Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preparation for common language assessment: informing teachers and school leaders about language learners -- From instructional assessment to common instructional assessment: laying the foundation -- From common instructional assessment to common language assessment: framing the structure -- The planning phase: embarking on the building of common language assessment -- The design phase: configuring common language assessment -- The refinement phase: solidifying common language assessment -- The inspection phase: examining results from common language assessment -- The maintenance phase: managing data from common language assessment -- Epilogue: summary steps for each building block of common language assessment.