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#:	21	Program Year:	2025-2026
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 #:	216C	AAP #:	21.6
Assessment Type:	Oral, Written
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 and discuss parenting issues of concern including disciplining a child, parent engagement at school, and child safety.
2	*Read about parenting issues.
6	*Identify activities parents can use to address parenting issues (e.g. disciplining, helping with homework, insuring child safety, etc.).
7	*Identify the stages of child development.
8	Read about and discuss the stages of child development.
10	*Identify American laws and penalties related to child abuse.
11	*Write questions for a guest speaker on parenting resources and services. Participate in the discussion by asking questions of the speaker and take notes on the information provided.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description:	Create a Brochure or Poster on Child Safety Student will create a poster by drawing or collecting 5 pictures to represent safety issues at different stages of child development. Content A (5 items, 5 points possible) Student will label each picture. Content B (5 items, 10 points possible) Student will describe the child safety issue in each picture 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 Optimally, the pictures will be collected on the internet and downloaded and printed for a poster or moved or scanned to a digital document for a brochure and sent to the assessor electronically.
Points Possible:	15	Level:	Beginning Low - Beginning High

Scoring Rubric	Points
Content A
Picture is correctly and comprehensibly labeled.	1
Picture is incorrectly or incomprehensibly labeled or no picture.	0
Content B
Ideas expressed adequately in sentences, phrases, or words. Some ideas may not be well stated. May require some inference.	2
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.	1
Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate.	0

Task: 2

Description:	Ask Questions about Parenting Classes or other Parenting Issues Content A (11 items, 22 points possible) Student will participate in a level-appropriate role-play with the assessor who will take the role of someone working at a community agency. The student will request information, for example, about enrolling in parenting classes (either face-to-face or by telephone) and produce up to 11 utterances (BL=7, BH=8, IL=9, IH-A=11) such as: a greeting, stating need for a parenting class, up to 9 questions (BL=4, BH=5, IL=6, IH-A=9), and a closing. Examples of topics/questions: 1. Location — Where are parenting classes given? 2. Telephone number — What’s the telephone number? 3. Availability of classes in student’s native language — Are there classes given in Chinese? 4-5. Types of classes — Do they have classes for parents of teenagers, toddlers, preschool children? When is the next class for parents of teenagers? 6. Requirements to register with the agency — How do I register? 7. Costs — What are the fees? 8. Availability of sliding scales and payment options — Do you have a sliding scale? Content B (3 items, 6 points possible) Student will use clarification techniques as needed in order to comprehend the assessor's answers. Student (IL-A) will take notes on the assessor’s answers if necessary. Student (BL-BH) may take notes or use an assessor pre-prepared aid such as a checklist, if necessary. After the role-play, the assessor will check the student’s comprehension of the information acquired. This can be in done in a variety of ways such as: by asking up to 3 comprehension questions (BL=1, BH-IL=2, IH-A=3) which student will answer orally or in writing.
Points Possible:	28	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 that 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
Utterance has correct content.	2
Utterance is incorrect or there is no answer.	0

Task: 3

Description:	Question and Answer a Speaker Questions (5 items, 10 points possible) Student will write up to 5 level-appropriate questions (IL=4, IH-A=5) to ask of a speaker from a local agency that provides parenting skills help and support. Answers (5 items, 10 points possible) After listening to the speaker respond to student questions, student will use the information learned from the speaker to write answers to up to 5 level-appropriate questions (IL=4, IH-A=5).
Points Possible:	20	Level:	Intermediate Low - Advanced

Scoring Rubric	Points
Content
Question/answer is appropriate, clear, complete, and has correct content. There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning.	2
Question/answer is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the question/answer can be understood with inference.	1
Question/answer is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or incorrect, or there is no question/answer.	0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible:	48
Advanced:	43
Intermediate High:	38
Intermediate Low:	28
Beginning High:	24
Beginning Low:	20