Early Language Assessment Workshop - May 1, 2012

Early Language Listening & Oral Proficiency Assessment (ELLOPA) and Student Oral Proficiency Assessment (SOPA)
Familiarization Workshop

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

McDonald International School
temporary location at Lincoln High School in Seattle
4400 Interlake Ave N | Seattle, WA 98103

Cost: No cost, but space is limited.
Please register at http://tinyurl.com/EarlyLanguageAssessmentMay1.
6 free clock hours available through OSPI. (Lunch on your own.)

Presented by Dr. Michele Anciaux Aoki, World Languages Program Supervisor,
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) michele.aoki@k12.wa.us
(with other assistants)

Sponsored by Seattle Public Schools International Education Program and OSPI World Languages Program.

Audience: Language teachers interested in early language learning and proficiency assessment

Goal of the Workshop: To become familiar with the ELLOPA and SOPA as alternative assessments for determining a student’s oral proficiency and listening comprehension skills in a second language

Objectives: Participants will:
- Become familiar with the ELLOPA and SOPA interviews
- Identify and practice effective interviewing techniques
- Explore levels and sublevels of the rating rubric
- Become familiar with and apply rating procedures

Agenda

I. Introductions and Workshop Overview
II. What is the ELLOPA, the SOPA?
III. Sample Interview
IV. Interviewing Techniques & Practice
Lunch (on your own)
V. Overview of the SOPA Rating Scale
VI. Rating Procedures & Practice
VII. Preparations for Interviews & Customizing Scripts
VIII. Wrap-up Review
For more information about the ELLOPA and SOPA, visit: http://www.cal.org/ela/sopaellopa/index.html.

For more information, contact:
michele.aoki@k12.wa.us

Michele Anciaux Aoki, Ph.D. | Program Supervisor
World Languages, International Education, and Safe Routes to School
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building | PO Box 47200 | Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: 360.725.6129 | Cell: 206.234.4029 | Fax: 360.725.4994 |
Email: michele.aoki@k12.wa.us

Visit the World Languages web pages: http://www.k12.wa.us/WorldLanguages/
Visit the International Education web pages: http://www.k12.wa.us/InternationalEd/
Visit the Safe Routes to School web page: http://www.k12.wa.us/HealthFitness/SafeRoutes.aspx