https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l en-us 2021-11-12 00:17:24 UTC 2021-12-04 04:55:55 UTC hello@padlet.com juliieeeww https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1885344605 What's your personal opinion on grading ELLs? ]]> 2021-11-12 00:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1885344605 kaykey117 https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1898026381 I agree that ELLs need a more informal and personalized form of assessments because there is no clear verbal way to be able to connect whether or not the ELL is actually comprehending what teachers are attempting to teach them in the classroom. So keeping things, such as portfolios, can help parents and teachers to really sit down and visualize what the ELL students are really comprehending and succeeding in, or where there is lack of comprehension and what needs to be reconstructed in the classroom instruction for the ELL to achieve academic comprehension.]]> 2021-11-17 21:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1898026381 kyandra2002 https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1898172139 My opinion is that I do not agree with not giving students a grade altogether. There are many factors that play into grades, which can make it very subjective, which can be good or bad depending on how you do it. Grading relies on the interpretation of data, and factors outside of academics are often taken into account when determining a student's grade such as effort, motivation, and timeliness. I think it is important to take these things into consideration, but not let those factors alone determine the grade. I think we should give students grades so we can record student progress and achievement in relation to standards-referenced criteria. I think ELLs should be graded by different criteria depending on their level of ELP because often times, grades do not realistically convey what they have learned because their ELP masks their academic accomplishments. When grading, I think it is important to take their growth and effort especially into consideration. A good way to see this progress over time and provide a more equitable way for measuring the performance of all students, especially ELLs, is using assessment portfolios to grade. ]]> 2021-11-17 23:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1898172139 https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1900982107 In my opinion ELLs should not have low or failing grades just because they are not able to communicate what they have learned in their native language. ELLs might have additional support when it comes to grading them but at the end these students will have to demonstrate academic growth in order to move on to a higher education. Therefore, it make me glad that we have laws that supports ELLs by providing an equitable education.]]> 2021-11-19 01:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1900982107 jennyorozco2017 https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1903310218 I personally believe that all these years grading has been an important part of  education. The reason to why I disagree with not giving grades to students is because of the fact that we need to know how the students are doing and how we can know what and what we can do to change the methods that might not be working for all students. 
Also not giving grades will change the students outcomes of learning because if the students know they are not being graded , we can all know that they wont have the same motivation to do their work or to even complete it.]]> 2021-11-20 06:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1903310218 jfaba38 https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1903942946 I think that grading as assessment is essential in both learning and teaching; it helps students to know where they are academically; and it also helps teachers to measure student's academic achievement and language proficiency level and evaluate their teaching methods. Grading ELLs should draw from multiple sources of students' classwork; grading can't be limited only to scores from testing. ]]> 2021-11-21 01:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1903942946 ilenesoltero https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1908852165 I personally believe that grading is still very much important when it comes to assessing students. When it comes to grading ELLs these results should come from multiple different sources. When grading ELLs their grades should reflect their growth in their lanauge and academic progress.]]> 2021-11-23 16:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1908852165 isela_avila23 https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1915142516 Because there is no obvious spoken way to detect whether or not the ELL is getting what the teacher is attempting to teach them in the classroom, ELLs require a more relaxed and personalized examination. Portfolios can help parents and teachers discover what the ELL children are genuinely learning and succeeding in, as well as where there is a lack of comprehension and what needs to be rebuilt in the classroom curriculum for the ELL to achieve academic competency. The development of listening and speaking skills is critical for all children, including ELLs, because it is a requirement for academic success. It can be intimidating to speak out loud in class, especially in an intellectual context. As a result, teachers must work with ELLs to help them feel more at ease and prepared to communicate and enhance their language skills.]]> 2021-11-27 05:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1915142516 https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1928472032 I personally believe that there should be grading but it can be done in different ways that is not always just giving a letter. I believe that portfolios can be a great way to 'grade' ELLs because you can always offer feedback and we are able to see their growth from the beginning to the end. I wrote grade in quotations because grades can be given in various ways and I don't think it is fair that students who are ELLs get graded lower or not at all because they have a language barrier which can be difficult to get those 'good grades' everyone aims for. Overall, I think moving to a semi-grade classroom or more of a portfolio based grade where you are able to see the growth of the students at their level and 'grade' each student at their level and growth would be more equitable and also better for the student and their learning. ]]> 2021-12-04 04:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/juliieeeww/p8f170c86vnwyj0l/wish/1928472032