatically correct  One error in spelling that does not confuse meaning

Write About Scoring Sample #5 38

Write About Scoring Sample #5 39 Score 1 Rationale:  One correctly spelled English word (‘on’)  Minimal sentence structure but errors interfere with communication (? Kid go on slide)

40 Quiz #2 Scoring Answer the 3 questions in the Polling pane.

Write About Scoring Sample #6 Sample Response Grades K-1 41

Write About Scoring Sample #6 42 Score 2 Rationale:  Meaningful to the prompt  Minimal sentence structure with grammar errors  Pronoun, verb formation, verb choice (‘having’ for throwing, or is it ‘heaving’?), syntax (‘dog for the ball’ instead of ‘the ball for the dog’)

Write About Scoring Sample #7 43

Write About Scoring Sample #7 44 Score 1 Rationale:  One correctly spelled English word (‘The’)  No sentence structure

Write About Scoring Sample #8 45

Write About Scoring Sample #8 46 Score 3 Rationale:  Effective communication in complete sentence  Grammatically correct  One error in spelling that does not confuse meaning

Write About Scoring Sample #9 47

Write About Scoring Sample #9 48 Score 3 Rationale:  Effective communication in complete sentence  One error in spelling that does not confuse meaning

Write About Scoring Sample #10 49

Write About Scoring Sample #10 50 Score 2 Rationale:  Minimal sentence structure with grammar errors  Pronoun, verb choice (‘has’ for ‘throws’), preposition (‘to’ for ‘for’)

HOW ABOUT A FEW MORE? 51

Write About Scoring Sample #11 52 Ders a gril hodn a ten a nadir gril is duwen samtin.

Write About Scoring Sample #11 53 Ders a gril hodn a ten a nadir gril is duwen samtin. Score 1 Rationale:  Rudimentary communication with serious spelling errors that interfere  Sentence structure relates to the prompt: “There’s a girl holding a spoon/thing and another girl is doing something.”

Write About Scoring Sample #12 54 The moms is make the food.

Write About Scoring Sample #12 55 The moms is make the food. Score 2 Rationale:  Relates to the prompt  Grammar error keeps it from being a 3 (‘moms is make’

Write About Scoring Sample #13 56 They cooeakn the food.

Write About Scoring Sample #13 57 They cooeakn the food. Score 2 Rationale:  Relates to the prompt.  Grammar error (missing ‘are’)  Spelling error can be interpreted in one or two readings

Write About Scoring Sample #14 58 The girls are makeing something.

Write About Scoring Sample #14 59 The girls are makeing something. Score 3 Rationale:  Complete sentence, grammatically correct  Minor spelling error

Write About Scoring Sample #15 60 Ther duen santen

Write About Scoring Sample #15 61 Ther duen santen Score 1 Rationale:  Sentence structure  Serious spelling errors that interfere

Write About Scoring Sample #16 62 The girls are cooking.

Write About Scoring Sample #16 63 The girls are cooking. Score 3 Rationale:  Complete sentence  Without error

WE’RE ALMOST DONE 64

today What we covered today LAS Links Placement Test Writing for Grade 1  Writing scoring with 0-3 rubric 65

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Thank you for your time today and your commitment to the students One last thing Thank you for your time today and your commitment to the students Before you log off, please complete the evaluation questions in the Polling pane. 67