ATDLE Survey on Spanish Language Assessment

Information on Spanish Assessment Measures

Hi, we are collecting information on the Spanish assessment measures that dual language programs are using to determine whether students are becoming bilingual and biliterate in the program. This is an anonymous survey and you and your school will not be identified in any way. We just want to find out what, if anything, people are using. This survey will only take 3-5 minutes of your time.

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* 1. What is your role in the dual language program?

Classroom teacher

Program Resource Teacher/TOSA

Site Principal/Administrator

Central Office

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Where is your dual language program located?

Outside of California

Northern California

Northern Bay Area California

Central Coast California

Central Valley California

LA Metro California

Southern California

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What type of dual language program do you have?

Two-Way (native Spanish & native English speakers)

One-Way (only native English speakers)

Developmental (only native Spanish speakers)

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* 4. Is your program

90/10

80/20

50/50

Other (please specify)

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* 5. In which language do students learn to read first?

In Spanish first, then English

In both languages simultaneously

In their primary language first, then the second language

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* 6. What measure or measures do you use to assess reading achievement inSpanish in grades 3-5?

We don't use any measures

Aprenda

Logramos

Edel

EDL II

District benchmarks in Spanish

Other (please specify)

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* 7. About how many dual language programs are there is your district?

Several programs

Just one or two programs

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* 8. When California rolls out its Spanish reading achievement test, will you use it?

Yes

Maybe

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* 9. What Spanish oral language proficiency measure do you use?

FLOSEM

SOLOM

LAS Links

AAPPL

STAMP

Annual interview

No measure

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If you don't use a standardized test to assess reading in Spanish, why not (select top 1 or 2 reasons)?

We don't know enough about the different assessments to choose one

It's too expensive to buy and score

We've heard it's not standards based

We're afraid our students won't score very well on it

There is no accountability for Spanish in our district

Other (please specify)

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* 1. What is your role in the dual language program?

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* 2. Where is your dual language program located?

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* 3. What type of dual language program do you have?

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* 4. Is your program

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* 5. In which language do students learn to read first?

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* 6. What measure or measures do you use to assess reading achievement inSpanish in grades 3-5?

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* 7. About how many dual language programs are there is your district?

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* 8. When California rolls out its Spanish reading achievement test, will you use it?

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* 9. What Spanish oral language proficiency measure do you use?

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* 10. If you don't use a standardized test to assess reading in Spanish, why not (select top 1 or 2 reasons)?

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* 11. Any comments?