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Oklahoma
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As of the 2007-2008 school year, Oklahoma's schools were home to more than 35,300 English language learners (ELLs), which marks a 6.7% increase from the 1997-1998 school year (NCELA, 2010). The top five languages or language groups spoken by ELLs in Oklahoma are Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, North American Indian languages, and Chinese (EPE, 2009).
Oklahoma is a member of WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment), joining in 2006. WIDA is a consortium of states dedicated to the design and implementation of high standards and equitable educational opportunities for English language learners which offers states programming for identifying and annually assessing the English language development of its English learners.
State ELL Resources
State Agency: Oklahoma State Department of Education
ELL Website: Title III Web Site
Migrant Education: Migrant Education Program
ELL Identification
Oklahoma offers the following ELL identification and placement documents:
- Identification and Exit Criteria for Oklahoma's ELLs* (PDF)
- ELL Pre-K Screening Tool* (PDF)
- ELL Placement Test Guidelines* (PDF)
Home Language Survey: Home Language Survey
Oklahoma also offers the survey in English, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Placement Exam: WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test
ELP Standards & Assessment
ELP Standards: WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards
ELP Assessment: WIDA-ACCESS ACCESS for ELLs
Statewide Standards-Based Assessment
Assessment: Oklahoma School Testing Program
ELL Accommodations: See the Oklahoma School Testing Program Testing Manual for information.
Additional Information
NCELA: Title III Information
WIDA: Oklahoma Contact Information
Common Core State Standards: Yes
AFT Oklahoma is the State Affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers.
Oklahoma Education Association
Oklahoma Education Association is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.
Oklahoma State Parent Information Resource Centers
The purpose of the Oklahoma PIRC is to help implement successful and effective parental involvement policies, programs, and activities that lead to improvements in student academic achievement and that strengthen partnerships among parents, teachers, principals, administrators, and other school personnel in meeting the educational needs of children.
Oklahoma Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Language is a professional association that offers opportunities to develop increased expertise to its members and others working toward the goal of teaching English to speakers of other languages and to nurture effective communication in Oklahoma's multicultural settings while respecting individual language rights.
References
Editorial Projects in Education (EPE). "Most Common Non-English Languages Spoken by ELL Youths, by State." Perspectives on a Population: English-Language Learners in American Schools (Education Week's Quality Counts 2009 Report). Pg. 13. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2009/01/08/index.html. January 2009.
Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students. Oklahoma of EL Growth (1997/98-2007/08). Compiled July 2010 and retrieved from http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/t3sis/state/oklahoma/data.
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