St. Thomas UniversitySt. Thomas UniversityEEX 501EEX 501

2006 Spring Term A12006 Spring Term A1

Oral PresentationOral Presentationof Assessmentof Assessment

2-25-062-25-06Professor: Dr. Margaret FahringerProfessor: Dr. Margaret Fahringer

Woodcock-Munoz Language Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey- -RevisedSurvey- -Revised

Report of Language Proficiency Report of Language Proficiency TestingTestingEnglishEnglish

Name: Doe, JohnName: Doe, JohnDate of Birth: 09/05/1997Date of Birth: 09/05/1997Age: 8 years, 5 monthsAge: 8 years, 5 months

Date of Testing: 02/01/06Date of Testing: 02/01/06

TESTS ADMINISTEDTESTS ADMINISTEDJohn was administered a set of tests John was administered a set of tests

from the Woodcock-Munoz from the Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey- - Revised Language Survey- - Revised (WMLS-R) English Form A(WMLS-R) English Form A

LANGUAGE EXPOSURE AND USE LANGUAGE EXPOSURE AND USE QUESTIONNAIRQUESTIONNAIR

John was born in the United States.John was born in the United States. John’s first language was Spanish. At home, John’s first language was Spanish. At home,

he speaks Spanish 100% of the time. he speaks Spanish 100% of the time. Others in his home speak Spanish 100% of Others in his home speak Spanish 100% of the time. In informal social situations John the time. In informal social situations John speaks English 100% of the time. In the speaks English 100% of the time. In the classroom John’s primary language is classroom John’s primary language is English 100% of the time in the general English 100% of the time in the general education classroom.education classroom.

Language Exposure Con.Language Exposure Con.

John has been in a bilingual education John has been in a bilingual education program receiving English and Spanish program receiving English and Spanish instructions since pre kindergarten. He has instructions since pre kindergarten. He has been exposed to academic instructions in been exposed to academic instructions in English at school for 4 years. He has been English at school for 4 years. He has been exposed to academic instructions in Spanish exposed to academic instructions in Spanish S at school for 4 years.S at school for 4 years.

TEST SESSION OBSERVATIONSTEST SESSION OBSERVATIONS

John’s conversational proficiency seemed very John’s conversational proficiency seemed very advanced for a child of his age. He was advanced for a child of his age. He was exceptionally cooperative through the exceptionally cooperative through the examination; his activity level was typical for his examination; his activity level was typical for his age and grade. He appeared at ease attentive to age and grade. He appeared at ease attentive to the task. He appeared confident and self assured the task. He appeared confident and self assured through the examination. He responded promptly, through the examination. He responded promptly, but was careful doing so. He generally persisted but was careful doing so. He generally persisted with difficult task typical of his age and grade.with difficult task typical of his age and grade.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTINGPROFICIENCY TESTING

Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey, Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey, English Form AEnglish Form A

Norms based on grade 2.9Norms based on grade 2.9 TABLE OF SCORESTABLE OF SCORES

Test ResultTest Result Test/ClustersTest/Clusters RawRaw GE GE AEAE Picture Vocabulary 39 8-11 3.2Picture Vocabulary 39 8-11 3.2 Verbal Analogies 18 8-11 3.8Verbal Analogies 18 8-11 3.8 Letter-Word Identification 59 13-7 8.0Letter-Word Identification 59 13-7 8.0 Dictation 50 16-4 10.2Dictation 50 16-4 10.2 Understanding Directions 9 9-0 3.6Understanding Directions 9 9-0 3.6 Story Recall 13 6.1 K-9Story Recall 13 6.1 K-9 Passage Comprehension 21 9-8 4.4Passage Comprehension 21 9-8 4.4

Woodcock-Munoz Language Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey- - RevisedSurvey- - Revised

Report of Language Proficiency Report of Language Proficiency Testing ResultsTesting Results

EnglishEnglish

Name: Doe, JohnName: Doe, John Date of Birth: 09/05/1997Date of Birth: 09/05/1997 Age: 8 years, 5 monthsAge: 8 years, 5 months Date of Testing: 02/01/06Date of Testing: 02/01/06

Test 1: Picture VocabularyTest 1: Picture Vocabulary

John achieved raw score of 31. He received John achieved raw score of 31. He received an age equivalent score of 8-11 and a grade an age equivalent score of 8-11 and a grade equivalent score of 3.2. This places him on equivalent score of 3.2. This places him on age level in his score. John’s grade age level in his score. John’s grade expected score is 3 months lower then his expected score is 3 months lower then his expected grade equivalent score. John will expected grade equivalent score. John will need interventions that would strengthen need interventions that would strengthen this area.this area.

Test 2: Verbal AnalogiesTest 2: Verbal Analogies

John received a raw score of 18. He John received a raw score of 18. He received an age equivalent score o f 8-received an age equivalent score o f 8-11and a grade equivalent of 3.8. This places 11and a grade equivalent of 3.8. This places him on age level in his scores. John’s grade him on age level in his scores. John’s grade expected score is 3 months higher then expected score is 3 months higher then other students in his grade level.other students in his grade level.

Test 3: Letter Word IdentificationTest 3: Letter Word Identification

John achieved a raw score of 59. An age John achieved a raw score of 59. An age equivalent score of 13-7 and a grade equivalent score of 13-7 and a grade equivalent score of 8.0. This shows that equivalent score of 8.0. This shows that John is scoring much higher than an John is scoring much higher than an average child of his age and grade. In fact, average child of his age and grade. In fact, John is working in Letter Word Identification John is working in Letter Word Identification 5 grades above his grade level. This is one 5 grades above his grade level. This is one of John’s stronger areas.of John’s stronger areas.

Test 4: Dictation Test 4: Dictation

John achieved a raw score of 50. He John achieved a raw score of 50. He received an age equivalent of 16-4 and a received an age equivalent of 16-4 and a grade equivalent score of 10.7 which is 10th grade equivalent score of 10.7 which is 10th grade 7th month. This shows that grade 7th month. This shows that

John is working in dictation as a child that is John is working in dictation as a child that is in the 10th grade after seven months. This is in the 10th grade after seven months. This is by fare John’s strongest area.by fare John’s strongest area.

Test 5: Understanding DirectionsTest 5: Understanding Directions

John achieved a raw score of 9, an age John achieved a raw score of 9, an age equivalent score of 9 years a grade equivalent score of 9 years a grade equivalent score of 3.6. This places John equivalent score of 3.6. This places John just around grade level. He understands just around grade level. He understands direction typically as a child of his age and direction typically as a child of his age and grade level. He is just slightly above the grade level. He is just slightly above the average student his age.average student his age.

Test 6: Story RecallTest 6: Story Recall

John achieved a raw score of 13, an age John achieved a raw score of 13, an age equivalent score of 6-1 and a grade equivalent equivalent score of 6-1 and a grade equivalent score of K.9. This places John’s performance as score of K.9. This places John’s performance as that of a child between the age of 1 to 6 years of that of a child between the age of 1 to 6 years of age and a grade equivalent to that of a child in age and a grade equivalent to that of a child in kindergarten for 9 months. This is by far John’s kindergarten for 9 months. This is by far John’s weakest area. This report gives me the information weakest area. This report gives me the information which shows John’s needs for interventions that which shows John’s needs for interventions that would strengthen this area.would strengthen this area.

Test 7: Passage ComprehensionTest 7: Passage Comprehension

John achieved a raw score of 21, an age John achieved a raw score of 21, an age equivalent score of 9-8 and a grade equivalent score of 9-8 and a grade equivalent score of 4.4. This places John equivalent score of 4.4. This places John one year above the average child his age.one year above the average child his age.

Report of Language Proficiency Report of Language Proficiency Testing Testing

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ReadingReading measures letter and word measures letter and word identification skills and the ability to identification skills and the ability to comprehend written passages while comprehend written passages while reading. John demonstrates advanced reading. John demonstrates advanced English reading ability (AE level 13-7). His English reading ability (AE level 13-7). His performance is as an average child in the performance is as an average child in the 8th grade. Reading task on grade level will 8th grade. Reading task on grade level will be too easy for John. He will benefit more be too easy for John. He will benefit more from an advances reading curriculum.from an advances reading curriculum.

Writing Writing measures spelling, punctuation, measures spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and word usage. John capitalization, and word usage. John demonstrates advanced English writing demonstrates advanced English writing ability he is performing as a child in the 10 ability he is performing as a child in the 10 grade seven months grade level reading will grade seven months grade level reading will be very easy for John. In fact I will consider be very easy for John. In fact I will consider John for gifted in this area.John for gifted in this area.

Listening Listening measures listening ability, measures listening ability, comprehension, and linguistic competency. John comprehension, and linguistic competency. John demonstrates the listening ability of a child demonstrates the listening ability of a child between the age of 6-1 and the age of a child K.9. between the age of 6-1 and the age of a child K.9. His performance is far below average for a child His performance is far below average for a child his age. However, his performance in his age. However, his performance in understanding directions is as that of a child his understanding directions is as that of a child his age. This shows a significant variability in his age. This shows a significant variability in his listening performance.listening performance.