English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR ADULT EDUCATION

With Correspondences to College and Career Readiness Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, and Mathematical and Science Practices

October 2016

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English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education

With Correspondences to College and Career Readiness Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, and Mathematical and Science Practices October 2016

1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW Washington, DC 20007-3835 202.403.5000

This report was produced under U.S. Department of Education Contract No. ED-VAE-15-C0040 with American Institutes for Research. Ronna Spacone served as the Contracting Officer's Representative. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred.

U.S. Department of Education John B. King Secretary

Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Johan E. Uvin Acting Assistant Secretary

Division of Adult Education and Literacy Cheryl Keenan Director

October 2016

This report is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education. Adult English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education. Washington, DC, 2016.

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Contents

Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................... i

I. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1

II. Why English Language Standards for Adult Education? .................................................................. 3

III. Process of Selecting English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education....................... 5 Guiding Principles ............................................................................................................................ 8 Design Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 13

IV. The Results: English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education With Correspondences to the College and Career Readiness Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy and Mathematical and Science Practices ............................................................... 14

The 10 English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education ......................................... 14 Level 1?5 Descriptors .................................................................................................................... 16

V. Understanding and Using the Standards With the Correspondences ............................................ 71

References ........................................................................................................................................... 79

Appendix A: Glossary ........................................................................................................................A?1

Appendix B: Panelists' Biographical Summaries...............................................................................B?1

Appendix C: Examples of Supports and Scaffolds ........................................................................... C?1

Tables

Table 1. Guiding Principles .................................................................................................................... 8 Table 2. Organization of the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education and

Functions of Standards ................................................................................................................... 15 Table 3. Correspondences of the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education

and College and Career Readiness English Language Arts and Literacy Standards for Adult Education ........................................................................................................................................ 75 Table 4. Correspondences of the College and Career Readiness Standards for Mathematical Practice and English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education.................................. 76 Table 5. Correspondences of the Next Generation Science Standards' Science and Engineer Practices and English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education ................................ 77 Table C?1. Supports and Scaffolding Recommendations by Level ................................................. C?2

Figures

Figure 1. Influences on the Selection of English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education .......................................................................................................................................... 5

Figure 2. Process of Selecting the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education ...... 6 Figure 3. English Language Proficiency Standard 1 and Level 1?5 Descriptors................................ 17 Figure 4. View One of the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education With

Key Features Identified ................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 5. View Two of the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education With

Key Features Identified ................................................................................................................... 33

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