SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
TESOL STANDARDS
WIDA STANDARDS Both TESOL and WIDA standards have grade level breakdown: PreK-K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. And both are broken down by English level proficiency.
Both have similarly levels of proficiency.
Both focus on assessing language through content through reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Their focus in reading is to process, understand, interpret and evaluate written language, symbols and text through understanding and fluency.
In writing, their focus is in written communication to that deals with different of situations for different choices of purposes and audiences. The same applies for speaking, with the only difference from written to verbal communication.
The first is his usage of topoi; aside from the clearly evident introduction and conclusion, he utilizes definition, comparison, (causal) relationship, and refutation (counter argument). The second is his style which mainly revolves around correctness and clarity; he delivers his statements in an accurate and punctual manner, with no linguistic flair or ornateness. Or rather, it can be argued that his ornateness is his straightforwardness and ease of comprehension by the
The main similarity of the two works is the symbolism used. Both authors included a tree as an important symbol. In Speak, the tree was a symbol of Melinda’s growth through her pain. The tree in this book had been a drawing, and it progressed as
Grasping the many rhetorical modes Reading through this article on the rhetorical modes admittedly helped simplify the different rhetorical forms that can be used for writing in aspects of life and not just school work. As I read through the articles I began to feel more comfortable with the diverse forms of writing therefore, knowing these vast forms of writing, will not only help to better understand what the author is trying to say in any given writing, but, also help with confidently know which direction to take when composing my own literary work. Like the handout states, these different rhetorical forms of writing are, simply put, descriptions of a way to put information together so that it can be effortlessly understood by the conveyed
In both essays, the use of diction and tone directly affect the author’s
The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System is an assessment developed for students of grade levels 1-12 which will demonstrate students’ English proficiency. It is federally mandatory for English Language learnings to take this assessment to find out the annual progress that the English Language Learner students make in the English Language. The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment began after the Reading Proficiency Tests in English also known as (RPTE) needed federal requirements for also functioning for other grade levels and language domains. The Reading Proficiency Tests in English were created in 1999-2000 for English Language Learners that were in the third grade to the twelve grade. The Reading Proficiency Tests
In 2009, governors and state commissioners alike came together to formulate the development and implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Through membership organizations such as the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) (http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/frequently-asked-questions/), they were able to create a system that represented a clear-cut caliber of expectations meant for students in kindergarten to grade 12. Over the past several years, new amendments have been added to keep up with the standard that 48 states have adopted into their school systems, although the adoption of the policy was voluntary (http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/frequently-asked-questions/). Despite majority of the states in the U.S. having decided on the policy already, there has been conflict amongst the parents of the children who are subject to the rigorous and exhausting amount of tests they must take to keep up with what is fixed into their school systems. The argument against test-taking is a controversy in itself as many believe
This non-periodical web source gives a brief overview of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. To start off, standardized testing is explained in detail, giving specific examples under the 2002 law of what tests are required at certain ages. The main idea is the goal of the No Child Left Behind Act, which is to shorten the educational gap between regular and advanced students. There are four pillars of the bill; accountability, flexibility, research-based education and parent options. The source further explains the pillars, for example, “Accountability: to ensure those students who are disadvantaged, achieve academic
In my first assignment” Summary and Response of the essay The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” I learned how to effectively analyze and assimilate the key points of a text. I also learned about the concept of “economy of writing” which helped me to better express myself on paper by eliminating anything that was not necessary to the argument. The second paper I worked on was the rhetorical analysis of “Richer and poorer accounting for inequality” written by Jill Lepore. Throughout this assignment, I learned to identify the strategies logos, ethos and pathos.
In this short passage by William Zinsser, Zinsser used compare and contrast to inform the readers about his personal opinions of being a writer. Due to different understandings and opinions on how to be a good writer, Zinsser decided to use compare and contrast in order to present a clean and detailed differences to the reader about how different people’s writing style can vary. By doing this, it would be extremely helpful for the readers to distinguish the differences of each writing style, see the benefits and disadvantages, and ultimately gather enough information to decide which style fits them the best. At the panel with Dr. Brock, Zinsser gave the audience a broader view of different writing styles and how they contribute differently.
Background According to the Texas Education Agency’s timeline for assessments in Texas, standardize testing got its start in 1979. Though the initial law only required knowledge
This provides the audience with his personal perspective and thoughts during this time. Although, there are some minuscule differences when it comes to the audience. The differences come down to whom the writing is directed at. Individuals will gravitate to the texts that they share similar problems and experiences too. In both narratives, the gender and race of the individuals are important and influence the audience.
These two pieces have the same idea but use different methods to end with the same result. This is because the audiences of the two essays are
This helps the reader find different ways to understand what they are reading. It helps them draw a really clear picture in their head as
Hi Everyone, In 2017 Comparative testing in Australian schools is now called NAPLAN. NAPLAN is an annual program for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Since 2008 the program was intended to be a diagnostic tool to measure three things: first, how each student is achieving; second, to examine national literacy and numeracy benchmarks are being achieved at each school; and third, how educational programs are working in Australia schools. This has certainly changed, now students are played off against each other as well as teachers and schools.
In a word, fragmented reading and traditional reading have specific advantages and