OAE ESOL 121 case studies
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The English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) assessment is one of the Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) tests listed by the State Board of Education of Ohio's testing program, and it is identified by test code 121. It is intended for candidates who are pursuing Ohio educator licensure with an ESOL endorsement or teaching field, and it replaced the earlier ESOL (021) assessment, which retired on September 15, 2025; the last day to register for (021) was September 11, 2025. The OAE ESOL 121 case studies are 5 cases and about 4,213 words.
1Ana: A Speech-Language Referral in Kindergarten
Ana, a 5-year-old kindergartner whose family speaks Spanish at home, has attended an English-medium classroom for seven months. Her teacher reports that Ana says 'wed' for red, 'tun' for sun, drops final sounds, and uses short, simple sentences.
841 words, about 4 min2Diego: A Newcomer with Interrupted Formal Education
Diego, 13, arrived from rural Guatemala four months ago and enrolled in seventh grade. He attended school intermittently through third grade; he reads short Spanish passages but writes only a few sentences, and he has never studied English.
813 words, about 4 min3Mai: A Long-Term English Learner and a Push to Exit
Mai is a 17-year-old junior who was born in the United States; her parents speak Vietnamese at home and she speaks English with her younger siblings. She has been enrolled in English language development every year since kindergarten and is now in the highest ELD section for the fourth year in a row.
829 words, about 4 min4Lincoln Elementary: Push-In, Pull-Out, and a Science Unit
Lincoln Elementary enrolls 78 English learners in grades K through 5 and employs one ESOL teacher, Ms. Reyes, who currently provides 45-minute pull-out groups.
862 words, about 4 min5Sofia: A Dually Identified Student and an IEP Proposal to Cut ESOL
Sofia is a second grader who has had an IEP since age 3 under the category of developmental delay. She receives 60 minutes a week of resource room support for reading and 30 minutes a week of speech-language therapy.
868 words, about 4 min