Transcript LAS Links Placement Test Writing Grade 1

Connecting Assessment,
Language, and Learning
Jill Morgan
CTB/McGraw-Hill Trainer
Shelby Gallagher
Indiana LAS Links Program Manager
Today’s Agenda
LAS Links Placement Test
Writing Grade 1
 Scoring of Writing using 0-3 rubric
Note: This one-hour course is Part 2 of the
grades 1-5 LAS Links Placement Test
training. This session is for examiners of
students entering grade 1. PreLAS is used
for entering Kindergarten students.
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Materials covered
 LAS Links Placement Test grades K-1
 LAS Links Placement Test Examiner’s
Guide grades K-5
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REVIEW OF TEST
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Placement Test Summary
Speaking
6 Constructed Response
Listening
6 Multiple Choice
Reading
6 Multiple Choice
Writing
5 Multiple Choice
2 Constructed Response
Total
Estimated
18 items
20 minutes
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Administer the Writing Test
 Administered by a fluent English speaker
reading from the manual
 Students mark their own answers in Use
Conventions
 Students do their own writing in Write About
Pages 12-14 Examiner’s Guide
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Use Conventions
Page 16-17 Placement Test Grades K-1
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WRITING SCORING
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Write About
Description:
Write one sentence about the picture.
Page 18-19 Placement Test grades K-1
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Writing Rubric 0-3 for grade 1
0 Minimal or no communication
1 Rudimentary Communication - Limited
words
2 Basic communication - Sentence structure
3 Effective communication
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0 Minimal or no communication
 No English word
 Repetition of an earlier response
 “I don’t know”
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1 Rudimentary Communication
Limited words
 Minimal sentence structure (subject/verb or missing
subject and/or verb)
 One correctly spelled English word; copied ok, part
of the alphabet ok
 Serious errors in vocabulary, spelling, language
usage that interferes with communication
 Apparent content may or may not relate to prompt
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Write About
Sample Response Grades K-1
He cag ball.
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Write About
He cag ball.
Score 1
Rationale:
 Minimal sentence structure
with serious spelling error
(‘cag’).
 Gender of child could be a
boy or girl.
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Write About
Sed dos the bol to the
dog.
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Write About
Sed dos the bol to the
dog.
Score 1
Rationale:
 Minimal sentence structure
with serious spelling errors
(‘sed’ and ‘dos’).
 Serious spelling errors
interfere with communication.
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2 Basic communication
Sentence structure
 One response with meaning relevant to the prompt
 Write About: Description of picture with subject/predicate
 Errors in one or more categories without interfering with
meaning:
 Word choice, word order, spelling (phonetic ok if meaning clear)
 Errors in verb tense or agreement, articles, possession,
prepositions, pronouns, plural, adjectives, adverbs, gender
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Write About
The gro thros the ball.
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Write About
The gro thros the ball.
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Write About
The gro thros the ball.
Score 2
Rationale:
 Relates to the prompt
 Spelling errors can be
interpreted within two
readings
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Write About
The grol is toring the ball.
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Write About
The grol is toring the ball.
Score 2
Rationale:
 Basic communication with
fluently constructed verb form
 Spelling errors do not
interfere with communication.
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3 Effective communication
 One response with meaning relevant to the prompt
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Write About: Description of picture with complete sentence, no
grammar or sentence structure errors
 Up to 3 total errors in:
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Punctuation: Missing period in abbreviation, extra or missing commas
and apostrophes if meaning still clear
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Spelling: Minor errors if meaning clear. Repeated error is counted once.
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Handwriting: Incorrect or missing capitals. Note student’s style if certain
letters always capitalized.
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Run-on: Overuse of ‘and,’ comma splices and missing period ok.
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Grammar: Formation of past tense or participle in irregular verbs
Write About
The girl tros the ball to
the dog.
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Write About
The girl tros the ball to
the dog.
Score 3
Rationale:
 Effective communication
 Grammatically correct
 One error in spelling that
does not confuse meaning
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Write About
I see the girl playing
catch with her dog.
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Write About
I see the girl playing catch
with her dog.
Score 3
Rationale:
 Complete sentence without
error in grammar or sentence
structure
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Quiz #1
Scoring
Answer the 3
questions in the
Polling pane.
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Scoring Practice
Speak in Sentences
Your turn to score
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Write About Scoring Sample #1
Sample Response Grades K-1
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Write About Scoring Sample #1
Score 2
Rationale:
 Meaningful to the prompt
 Minimal sentence structure with grammatical errors
 Article ‘The’ or ‘A’ missing, ‘is hv’ for ‘are having’
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Write About Scoring Sample #2
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Write About Scoring Sample #2
Score 1
Rationale:
 One correctly spelled English word.
 No sentence structure
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Write About Scoring Sample #3
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Write About Scoring Sample #3
Score 2
Rationale:
 Meaningful to the prompt
 Minimal sentence structure with grammar errors
 Article ‘The’ or ‘A’ missing, ‘is a play’ for ‘are
playing’
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Write About Scoring Sample #4
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Write About Scoring Sample #4
Score 3
Rationale:
 Effective communication in complete sentence
 Grammatically correct
 One error in spelling that does not confuse meaning
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Write About Scoring Sample #5
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Write About Scoring Sample #5
Score 1
Rationale:
 One correctly spelled English word (‘on’)
 Minimal sentence structure but errors interfere with
communication (? Kid go on slide)
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Quiz #2
Scoring
Answer the 3
questions in the
Polling pane.
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Write About Scoring Sample #6
Sample Response Grades K-1
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Write About Scoring Sample #6
Score 2
Rationale:
 Meaningful to the prompt
 Minimal sentence structure with grammar errors
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Pronoun, verb formation, verb choice (‘having’ for throwing,
or is it ‘heaving’?), syntax (‘dog for the ball’ instead of ‘the ball
for the dog’)
Write About Scoring Sample #7
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Write About Scoring Sample #7
Score 1
Rationale:
 One correctly spelled English word (‘The’)
 No sentence structure
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Write About Scoring Sample #8
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Write About Scoring Sample #8
Score 3
Rationale:
 Effective communication in complete sentence
 Grammatically correct
 One error in spelling that does not confuse meaning
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Write About Scoring Sample #9
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Write About Scoring Sample #9
Score 3
Rationale:
 Effective communication in complete sentence
 One error in spelling that does not confuse meaning
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Write About Scoring Sample #10
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Write About Scoring Sample #10
Score 2
Rationale:
 Minimal sentence structure with grammar errors
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Pronoun, verb choice (‘has’ for ‘throws’), preposition (‘to’ for
‘for’)
HOW ABOUT A FEW MORE?
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Write About Scoring Sample #11
Ders a gril hodn a ten a
nadir gril is duwen samtin.
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Write About Scoring Sample #11
Ders a gril hodn a ten a
nadir gril is duwen samtin.
Score 1
Rationale:
 Rudimentary communication
with serious spelling errors that
interfere
 Sentence structure relates to the
prompt: “There’s a girl holding a
spoon/thing and another girl is
doing something.”
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Write About Scoring Sample #12
The moms is make the
food.
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Write About Scoring Sample #12
The moms is make the
food.
Score 2
Rationale:
 Relates to the prompt
 Grammar error keeps it from
being a 3 (‘moms is make’
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Write About Scoring Sample #13
They cooeakn the food.
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Write About Scoring Sample #13
They cooeakn the food.
Score 2
Rationale:
 Relates to the prompt.
 Grammar error (missing ‘are’)
 Spelling error can be interpreted
in one or two readings
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Write About Scoring Sample #14
The girls are makeing
something.
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Write About Scoring Sample #14
The girls are makeing
something.
Score 3
Rationale:
 Complete sentence,
grammatically correct
 Minor spelling error
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Write About Scoring Sample #15
Ther duen santen
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Write About Scoring Sample #15
Ther duen santen
Score 1
Rationale:
 Sentence structure
 Serious spelling errors that
interfere
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Write About Scoring Sample #16
The girls are cooking.
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Write About Scoring Sample #16
The girls are cooking.
Score 3
Rationale:
 Complete sentence
 Without error
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WE’RE ALMOST DONE
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What we covered today
LAS Links Placement Test
Writing for Grade 1
 Writing scoring with 0-3 rubric
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One last thing
Thank you for your time today and
your commitment to the students
Before you log off,
please complete the
evaluation questions
in the Polling pane.
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