CASAS ELC AAP - AAP Detail

General Information

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#:	4	Program Year:	2025-2026
Civic Objective:	Describe methods and procedures to obtain housing and related services including low-cost community housing.
TOPSpro Form #:	044C	AAP #:	4.4
Assessment Type:	Role Play
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	*Identify or name various types of housing, areas of the home, common household items and/or problems.
2	*Ask appropriate questions to rent or buy housing.
6	*Report and/or discuss issues of concern with landlord, property manager or real estate agent.
7	Read and discuss information about tenants', landlords' or home buyers' rights.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description:	Call About a Rental Content A (9 items, 18 points possible) Given a level-appropriate authentic resource such as a For Rent sign (BL-BH) or classified or internet ad (IL-A), student will participate in a level-appropriate role play telephone call with the assessor up to 9 statements/questions such as: introduce self, state the reason for the call, ask 5 questions (BL=2,BH=3, IL=4, IH-A=5), make an appointment to see the rental unit (IL-A) and close the call. Example questions: BL-BH How many bedrooms does it have? How much is the rent? IL-A Who pays the utilities? Do I need to pay first and last month’s rent? How much is the cleaning deposit? Content B (3 items, 6 points possible) Student will use clarification techniques as needed in order to comprehend the assessor's answers and take notes on them. After the simulation the assessor will check the student’s comprehension of the information acquired. This can be done in a variety of ways such as: by asking 3 comprehension questions (BL=1, BH-IL=2, IH-A=3) which student will answer orally or in writing.
Points Possible:	24	Level:	Beginning Low - Advanced

Scoring Rubric	Points
Content A
Utterance is appropriate, clear, complete and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.	2
Utterance is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the utterance can be understood with inference.	1
Utterance is inappropriate, Incomprehensible or incorrect or there is no utterance.	0
Content B
Statement has correct content.	2
Statement is incorrect or there is no answer.	0

Task: 2

Description:	Talk to a Landlord about a Problem Given a picture clearly demonstrating a housing problem, student in the role of a tenant will, in a level-appropriate role play, try to resolve the housing problem with the assessor in the role of the landlord. Landlord will try to evade fixing the problem one time (IL-A). Content A (8 items, 16 points possible) Student will state/ask/respond to 8 items (BL = 5, BH=6, IL-A=8) such as: 1. Introduce self 2. Give address 3. Name problem 4. Ask for repair 5. Respond to landlord's evasion/Insist upon repair. (IL-A) 6. Ask for a date and/or time the problem will be fixed. 7. Ask for clarification of date/time. 8. Close the conversation. Content B (2 items, 2 points possible) Student will write down date and time when problem will be fixed and will show it to the assessor at the end of the role play.
Points Possible:	18	Level:	Beginning Low - Advanced

Scoring Rubric	Points
Content A
Utterance is appropriate, clear, complete and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.	2
Utterance is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the utterance can be understood with inference.	1
Utterance is inappropriate, incomprehensible or incorrect or there is no utterance.	0
Content B
Correct date and time are written.	2
Correct date or time is written.	1
Incorrect date and time are written or no date and time are written.	0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible:	42
Advanced:	36
Intermediate High:	32
Intermediate Low:	25
Beginning High:	17
Beginning Low:	13