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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="ES">The
UMBC Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program Presents <span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="ES"><b><font size="4">Understanding and Using K-12 English Language Proficiency Assessments to Promote Beneficial Outcomes for English Learners</font></b><span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">Ahyoung Alicia Kim</span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="ES">University
of Wisconsin-Madison<span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, February 25, 2021<span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Online - Eastern US Time<span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Summary<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">English learners (ELs) comprise over 10% of the total K-12
population in the U.S. As part of the federal policy (Every Student Succeeds
Act) to support ELs, they are assessed, identified, and placed in language
instruction educational programs. Therefore, assessing ELs is an integral part of
supporting ELs. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="margin:0in">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This talk focuses on WIDA ACCESS for ELLs (in short ACCESS),
an English language proficiency assessment used across 40 U.S. states and
territories, including Maryland. The presentation will begin by describing what
ACCESS measures—English language development standards in the four language
domains of listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Next, we will learn about
how students’ responses are scored across the four language domains and
presented on score reports. The talk will conclude by suggesting how educators
could use ACCESS scores to promote beneficial outcomes for ELs. To
appropriately use ACCESS scores, educators should accurately interpret test
scores. In addition, educators need to be informed regarding appropriate
decisions they can make using the scores, and the potential consequences of their
decisions on student outcomes. </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="ES">Dr. Ahyoung Alicia Kim</span></b><span lang="ES"> </span>i</font><font face="arial, sans-serif">s a researcher at WIDA at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison where she conducts validation research of ACCESS for ELLs and
other WIDA language assessments. Her research interests include language
assessment, child bilingualism, second language literacy development, and
computer-assisted language learning. Prior to joining WIDA, Dr. Kim was a
post-doctoral fellow with a focus on child bilingualism at Cornell University.
She has also led research on large-scale English proficiency exams at Seoul
National University in Seoul, Korea. Over the years, she has taught TESOL and
ESL courses in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Kim holds an Ed.D. in Applied
Linguistics and an Ed.M. in TESOL from Teachers College, Columbia University.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="ES">Free Registration<span></span></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Free registration by e-mail to <a href="mailto:TESOL@umbc.edu" target="_blank">TESOL@umbc.edu</a></span></p>
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