11. Assessment of Very Young Learners of English and the Joy of Puppetry: A Multiple Case Study

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Key Abbreviations xi
5. Contributors xiii
6. 1. Introduction: Assessment and Early Language Learning 1
7. Part 1: Why Testing Is Not Enough
8. 2. Affect and Assessment in Teaching L2 to Young Learners 19
9. 3. Towards Developmentally Appropriate Assessment of Learning in a Young Learner Classroom 34
10. 4. Integrating Developmentally Appropriate Assessment with Instruction in the Young Learner Classroom 52
11. 5. We Scare Because We Care: Young Learners and Test Anxiety 69
12. Part 2: Integrating Assessment into Learning and Teaching: Approaches
13. 6. Assessment for Learning with Younger Learners: Is Thinking about Their Learning a Step Too Far? 87
14. 7. Exploring Roles for Formative Assessment in Primary FL Classrooms: Looking Through a Primary FL Classroom Window 105
15. 8. Collaborative Approaches to Assessing Progression in English in an Early Language Learning Initiative: A Case Study 122
16. 9. Opportunities for Formative Assessment in the Storyline Approach 140
17. Part 3: Integrating Assessment into Learning and Teaching: Tools
18. 10. Role Plays: A Versatile Tool for Assessing Young Learners 155
19. 11. Assessment of Very Young Learners of English and the Joy of Puppetry: A Multiple Case Study 170
20. 12. Elicited Imitation: Potential for Integrated Teaching and Assessment 188
21. 13. Assessing the Vocabulary Knowledge of Preschool Language Learners 207
22. Part 4: From Policy to Practice Through Professional Development
23. 14. Developing Assessment Practices for Young Learner English Teachers: A Professional Development Model in Peru 223
24. 15. Assessment Policy and Practices of Early Language Learning in Iceland 236
25. 16. Assessing Young English Language Learners in Serbia: Teachers’ Attitudes and Practices 251
26. Index 267