Language Assessment Battery Revised

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Nassau BOCES BETAC
Language Assessment Battery- Revised LAB-R 2002
Form A
Friday, June 13, 2003
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LAB-R Introduction

• School districts will no longer use locally
  chosen instruments for identification (i.e.. LAB,
  LAS-O) and achievement (i.e.. district reading
  test, LAB, LAS).
• The assessments for identification and
  achievement will be uniform statewide.
• CR Part 154 is being amended to require the use
  of the NYSESLAT and the LAB-R.

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How are the new assessments different?
LAB-R
NYSESLAT

• developed by teachers in conjunction with the New
  York City Department of Education

• developed by teachers in conjunction with the New
  York State Education Department

• annual assessment to measure students progress
  toward meeting standards

• administered one time when student enters school

• determines students readiness to exit a
  bilingual/ESL program

• identifies students who are entitled to
  bilingual/ESL services

• administered to new entrants as of Fall 2003

• administered to LEP/ELLs beginning in Spring 2003

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What are the components of the LAB-R?

• The LAB-R assesses Reading, Writing, Listening
• and Speaking at 5 different levels from
  Kindergarten through grade 12.
• Level Grade
• Level I K 1 (Level I does not assess
  writing)
• Level II 2 3
• Level III 4 5
• Level IV 6 8
• Level V 9 12 (optional writing
  sample)

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What is the scoring method for the LAB-R?

• The LAB-R will not provide a percentile score
• The LAB-R will be scored using a
  criterion-referenced model providing a scale
  score consistent with the NYS learning standards
  for ESL and ELA

• Cut points have been established to provide
  diagnostic information on the students level of
  English language proficiency as follows

• Beginning
• Intermediate
• Advanced/Transitional
• English Proficient

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Language Assessment Battery Revised
(LAB-R) Form A 2002
Level I (Grades K-1)
TEST SECTION
ESTIMATED TIME

• The examiner completes the answer document.
• Administer entire assessment at one time, if
  possible.
• Allow 3-5 seconds for each response.
• Items/questions/stories may be read no more than
  two (2) times.
• If student responds incorrectly on three (3)
  consecutive questions in the Listening/Speaking
  Subtest, stop and go to the Reading Subtest.
• If the student responds incorrectly on three (3)
  consecutive questions in the Reading Subtest,
  discontinue testing.

NOTES
QUESTION/TYPE
ADMINISTRATION
BASIC FORMAT

• Oral questions based on illustrations
• Responses to simple requests
• Vocabulary
• Conversation
• listening comprehension
• sentence repetition

Physical and Verbal Response (25 Items)
LISTENING
and
Individual
25 minutes
SPEAKING

• Concepts about print
• Alphabet/sight words identification based on
  illustrations
• Environmental print, based on illustrations
• Reading comprehension based on reading passages
  with illustrations

Physical and Verbal Response (15 Items)
Individual
15 minutes
READING
need an illustrated childrens book with simple
test on facing pages for this section
Not administered at this level
WRITING
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Language Assessment Battery Revised
(LAB-R) Form A 2002
Level II (Grades 2-3)
TEST SECTION
ESTIMATED TIME

• The student marks answers to some of the items in
  the Student Response Booklet.
• The entire LAB-R may be administered at one time.
• Allow 3-5 seconds for each response.
• Items may be read no more than two (2) times.
• If student responds incorrectly on three (3)
  consecutive questions discontinue and go to next
  section of the subtest.
• Allow a rest period between the administration of
  each subtest.

NOTES
QUESTION/TYPE
ADMINISTRATION
BASIC FORMAT

• Responses to simple requests
• Vocabulary
• verbatim repetition
• listening comprehension

Physical and Verbal Responses (16 Items)
8 minutes
LISTENING
Individual

• Conversation
• context-specific vocabulary
• open-ended responses to illustrations

Verbal Responses (16 Items)
SPEAKING
10 minutes
Individual

• Concepts about print
• Letter number recognition
• Sight words
• Reading comprehension

Student marks some items with an X Teachers
marks other items (16 Items)
Individual
15 minutes
READING
Student writes letters and words, and marks
correct sentences (16 items)

• Final consonants
• Initial consonants
• grammar

Individual
WRITING
15 minutes
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Language Assessment Battery Revised
(LAB-R) Form A 2002
Level III (Grades 4-5), Level IV(Grades 6-8)
Level V (Grades 9-12)
TEST SECTION
ESTIMATED TIME

• NOTES
• Students record their own answers to all items in
  the Listening, Reading and Writing subtests.
• No more than two subtests may be administered in
  one sitting.
• Allow a five to ten minute rest period between
  subtests.
• A maximum of ten seconds should be allowed
  between the presentation of a test question and
  the student response. If no student response is
  given continue on to the next question.
• Level V includes an optional writing sample in
  addition to the Writing subtest, which is scored
  using a rubric.

QUESTION/TYPE
ADMINISTRATION
BASIC FORMAT
Respond to questions based on a passage presented
orally Respond to oral questions and statements
on a given topic.
Group (by level)
30 minutes
Multiple-choice (20 Items)
LISTENING
Oral questions and answers based on illustrations
and specific topics.
Oral question and response (26 Items)
Individual
20 minutes
SPEAKING
Reading comprehension questions based on 3
reading passages with illustrations.
Group (by level)
Multiple-choice (25 Items)
35 minutes
READING
Items assess the conventions of written English.
Multiple-choice (25 Items)
Group (by level)
20 minutes
WRITING