My program is required to use BEST+; it's okay as assessments go (what were
they thinking with some of those pictures?), but it is not always brief. If
your potential student knows NO English, it's brief, but they any English at
all it may take as much as 15-20 minutes to administer. The BEST+ may take
longer than that if you have an advanced student. And it is not cheap! We
used to use the ESLOA years ago and I have not looked at it in a long time,
but from what I remember it would work for if you don't have to a
nationally-normed test. 

 

Cindi Riley

Assistant Executive Director

Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry

1403 Prince St.

Beaufort, SC  29902

(843) 525-6658

fax (843) 521-1945

 <mailto:criley at lowcountryliteracy.org> criley at lowcountryliteracy.org

 <blocked::http://www.lowcountryliteracy.org/> www.lowcountryliteracy.org 

Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry equips adults with the reading,
writing, math and speaking skills they need to be successful in the family,
the workplace and the community.

Our mission is to increase adult literacy in the greater Beaufort County
area by providing leadership, creating awareness, and offering quality
instructional services.

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From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Combs, Kay
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:31 AM
To: The Assessment Discussion List
Subject: [Assessment 2239] Re: Adult Basic Oral Survival English Skills -
atest?

 

CAL's BEST Plus test is the best oral assessment I have found.  It can be
used print-based or computer-based.

 

Kay Combs

Program Coordinator

Center for Lifelong Learning

Georgetown, KY  40324

502-570-8984

 

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From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Diana Siemer
Sent: Tue 10/20/2009 10:13 PM
To: assessment at nifl.gov
Subject: [Assessment 2236] Adult Basic Oral Survival English Skills - a
test?

To Whom it May Concern:

I need a brief oral assessment vehicle that will answer - yes or no - that
an adult for whom English is not his/her first language has gained Basic
Oral English Survival Skills. I am trying to please non-ESOL superiors,
hence the impossible request. What is the best thing out there? Would it be
CAL's BEST test - short form, which I know is an old standard, or is there a
better, more recently created vehicle? How about the ESLOA from Reader's
Press? I'm familiar with the BEST, but never used the ESLOA. Thank you for
any help or advice anyone can give.
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Diana Siemer
ESOL Program Coordinator
410-522-2668
dsiemer at cc-md.org

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