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[Assessment 471] Guest discussion - CASAS Basic Skills Content Standards ProjectMarie Cora marie.cora at hotspurpartners.comTue Aug 29 10:57:40 EDT 2006
Dear colleagues, Please note that the CASAS discussion began yesterday - apologies for not sending you this reminder earlier. If you would like to see any of yesterday's posts, please check out the archives at http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards and click on Read Current Posted Messages. Marie Cora Assessment Discussion List Moderator ************ Greetings all, Today begins our guest discussion on the CASAS Basic Skills Content Standards Project. Please welcome our guests Jane Eguez, Jim Harrison, and Linda Taylor from CASAS. I know our guests will attempt to answer your questions in a timely manner, but as always, remember this list represents colleagues in multiple time zones across the U.S. as well as International subscribers- so we'll work together to make this a lively exchange. I am re-posting the introductory information below for those who may need it. If you wish to forward this message to others who are not currently subscribed, they can participate by signing up for the list at: http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards Aaron Aaron Kohring Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards) ************************************ Since its inception, CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System) has focused on teaching and assessing basic skills in contexts that are relevant and important to adult learners. CASAS has developed and continues to refine a highly formalized hierarchy of competencies, the application of basic skills that adults need to be fully functional and productive members of society. In the past few years, at the request of the CASAS National Consortium, representing approximately 30 states, CASAS has begun development of basic skills content standards as a formal part of the CASAS system. This enhancement of the CASAS system is intended to assist and encourage teachers to more fully integrate basic skills content standards and functional competencies in instruction. The basic skills content standards for Reading and Listening contain simple, clearly stated, detailed statements that are leveled according to the NRS Educational Functioning Levels, and are also related to CASAS test items in several CASAS test series. The statements are divided into Categories to assist teachers to navigate through the standards. In the past two years, CASAS has worked with Iowa and California to pilot these standards with teachers in a variety of adult education programs. A number of useful teacher worksheets and other tools have emerged from these efforts. We invite you to learn more about the CASAS basic skills Content Standards Project and to ask questions about it during the listserv discussion next week. To prepare for this discussion, we refer you to the CASAS website where you will find more detailed information about the development of the standards, the standards themselves, worksheets for teachers, and information about the pilot project in Iowa. Go to http://www.casas.org/DirctDwnlds.cfm?mfile_id=4504&selected_id=1720&wtar get=body We look forward to engaging with you in this discussion next week. Jane Eguez (jeguez at casas.org), Jim Harrison (jharrison at casas.org ) and Linda Taylor (ltaylor at casas.org ), CASAS
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