Assessment of Emergent Bilinguals

Kate Mahoney is Associate Professor in TESOL at the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA. She has taught bilingual learners in the US and Belize. Her research has focused on the assessment of Emergent Bilinguals. The PUMI framework she presents in this book is beginning to be adopted and studied in courses across the US.

• IntroductionChapter 1: A Decision Making Process called PUMIChapter 2: History: How Did We Get Here?Chapter 3: ValidityChapter 4: MethodsChapter 5: Content & LanguageChapter 6: PsychometricsChapter 7: AccommodationsChapter 8: Special EducationChapter 9: AccountabilityAdvice for Instructors about ActivitiesGlossaryIndex

Testing is taking over. With a focus on emergent bilinguals, Mahoney reminds us that assessment cannot and should not be the same for all learners. This book should be read cover to cover by anyone who works with bilingual students or who makes policies that impact their futures.