This study constitutes an attempt to see what Language assessment literacy (LAL) isfor three groups of stakeholders, namely LAL test developers, LAL instructors, andLAL test-takers. The perceptions of the former group were derived from the contentanalysis of the latest version of the LAL test, and those of the latter 2 groups wereassessed through a survey designed by the researcher. Participant...

The Common Core State Standards and a Response to Intervention framework are movements sweeping the nation. Speech-language pathologists are uniquely positioned to play a pivotal role in supporting successful implementation of these movements. This article explores the assessment tools speech-language pathologists SLPs will need to identify and progress monitor critical language/literacy skills...

This focus of this paper is to present an overview of the current research which examines the language and literacy performance of African American children who speak African American Vernacular English (AAVE), as presented from a deficit versus difference perspective. Language and literacy and assessment and remediation of AAVE speakers are discussed in sections one and two. Section three of t...

BACKGROUND Dialysis has long been a critical issue in the field of nephrology, though the burden this lifesaving technology places on society can be immense. Effectively increasing the health literacy of hemodialysis patients can be beneficial for their health outcomes and self-care abilities. Thus, the aims of this study are to: (1) develop a health literacy assessment tool in Chinese for pati...

Language assessment literacy is a key area for researchers or anyone with an interest in improving the quality of teaching. A good understanding development instruments very important learning process. The aims study are to analyze what extent pre-service English teachers academically and professionally prepared carry out tasks related assessing students' language skills how perceive their teac...

In order to gain a deeper understanding of what language assessment literacy (LAL) is and how it can be developed, relevant investigate from the point view different stakeholders (Harding & Kremmel, 2016). As for teacher LAL, this phenomenon has largely been studied teachers’ own perspectives, leaving other stakeholders’ construct underresearched. The current study used an exploratory, qual...