Writing for Adult Learners
April 4, 2012, 1 pm – 4 pm at CREC Central, Council Room
This workshop features guiding principles to consider when teaching writing to adult learners. The focus will be on these principles and instructional strategies that encourage and enhance student writing for varied purposes.

    CASAS Functional Writing Assessment

Training and Certification/Recertification
The CASAS Functional Writing Assessment (FWA) is a performance-based, standardized assessment for accountability. This assessment must be scored by FWA Certified Local Scorers (CLS). CLSs must have attended an initial 9-hour FWA Training session and successfully completed the FWA certification packet. (Please note: There is a $60 fee for the FWA manual necessary for training and scoring.) They have participated in Inter-rater Reliability and in the yearly recertification process. Go to ATDN’s Professional Development Brochure for the training and recertification session dates.

CT 2012 Recertification Process

If you have questions regarding certification/recertification, please contact:
Kristin Berenson (860) 524-4057.

FWA Materials
Functional Writing Assessment materials orders must be sent directly to CASAS. ATDN will warehouse the revised Life Skills Picture Task prompts (#460-463) and the three Workplace Picture prompts (#464-466) for those smaller programs that need to purchase 15 or less of any single prompt.

If you have questions about which materials to order, please contact: Dana Little (860) 524-4054.

ATDN Scoring Service
ATDN maintains a cadre of certified state scorers who will score paired writing samples from Adult Secondary, Adult Basic Education, and English as a Second Language Classes for submission to CARS database. See below for information regarding the process for utilizing ATDN scoring service or for scoring locally.

Questions about the ATDN Scoring Service should be addressed to: 
Susan Johnson (860) 509-3751 or Dana Little (860) 524-4054.

Important FWA Information

• FWA Scoring/Test Forms & FWA Batching Form
• Scoring Preparation Guidelines
• Process for Utilizing ATDN Scoring Service OR for Scoring Locally
• ATDN Submission for Scoring Checklist
• CASAS FWA Student Feedback Forms
• CASAS FWA Local Test Administrator Agreement
  
• Writing Assessment Totals FY 12