Supporting ESL students in the classroom by Viviana Mat on Prezi. Cgea.wikispaces. Snr_english_esl_07_as_smp_1. Practical Ideas on Alternative Assessment for ESL Students. Before a unit of study, teachers can have students fill in the K and W columns by asking them what they know about the topic and what they would like to know by the end of the unit.
This helps to keep students focused and interested during the unit and gives them a sense of accomplishment when they fill in the L column following the unit and realize that they have learned something. Back to the Table of Contents Oral Performances Or Presentations Performance-based assessments include interviews, oral reports, role plays, describing, explaining, summarizing, retelling, paraphrasing stories or text material, and so on. Oral assessments should be conducted on an ongoing basis to monitor comprehension and thinking skills. Assessment tasks - Break it down, Build it up - ESL. Classroom.