TY - BOOK AU - O'Malley,J.Michael AU - Pierce,Lorraine Valdez TI - Authentic assessment for English language learners: practical approaches for teachers SN - 9780201591514 (pbk) AV - PE1128 .O47 1996 U1 - 428.007 Om13 23 PY - 1996/// CY - Reading, Massachusetts, USA PB - Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. KW - English language KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Education, Bilingual KW - Ability testing KW - Educational evaluation N1 - Includes glossary and indexes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251); Moving toward authentic assessment Designing authentic assessment Portfolio assessment Oral language assessment Reading assessment Writing assessment Content area assessment Examples from the classroom Appendix: Sample entries from Roxana's portfolio; CoED; Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English N2 - This practical resource book will familiarize teachers, staff developers, and administrators with the latest thinking on alternatives to traditional assessment. It will prepare them to implement authentic assessment in the ESL/Bilingual classroom and to incorporate it into instructional planning ER -