Candidates learn how to assess English language learners. Focusing on the four language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, candidates examine language tests in relation to theories of language use and language teaching goals. Candidates practice planning, writing, and administration of tests, and test analysis. Candidates will become familiar with both informal as well as standardized classroom language assessments. Candidates will be proficient in using varied data sources and other protocols to prevent over-identification of ELLs, whose language skills are developing normally, as having language disabilities. Course is offered once every three semesters.