ED464493 - The Traits of Effective Spanish Writing = Las caracteristicas de la buena escritura en espanol. Second Edition - ERIC-ED464493 | Content Details

ED464493 - The Traits of Effective Spanish Writing = Las caracteristicas de la buena escritura en espanol. Second Edition

Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC

Subject: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Limited English Speaking, Scoring Rubrics, Spanish, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills

Abstract: This English-Spanish language report includes the rationale for creating an assessment model for Spanish writing, offering an overview of , I the components of high quality assessment for any subject area, particularly Spanish writing. It presents the characteristics of effective Spanish writing, rubrics for scoring student performance based on the characteristics, and student writing samples (all from the work of bilingual and English as a Second Language teachers in the field). The 13 sections look at the following: tlIntroductionlt; IIChanging Demographics"; "The History of Bilingual Educationot;"The Benefits of Spanish Language Instructiontt; ItCharacteristicsof High-Quality Assessment"; tlAssessment Options for Spanish Speaking ELLstt;"A Better Option: Dual Assessment Developmentt1; "The Traits of Effective Spanish Writing: Las caracteristicasll; IIHow the Spanish Traits Relate to the English 6+1 Traits"; "Rubricas para la evaluacionUt ; "Student Writing Samples" (tema e ideas, organizacion, tono y estilo, us0 del lenguaje, fluidez, and gramatica y ortografia); ttClassroom Applications and Strategies for Teaching Spanish Writing"; and "Conclusion.tt The appendixes present scoring guides for sample papers and project methodology. (Contains 125 references.1.