I am also posting this to the Adult Learners English Language List due to
the aptness of the interaction below.

 

Hello Rhonda,

 

The question where students can go when you can't meet their needs is an
excellent one, and also an unfortunate one since you need to ask it!   If
your students truly have nowhere to go (due to alternative site locations
and/or cost) then I would say it's time to revisit the scope of services one
provides.  I'd assume that as long as there is no perception that services
are being duplicated, program expansion might be conductive to grant monies,
no?  

 

I am curious: what goals other than G.E.D. test preparation do your ESL
students have?  What measures do you administer to your GED-bound students
who test out of BEST PLUS (other than GED practice tests)? Could you charge
for tuition for "non-core" AE classes as they do in Hawaii to cover costs
(provided you have a requisite number of students)?  Finally, is ESL for
learners with indeterminate goals not considered a core AE subject that
could take them up to advanced levels of English proficiency if you offered
the needed continuum of instruction? 

 

Thanks,

 

Michael

 

From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Rhonda Booker
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 7:27 AM
To: The Assessment Discussion List
Subject: [Assessment 1859] Re: [EnglishLanguage 4210] Re: CTBMcGraw-Hill's
Terra Nova (clarificiation)

 

TN uses the BEST PLUS and yes, your high ESOL can test out. We like the Best
Plus because we feel it is more accurate than a paper based test-you can
hear them..those learners who are ready to move on due to their skill level
being high, need to move on to more challenging programs.unfortunately, if
they don't want a GED, we can't serve them any longer.

We are there now..where do these students go to have their needs met?
Tutors?  Conversation classes?  College?

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit
there.
Will Rogers

 

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