More than 46 million people in the Unites States over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home¹. Many of those who speak a language other than English are in classrooms across the nation. How best to educate these students has fostered much debate.
What is not subject to debate is the daunting task that faces both students and educators. English language learners (or, variously, limited English proficient) must master both academic knowledge and acquire a second language simultaneously. Educators need valid and reliable measures to assess the progress and abilities of these students and to help guide instruction so that these students reach their full potential.
Riverside offers a variety of research-based assessments to assist educators. Whether it is for development, ability, or achievement, Riverside can help educators assess their culturally and linguistically diverse student population. Additionally, products from Riverside can help schools and districts meet assessment guidelines for the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA, 2004), including early intervening services such as Response To Intervention (RTI) and curriculum based assessment.
English/Spanish Language Proficiency
Woodcock-Muñoz Language Survey-Revised®
(WMLS®-R)
Lifespan assessment of language proficiency, with forms in both English and Spanish,
that meets both NCLB and IDEA requirements; linked to WJ III
and Bateria III Woodcock-Muņoz®.
Woodcock-Muñoz Language Survey-Revised (WMLS-R)
Expanded measure of language proficiency, linked to WJ-R.
Cognitive Ability, Intelligence, and Developmental Assessment
Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test™ (UNIT™).
Completely nonverbal assessment of intelligence and cognitive abilities.
Batería III Woodcock-Muñoz™
Spanish language assessment of abilities; parallels the WJ III in English.
Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd
Edition-Spanish (BDI-2 Spanish).
Spanish administration instructions for leading assessment of developmental milestones.
Bilingual Verbal Ability Tests-Normative Update
Using three cognitive ability subtests drawn from the WJ-R, provides a brief
indicator of ability across 18 languages beyond English.
Achievement
Logramos®, Second Edition
Spanish language achievement test, group administered.
Batería III Woodcock-Muñoz™
Individually administered Spanish language assessment of achievement; parallels
the WJ III in English.
Reading
Diagnostic Assessments of Reading™ (DAR™), Second Edition
Individually administered diagnostic test that pinpoints areas of a student's strengths
and weaknesses in all major components of reading.
Early Childhood
Qualls Early Learning Inventory® (QELI®)
Observational inventory based on teacher ratings of a child's behavior in 6 categories
related to academic learning.
Battelle Developmental Inventory™, 2nd Edition-Spanish
(BDI-2™ Spanish).
Spanish administration instructions for leading assessment of developmental milestones.
1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Summary File 3, Table PCT 10, released February 25, 2003.
