Question: How should ESL
(English as a Second Language) students’ writing be assessed?
Answer/Quote: “Assessment
should take into account students’ home languages, how this knowledge is used
as they write in English…and the time it takes to develop academic language.
Students should not be penalized for their developing English, and assessment
should not be used to compare them with fluent English-speaking students.” P.
346.
Comment: The authors believe that most state
assessment guidelines for writing are designed for native speakers of English
and are inappropriate for ESL students struggling to learn English as a second
language. RayS.
Title:“Discerning
Writing Assessment: Insights into an Analytic Rubric.” \LK Spence. Language
Arts (Maya 2010), 337-352.
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