Module 5, Unit 4, Activity 2: Designing Differentiated Assessments
MATH TEST TO ASSESS STUDENTS IN 11 TH GRADE To assess students in my Math class, I will be applying this 5-question test . ELL STUDENTS: MIGUEL CASTRO Miguel is an ELL student, he is a native Spanish speaker and his family moved to USA from Mexico a few years ago. Miguel approached grade level English in his first STAAR test (in the 52th percentile) and his performance slightly diminished for the second English test (49 th percentile). This is shown in his STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) Results and tells us that Miguel has a good understanding of English, but is not fluent yet and struggles to express himself in this language. However, his STAAR results also show that he excels in Mathematics, preforming with masters grade level (in the 100 th percentile). Since student performance on mathematics assessments is least affected by language demands compared to other content area assessments, the potential...
