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ERIC Number: EJ652667
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1523-5882
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Alternative Assessment for Transitional Readers.
Beaumont, Carol; de Valenzuela, Julia Scherba; Trumbull, Elise
Bilingual Research Journal, v26 n2 p241-68 Sum 2002
A teacher-developed alternative assessment of reading comprehension was specifically designed for transitional English language learners. Use of the measure with 89 fifth-graders in their first year of English language instruction showed that the students could successfully engage with English texts and provided teachers with useful information to guide instruction. (Contains 78 references.) (SV)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Hispanic American Students, Limited English Speaking, Mexican Americans, Reading Comprehension, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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