The following resources were developed by the EVEA team during the 18-month funding
period.
White Papers
These white papers address current critical issues in the field of English learner
services and English language proficiency assessments.
The Use and Validity of Home Language Surveys in State ELP Assessment Systems
State Home Language
Survey Policies
English
Language Proficiency Assessment Foundations: External Judgments of Adequacy
Guidance for
Developing a Technical Manual for English Language Proficiency Assessments (ELPA)
High School
Graduation Policies Affecting English Learners: The Exit Exam
Exploring
the Relationships between English Language Proficiency Assessments and English Language
Arts Assessments
Instruments
The following instruments were developed by EVEA partners and piloted in EVEA states.
In each document, the instrument is preceded by an explanation of the assumption
being tested, and important considerations related to research design and sampling.
Creating Enhanced Home
Language Survey Instruments
Survey on training
for ELPA administration
Interview protocol for content-area teachers regarding the English language
proficiency of students in their classroom
Focus group protocol
for district administrators about identifying, placing, exiting, and monitoring
English learners
Survey
of district-level identification and placement procedures for English learners
Survey of teachers providing content instruction to English learners
Protocol
for Analyses of Language Content of ELPA
Other Publications by the EVEA Team
Bailey, A.L. (2011).
Lessons from Arizona’s EL Identification Struggle: How Revisions, Guidance Could
Strengthen Process. NCLB Advisor, 6(4), 5-8.
Forte, E., &
Faulkner-Bond, M. (December, 2010). English Learners and Civil Rights: Agency Enforcement
Gets Tough. Title 1 Monitor, 15(12), 1-2.
Forte, E.,
& Faulkner-Bond, M. (April, 2011). NRC Recommends Blending Census Bureau, State
Data For Allocating Title III Language Acquisition Grants. Title I Monitor, 16(4),
8-9.
Forte, E., & Faulkner-Bond,
M. (July, 2011). English Language Proficiency Assessment Project Faces Gargantuan
Challenges and Limited Funding. Title I Monitor, 16(7), 5-7.
The
Administrator’s Guide to Federal Programs for English Learners
Presentations by the EVEA Team
Reynolds, Kelly, K., Bailey, A.L. & Forte, E. (Aug. 2010). Home Language Surveys
in State English Language Proficiency Assessment Systems. Webinar presented to the
Title III State Directors, for the Office for English Language Assessment, US Dept.
of Education.
Forte, E., & Willhoft, J.
(2010). Evaluating the Validity of English Language Proficiency Assessments: A Consortium
Approach. Presentation at the National Conference on Student Assessment.
Bailey, A. (2010). The Role of
the Research Partner in the EVEA Project: The State of Washington. Presentation
at the National Conference on Student Assessment.