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Planning Interventions For English Language Learners Using English Test Results
Planning Interventions For English Language Learners Using English Test Results
By
Deborah Rhein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
New Mexico State University
drhein@nmsu.edu
Speaker background
Two purposes:
1) Establish benchmarks of child’s
language knowledge in all of his/her
languages
Rationale:
Standardized batteries allow examiner to
explore several aspects of language
knowledge in relatively short period of time
Problems:
-Raw scores are meaningless in and of
themselves
-Raw score reporting do not allow examiners to
compare and contrast knowledge of different
aspects of language within a child
-Raw scores do not allow the examiner to
compare knowledge of English to classmates
and classroom demands
ESL requirement
Caveat:
Because of possibility of L1
language loss, low scores in L1
are not always indicative of a
disability either
In addition: