Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g9GJNVX12845; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 15:23:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 15:23:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <E181tiX-0007v5-00@smtp10.atl.mindspring.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Abigail Tom" <abtom@mindspring.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8231] Re: intake placement instruments X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 4.5 (0410) Status: O Content-Length: 1042 Lines: 36 Why can't you use the Best? We use it to assess reading and writing and use a short interview for oral skills. Abbie Tom --Abbie Tom Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC, USA abtom@mindspring.com ---------- >From: Cheryl Pyburn <cpyburn7@yahoo.com> >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8230] intake placement instruments >Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2002, 2:57 PM > > Hi everyone. > > Any ideas about what to use for an initial placement > instrument since we can no longer use the BEST for > ESOL placement? Right now our counselors are placing > students in classes based on a short conversation and > some sample writing; however, this doesn't seem to be > working -- students are being placed in classes that > are too low for them. > > What do other learning centers use? Thanks. > > ===== > Cheryl Pyburn > Operation Bootstrap > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com
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