This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the Assessment of students in K-12 schools who use two or more languages in their daily life: English Language Learners (ELLs), or Emergent Bilinguals.
The book will be an invaluable resource in teacher preparation programs, but will also help policy-makers and educators make better decisions to support their students..
The author presents a decision-making framework called PUMI (Purpose, Use, Method, Instrument) that practitioners can use to better inform Assessment decisions for bilingual children.
The book includes a thorough examination of the policy, history and assessment/measurement issues that educators should understand in order to best advocate for their students.
This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the Assessment of students in K-12 schools who use two or more languages in their daily life: English Language Learners (ELLs), or Emergent Bilinguals
