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All students can participate in EL Civics instruction and assessment. However, only ESL students in WIOA II EL Civics education programs can earn payment points for passing COAAP assessments. ABE, ASE, and CTE students can earn CAEP Immigrant Integration Indicator (I3) outcome for CAEP but not payment points for WIOA II. Please see Successful Implementation of COAAPs for CAEP Agencies for a crosswalk for ABE/ASE/CTE student placement into ESL COAAP instructional levels.
Civic Objective#: 21 Program Year: 2012-2013
Civic Objective: Recognize the importance of good parenting skills that help children at different levels of development and access resources available in the community to help parents.
TOPSpro Form #: 021 AAP #: 21.4
Assessment Type: Portfolio

Level Range

From: Beginning Low To: Advanced

Language and Literacy Objectives

Language and literacy objectives with an asterisk (*) are suitable for beginning low level students.
1 * Indentify and discuss parenting issues of concern including disciplining a child, helping with homework and child safety (seats and seat belts).
2 *Read about parenting issues.
5 Compile a list of community resources, classes, and services to assist parents.
6 *List activities parents can use to address parenting issues such as disciplining, helping with homework and insuring child safety.
7 *Identify the stages of child development.
12 Report, orally or in writing, about a parenting issue.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Create a Poster on Child Safety
Student will create a poster by drawing or collecting 5 pictures that represent child safety issues. Student will describe each picture (IL-A in one or more paragraphs; BL-BH in sentences, phrases, or words.) Examples of appropriate child safety pictures:
• Child in a car seat
• Older child wearing a seat belt
• Adult holding a child’s hand while crossing the street

Points Possible:20Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Addresses the task effectively. Ideas are well stated, clearly expressed and supported with concrete, relevant detail. No inference is required. Written in well-organized paragraph(s). 14
Addresses the task adequately. Some ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail. May require minimal inference. Written in an adequately-organized paragraph(s). 12
Addresses the task in a general way but may have gaps. Many ideas may not be well stated. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail or clear focus. May require some inference. May be written in loosely-organized paragraph(s). 10
Addresses the task minimally, but relation to the task is evident. May be unfocused or unclear. Little or no supporting detail. May require a substantial degree of inference. Organization of the paragraph(s) may not be clear. 8
Ideas expressed adequately in sentences, phrases, or words. Some ideas may not be well stated. May require some inference. 6
Ideas expressed minimally in sentences, phrases, or words but relation to the task is evident. May be unfocused or unclear. May require a substantial degree of inference. 4
Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0
Grammar, Structure and Mechanics
Paragraph(s) have almost no errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation. 4
Paragraphs have some errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation that do not distract the reader. 3
Sentences, words, or phrases have mostly correct spelling and capitalization. 2
Sentences, words, or phrases have many errors in spelling and capitalization that may require the reader to infer meaning. 1
Errors make the writing difficult to understand even with inference. 0
Format, Neatness and Legibility
Pictures are labeled, and writing uses appropriate paragraph indentations, etc. Writing is neat and legible. 2
Pictures are labeled, and writing is legible but may not be neat. 1
Pictures are not labeled, or writing does not use appropriate indentations, etc., or writing is neither legible nor neat. 0

Task: 2

Description: Identify Parenting Resources
Given level-appropriate resources such as the phone book or Internet, student will find a level-appropriate number ( eg. BL-BH=3, IL-A= 5) of community resources/services relating to parenting, including child safety. Student will complete a chart which will include level-appropriate items such as: the name of the agency, address, telephone number, hours of operation, services provided, cost (if any) and eligibility requirements etc.

Points Possible:14Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
90% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 12
80% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 10
70% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 8
80% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low- Beginning High level students are correct. 6
70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low- Beginning High level students are correct. 4
Less than 70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low-Advanced level students are correct. 0
Legibility, Neatness, and Spelling
Neat and legible. Spelling errors do not interfere with meaning. 2
Not neat or legible or spelling errors interfere with meaning. 0

Task: 3

Description: Write about Parenting Issues
After reading about, researching, or listening to a speaker on parenting issues, student will complete an authentic writing task such as an article for a student newsletter or a letter or email to the editor. The writing will cover three areas, for example: (1) identify the speaker and describe his/her qualifications as an expert in parenting skills, (2) summarize 5 pieces of learned information, and (3) explain what the student (the writer) found most interesting about the information and why.

Points Possible:20Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Addresses all parts of the task effectively. Ideas are well stated, clearly expressed, and supported with concrete, relevant detail. No inference is required. Written in well-organized paragraph(s). 14
Addresses all parts of the task adequately. Some ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail. May require minimal inference. Written in adequately-organized paragraph(s). 12
Addresses the task in a general way but may have gaps. Many ideas may not be well stated. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail or clear focus. May require some inference. May be written in loosely-organized paragraph(s). 10
Addresses the task minimally but relation to the task is evident. May be unfocused or unclear. Little or no supporting detail. May require a substantial degree of inference. May not be written in paragraph(s). 8
Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0
Grammar, Structure and Mechanics
Almost no errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation. 4
Some errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation that do not distract the reader. 3
Many errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation that may require the reader to infer meaning. 2
Errors make the writing difficult to understand even with inference. 0
Format, Neatness and Legibility
Letter: Uses standard letter format including 4 items: an appropriate date, salutation, closing, and the writer’s signature. May also include sender’s and recipient’s addresses. Writing is neat and legible. —OR— Email: —Uses standard email format including 4 items: an appropriate subject, salutation, closing, writer's contact information such as name, address, email address and phone number. —OR— Article: Has a title, and uses appropriate indentations etc. Writing is neat and legible. 2
Letter: Uses letter format including 3 items: a date, salutation, and the writer’s signature. Writing is legible but may not be neat —OR— Email: —Uses standard email format including 3 items: an appropriate subject, salutation, and writer's contact information such as name, address, email address and phone number.—OR— Article: Uses appropriate indentations. May be legible but not neat. 1
Letter: Not in letter format or writing is neither legible nor neat. —OR— Email: Not in standard email format. —OR— Article: Does not have a title, does not use appropriate indentations, etc., and/or writing is neither legible nor neat. 0

Task: 4

Description: Select Work Sample
Student will choose a sample of student's classroom work to include in the portfolio and provide a brief written explanation for the reason for choosing this sample. BL may provide the explanation orally and examiner will provide a summary or a checklist for inclusion in the portfolio.

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Classroom work sample included and explained. 2
Classroom work sample not included and/or not explained. 0

Task: 5

Description: Reflect on Learning
Student will answer 3 questions (or complete a checklist, survey or questionnaire), reflecting on student's increased ability to access and use parenting resources based on what the student has learned (3 simple questions requiring short oral or written answers for BL-BH and more complex questions requiring longer written responses for IL-A).

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Responses are appropriate, clear, and complete. There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Responses are appropriate. They may lack clarity or may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the responses can be understood with inference. 1
Responses are inappropriate, incomprehensible or there are no responses. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 58
Advanced: 52
Intermediate High: 46
Intermediate Low: 38
Beginning High: 16
Beginning Low: 12
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