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A New Way to Help ELL Students

by Jonathan Crow

Building a Better ELL Program:

In today’s educational environment, ELL students represent an important—and growing—student population, and for these students to be prepared for success in school, college and career, it is crucial that schools have access to innovative solutions for meeting their unique needs.

In order to build a robust program to meet the needs of English language learners, you need to:

  • SCREEN and identify students' English language proficiency level and inform program decisions.
  • DIAGNOSE abilities and skill levels to establish a baseline at the beginning and compare with the end-of-the-year diagnostic to determine growth.
  • MONITOR PROGRESS and use key data to inform instruction throughout the year—a capability no other language assessment can provide.

Say Hello To TELL

To meet the existing and growing need for a powerful assessment system designed specifically for ELLs, Pearson developed TELL (Test of English Language Learning). This tablet-based assessment system is built from the ground up to allow school districts to measure students’ English language proficiency at key points during the school year in a flexible, reliable, consistent way. TELL provides teachers with an accurate, reliable solution for screening and diagnosing students as well as monitoring their progress in a fun and engaging environment. Covering all four foundational language skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing – TELL assessments are aligned to today’s rigorous standards.

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