Oral+Language+Assessment+and+Development

=**Oral Language Assessment and Development**=

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Go to this sight and click on the oral language observation check list. || K || Oral language observation check list ||  ||< This assessment will help to pinpoint any areas of weakness in oral language development. ||  || Phonemic Awareness || Multiple strategies to use. Lists of books for rhyming, poetry, phonemic awareness strategies, and nursery rhymes. || Leon || [|Oral Language Assessment] || K-2 || [|Oral Language development activities] || This assessment comes with directions and one sample test. While it is not the whole assessment program, it could be used as a quick assessment and reference for younger grades (K-2). || (Troll) || Deveopmentally appropriate strategies used to assess both vocabulary and comprehension. Very easy to use. || Games used to help encourage oral language development. [] || Great assessment and suggestion to implement into your classroom to incorporate oral language development. || Oral Language Assessment || [] || K-5 Oral Language Strategies || This file gives you an overview of what oral assessment is and also gives you an assessment artifact to use to test oral language development. || 1-2 PreK-2 || [] This link is an overview of language development along with strategies for teachers from a literacy consultant. She provides you with observation checklists, rating scales (TROLL with interpretations), logs, etc. ||  || Website includes many oral language activities that develop reading readiness ||  || Shuster || [] || Elementary || [] ||  || Expressive Langauge (speaking): || 4-5 (but can be modified) ||  || These are the rubrics and checklists for assessing receptive and expressive language for upper elementary students as outline by MLPP. These assessments can be done as observations or in a more formal presentation based assessment. || || These two handouts are ideas to foster oral language in discussion and book talks as a part of your language arts curriculum. Great ideas to give children the language to talk about books. || Research based assessment of oral language skills from agest 3-21 || Any || Early childhood strategies for interactive book readings. ||  ||
 * Student Name || Assessment || Grade Levels || Strategy || Comment ||
 * Dana Saenz || [[file:solom.pdf]] || All Grades || Can be used to get information to develop your D.I. groups || A rating scale that teachers can use to assess their students oral language on the basis of what they observe in a variety of situations. ||
 * Dana Saenz ||  || pre-k to k || Oral Language Assessment and Development || Role-playing different types of conversations helps prepare children for future verbal interactions. ||
 * Michelle Wilczak || [] || K-8th || [] || Using this assessment will allow for developmentally appropriate instruction. A teacher can pinpoint where a student is struggling and create mini-lessons.By playing the game, students learn to give directions orally. The game appears simple but is challenging when having to give the directions. ||
 * Kristy Trombley || []
 * Jessica Hebel || [|Lit for Literacy] || K-3 || Literature for Literacy
 * Marietta
 * //Jessica Fisk// || ===[|Open-Ended Oral Language Assessment]=== || K-2 || [|http://www.waze.net/oea/#New_Activities] || This assessment is by Rigby. It uses a picture to help evaluate a student's stage of language acquisition. The following website contains different lessons to increase oral language in your classroom. ||
 * Donald Mackewich || [] || K-5 || This oral language assessment helps educators learn the strengths and weaknesses of their students in regards to listening and comprehension. || I like this assessment because it comples with clear instructions and 15 sample questions. It is in a PDF form and very easy to use. ||
 * Betsy Mueller || [] || K-6 || A guide to use when assessing student's oral language. || This is similar to the solom oral reading inventroy. ||
 * Betsy Mueller || [] || PreK-2 || Teacher Rating of Oral Language and Learning
 * Melinda Wavra || [|oral language assessment] || K-5 || [|oral language strategy] || Great strategies for shared reading with children who have language difficulties. ||
 * Melissa Johnson || [] || Pre-K-1 || [] || This assessment and strategy activities comes with specific directions for successful completion. ||
 * Lori Losinski || [[file:oral lang. assessment.pdf]] || Early Elementar || Oral language observation chart for teachers to fill out as they observe students. This also provides multiple suggestions for how to quickly and easily implement oral language activities into your daily routine.
 * Kelly Gartrell || [] || K-5
 * Jessica Johnson ||  || Early Elementary || [] || Some fun game ideas for oral language development. ||
 * Jessica Johnson || [] ||  ||   || A checklist for observing students oral language skills. ||
 * Traci Gabow || []
 * Carey Thomsen || [|Oral Language Assessment for ESL Students] || k-1 || [|Oral Language Activities]
 * Joanne Haberkamp || [] || K-5 || [] ||  ||
 * Sam
 * Marisa Swartz || [] ||  || [] ||   ||
 * Elizabeth McKenna || Receptive Language (listening):
 * Elizabeth McKenna ||  || 3rd-6th || [[file:Steps in Structuring and Framing Book Talks.pdf]]
 * Stephanie Hayward || Comprehensive Assessment of Oral Language
 * Julie Gregor || [|Oral Language Assessment] || K-1 || [|Oral Language Strategies] || These strategies help students develop their oral language skills ||
 * Jan Allardyce || [|Using running records to assess] || K-6 || [|Use Visual thinking strategies to improve language development] ||  ||

(could be used for both assessment and strategy) || 1-2 || Could be used for both assessment and strategy ||  ||
 * Kristi Miller || http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/jthompson/resources/KTRAOralLanguageLessons.pdf

[] || Elementary ||  ||   ||
 * Rachel Messer || []
 * ||  || Elementary || [] || This article includes both strategies and assessments ||