We provide information below to guide your process of intake and assessment for SIFE and entering newcomers. We support you and your team in creating a strategic assessment plan for SIFE in your school. For more information on how to join our cohort, please refer to the Bridges Program Orientation page.
SIFE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
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- Overview of the assessments NYSED uses for SIFE identification which can also be found on their website.
- Includes a suggested timeline for administration of the general assessment for all ELLs and then SIFE specifically in reading comprehension, writing and family and education background.
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SIFE ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE
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- Provides resources to guide additional support for formative and classroom assessment of students
- Includes a suggestion for assessment in languages other than those available through the MLS.
- Checklist to help in observing students around foundational literacy behaviors in both reading comprehension and writing in home language, in case you have to do your own assessment in a different home language than the ones provided by your district.
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