Literacy for Adult ESOL Learners Update 2006

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Literacy for Adult ESOL Learners Update 2006

• Florida Department of Education
• Florida Adult ESOL Practitioners Task Force

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Literacy for Adult ESOL LearnersAdult ESOL
Program Updates

• Course Title
• Literacy for Adult ESOL Learners
• Program - 9900300
• CIP 1532.010303
• Literacy Levels A, B, and C

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Literacy for Adult ESOL LearnersAdult ESOL
Program Updates

• Purpose of this course
• To provide English language and literacy
  instruction for limited English proficient adults
  who are pre-literate, non-literate, or
  semi-literate in their home language in order to
  increase their ability to communicate in English.

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Literacy for Adult ESOL LearnersAdult ESOL
Program Updates

• Literacy for Adult ESOL Learners
• Revised entry requirements for PY 2006
• Native Literacy Screening required
• CASAS score not required
• Potential to earn an LCP at each level
• Entry
• CASAS Oral Screening Questions
• 5 Practice Items from CASAS Form 27
• Native Language Literacy Screening
• Progression/Exit Progress Report

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Literacy for Adult ESOL LearnersAdult ESOL
Program Updates

• Revised for PY 2006

• Prior to PY 2006

Level A 0-170
Level A
Level B 171 - 180
Level B
Level C 181-190
Level C
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Sample of Screening Device

• NATIVE LANGUAGE LITERACY
• SCREENING DEVICE
• (ENGLISH)
• Dear Student
• Welcome to our school.
• This form will help us to decide the best course
  for you at this program.
• Please fill out the form by yourself.
• If you cannot answer all the questions, fill out
  the parts that you can and leave the rest of the
  form empty.
• Thank you.

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Sample of Screening Device

• PART I
• Todays Date ____________________________________
  _______
• Name ____________________________________________
  _____
• Address _________________________________________
  ______
• Telephone _______________________________________
  ______
• Date of Birth ___________________________________
  _________
• PART II
• 1. Where were you born?
• 2. In what year did you come to the United
  States?
• 3. How many years did you go to school in your
  country?
• 4. Have you attended English classes in the
  United States before now?
• PART III

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Literacy for Adult ESOL LearnersAdult ESOL
Program Updates

• Where can I find the Native Language Literacy
  Screening?
• The Native Language Literacy Screening is online
  via the Florida Adult ESOL website
• www.FloridaAdultESOL.org

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Literacy for Adult ESOL LearnersAdult ESOL
Program Updates

• Assessment for promotion
• Progress Report all levels
• Literacy exit tests (optional)
• Recommended next course
• Adult ESOL 9900040

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Presenter

• Mabel Magarinos
• magarim_at_ocps.net