Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices
Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2
Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure
Section CXI-2023 - English Language Arts Tests Structure
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXI-2023
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The English Language Arts tests have four sessions or subtests.
1. Writing. The Writing
session requires students to produce a composition in response to a prompt. The
writing session measures key aspects of English Language Arts Standards 2 and
3.
a. Standard 2. Students write competently
for a variety of purposes and audiences.
b. Standard 3. Students communicate using
standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation,
capitalization, spelling, and handwriting.
2. Reading and Responding. The Reading and
Responding session includes two short reading passages (fiction, nonfiction, no
poetry), four multiple-choice and one short-answer item for each passage.
Questions in this session measure key aspects of English Language Arts
standards 1, 6, and 7.
a. Standard 1.
Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials, using a variety
of strategies for different purposes.
b. Standard 6. Students read, analyze, and
respond to literature as a record of life experiences.
c. Standard 7. Students apply reasoning and
problem-solving skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing,
and visually representing.
3. Using Information Resources. The Using
Information Resources session requires students to complete a specified task
designed to measure standard 5.
a. Standard
5. Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts,
media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate
knowledge. Test items appear next to the resource needed to locate each answer.
This session includes five multiple-choice items and one short answer
item.
4. Proofreading.
The Proofreading session requires students to identify mistakes in grammar,
usage, and mechanics. The session consists of eight multiple-choice items
formatted with a sentence as the stem followed by four answer choices.
Questions in this session measure key aspects of English Language Arts standard
3.
a. Standard 3. Students communicate using
standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation,
capitalization, spelling, and handwriting.
This Section has been moved from §2021
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:24.4(A)(1)(2).
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