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<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi
Ted,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for
this. This is a great list - did you generate it yourself?
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess I have a
bunch of questions for you about it:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial size=2>How do you use
it? As a general guide, or do you deliberately try to address each
item? Are you the only one who uses this, or do others you work
with?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you find that if
you adhere to these principles, that the students advance?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Marie</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600303619-05022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
assessment-bounces@nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>Ted Klein<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 04, 2008 9:49
PM<BR><B>To:</B> The Assessment Discussion List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Assessment
1105] Re: No Questions or Comments?!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Marie,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In the long run, this may be all that I know.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Script MT Bold" size=5>Ted</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.tedklein-ESL.com">www.tedklein-ESL.com</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">20
Questions: </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">LANGUAGE
CLASS OBSERVATION CHECKLIST</SPAN><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>YES<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NO<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">1.
Were there 10 or fewer students in the class?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">2.
Was the classroom comfortable in terms of<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>environment and learning
atmosphere?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">3.
Did the instructor have a pleasant and<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>supportive personality?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">4.
Were the lessons communication centered,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>rather than informational, most
of the time?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">5.
Was the instructor a native-speaker or<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>near native-speaker of the
target language?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">6.
Was the target language used as a medium<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>of instruction all or most of
the time?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">7.
Did the students do most of the communication,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>rather than the instructor?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">8.
Did the instructor maintain control of the class<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>in a non-threatening
manner?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">9.
Did<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>members of the class seem
compatible with each<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>other and the instructor?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">10.
Did the students seem closely matched in their<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>target language
proficiency?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">11.
Did all of the students participate?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">12.
Were students enthusiastic?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">13.
Did the instructor use a variety of techniques<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to elicit communication
activities?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">14.
Did the instructor assist students, rather<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>than push them?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">15.
Did the instructor use normal, rather than<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>exaggerated speech?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">16.
Were training aids used to enhance or reinforce<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>results?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">17.
Were new learning objectives reinforced adequately?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">18.
Was correction applied moderately and positively<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>so that it wouldn't
inhibit communication?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">19.
Was there a balance of language skills (listening,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>speaking, reading and
writing?)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">20.
Were students dealt with appropriately for their<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ages? (e.g. adults treated
like adults).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>---- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com
href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com">Marie Cora</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Assessment@nifl.gov
href="mailto:Assessment@nifl.gov">Assessment@nifl.gov</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 04, 2008 5:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Assessment 1103] No Questions
or Comments?!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello
everyone,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m so surprised!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No one has anything to comment on
regarding your program’s effectiveness at helping ESL students
advance??<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I was very curious to
know if subscribers experience the same types of issues that Dr. Chisman and
Dr. Crandall found in their research:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>a lack of intensity of instruction/few protocols for transitioning
students/few opportunities for professional
development.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What are the issues in your
program that you feel inhibit the ESL student from advancing?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>What do you try to do about
that?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please post your questions and
comments now.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marie
Cora<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Assessment Discussion List
Moderator<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Marie
Cora</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes"><A
href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</SPAN></FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">NIFL
Assessment Discussion List Moderator</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes"><A
href="http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment">http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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