1、CASAS TOOLS TO AID INSTRUCTION LOW INTERMEDIATE ESLMarty OlsenJune 11,2019martha.olsengmailmnabeassessmentObjectivesReview tools CASAS provides to aid teachers in lesson-planningDiscuss specific skills that should be addressed at Low Intermediate ESL levelView sites online that provide lesson plans
2、or other tools that can be used to address specific CASAS competenciesView sites online that students can use to build the skills they need for the CASAS testsQuick review of CASAS tools Class Profile by CompetencyBasic Skills Content Standards by Test Item CorrelationsTask AreasSample Test Items Le
3、vel BSuggested Next Test chartsOther Curricula SuggestionsCurriculum adopted by your program(linked to CASAS competencies)Scope and Sequence(found on marshalladulteducation.org website)CASAS Competency items assessed in Forms 83R and 84R and found in Scope and SequenceCommunicationAnswer questions r
4、egarding conversationsConsumer EconomicsRead monetary amounts in numbersRead sales adsIdentify types of housingCommunicate information about home repairHealthRead information on a medicine labelEmploymentRead simple want adsComplete simple job applicationBasic employment expectationsDescribe persona
5、l work experience and skillsGovernment and LawUnderstand basic government conceptsLearning to LearnRead and comprehend silentlyAnswer comprehension questionsRead a simple table or chartLearning to ReadRead mapsReading various formsContextual cluesFormatting cluesPractice reading strategiesQuestions
6、for discussion:How are the 83R/84R level tests different from the previous tests(81R,82R,81RX,82RX)?What does this mean for your instructional plans?How to Use Competencies and Basic Skills Content Standards in the ClassroomSteps to integrate CASAS competencies and content standards in lesson planni
7、ng:8Step 1:Administer appropriate CASAS pre-testStep 2:Score the assessmentStep 3:Identify priority competencies using the Class Performance by Competency reportLife and Work Reading Form 83Class Profile by Competency(Manual Report)Step 3 Identify priority competencies10Step 4:Identify the basic ski
8、lls content standards related to the priority competencies in Step 3Step 5:Plan instruction around identified basic skills content standards and priority competencies using the WIPPEA lesson-planning methodStep 6:Administer the appropriate Post-test“Steps”continued Reading Basic Skills Content Stand
9、ards by Test Item11Step 4 Identify Content Standards associated with priority competencyPlanning a Reading Skills Lesson12CASAS Competency1.4.7 Interpret information about home maintenanceR2.8Interpret meaning from word formationsR3.2Read and understand simple sentencesR3.8Interpret basic sentence s
10、tructure and grammarR3.10Follow pronoun references within a textR6.2Scan simple text to find specific informationR7.2Identify main idea of a multi-paragraph textInstructional ProgramESL Intermediate LowCASAS Level:BNRS Level:4 How to Develop a Competency-Based Lesson Plan(WIPPEA)13WIPPEA Warm-up/Int
11、roductionPresentationPracticeEvaluationApplicationWarm-Up/Introduction:Review of previously learned material.Prepare for new lesson.Establish purpose of lesson.WIPPEA(continued)14Presentation:Introduce new information and skills using a variety of activities and techniques.Use a variety of strategie
12、s:visuals,realia,lecture,demonstration.Practice:Provide the learners with the opportunity to practice the new information and skills by integrating the new information in a controlled context.Include Guided Practice(pair work,dictation,worksheets)and Communicative Practice(role play,team work,info e
13、xchange and problem-solving)when appropriate.During the practice,monitor learners and provide feedback.WIPPEA(continued)Evaluation/Assessment:Assess the learners and provide feedback.Application:Learners apply new skills and knowledge in a functional context.Sample Competency-Based Lesson Plan16Comp
14、etency Objective(s):_Level:_ NRS Level:_CASAS Level:_ Scale Score Range:_Primary Content Standard(s)_Content Standards covered in other lessons:_1.4.7Interpret information about home maintenance and communicate housing problems to landlord.ESL Intermediate Low4B201-210R6.2 Scan simple text for infor
15、mationR3.2 Read and understand simple sentencesR3.8 Interpret basic sentence structure and grammarR3.10 Follow pronoun references within a textR7.2 Identify main idea of a multi-paragraph textSample Competency-Based Lesson Plan17Warm-up/Introduction:Review vocabulary about housing repair.Ask for exa
16、mples of repair process for different problems.1.Show pictures and write vocabulary on the board.Presentation:Using pictures,introduce a problem in an apartment complex where the electricity will be shut off.Write Q(such as#1-what will happen?/#2-what day?etc.)on the board.Go over the questions with
17、 the students.Show the notice on OH that has been posted on the apartment doors.Read each Q and explain that they must find the answer quickly.Ask for answers to each Q.As students give answers,point to the answer in the text.Underline and mark answers with#1,2,3,etc.(corresponding to the questions)
18、on the notice.*Warning sign generated at:warningsigngenerator/*Reading Signs in English(Photographs of many signs)manythings.org/signs/1219Practice:Pass out a worksheet with 3-4 notices/signs/letters(about different repair work,fumigation,wet paint,etc.)with Qs under each.Tell the students to read t
19、he Qs silently as the Teacher reads them aloud.Then quickly find the answer.Teacher reads Q aloud and students underline and write the Q number next to the answer in the text.1.Students can work in pairs to check each other,and then individuals can mark on OH in front of class for feedback.Sample Co
20、mpetency-Based Lesson Plan20Evaluation/Assessment:Students will be given a worksheet with a new notice.Teacher will ask the group Qs such as what work will be done?What apartments will be without water?Who will you contact?Students will mark answers in notice with 1,2,3,4,etc.Teacher can walk around
21、 to view student work and assess mastery.Application:Send small groups with Qs to answer,each to a different area of the school to read signs that have been posted there and report back to the class(e.g.“This stairway will be closed for repairs,Thursday between 8 and 5”).Discussion of the Process21A
22、fter doing this reading lesson:How would you follow up on the lesson tomorrow?How might you teach this reading skill in relation to another competency area?For example,in three weeks,when you move into a jobs unit:How could you work to practice/andreview this reading skill?Incorporating Graphic Orga
23、nizersText Structure TableFreeologyOracle ThinkQuest“Google”graphic organizers for many more choicesLynncalmkinddoes fun thingsmakes good mealsreads books at quiet timehugs each child*Source:marshalladulteducation.orgSites for Reading SamplesMarshall Adult Education Reading Skills for Todays Adults1
24、00 free Short English Stories for ESL LearnersEL Civics“Print&Go ESL Reading Worksheets”Materials Online for Teacher UseLesson plans linked to competencies mnabeassessment/competency_links.html CASAS Life&Work Forms 83R and 84R Linking documents mnabeassessment/competency_links.htmlMaterials Online
25、for Teacher UseReading For Life themlc.org/Reading_for_Life_Lessons3.htmlHUBBS EL Civics “Food Safety”hubbs.spps.org/Food_Safety2.html HUBBS EL Civics “Construction”hubbs.spps.org/Construction_Skills.html Targeted Online Activities for Student UseMinneapolis ABE https:/abeweb.mpls.k12.mn.us/Marshall
26、 Adult Education marshalladulteducation.org/reading-skills-for-todays-adultjohnmh Adult and Family Education(johnmh/esl.html)johnmh Form 83 Practice johnmh/ILA/ila83r.html johnmh Form 185 Practice johnmn/ILA/ila185r.html Learning Line rmpbs.org/resources/files/education/learninglineCalifornia Distance Learning Project cdlponline.orgGCFLearnFree gcflearnfree.org English-On-The-Web english-on-the-web.yolasiteQuestions?
