All About CELP Standards
How many CELP standards are there?
10
True or False: Academic and social language develop in the same amount of time for English Learners.
False. English Learners learn social language (BICS) within 2 years and academic language (CALP) within 5-7 years or even longer.
What is a pangram sentence?
It is a sentence that contains every letter in the language.
Ex. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
When did the CELP standards come into effect?
2015
What is the percentage of English Learners born in the U.S. that are enrolled in school, pre-kindergarten to 5th grade?
85%
(Zong and Batalova, 2015)
How often is a new word added to the dictionary?
Two hours!
Why were the CELP standards created?
To help improve achievement for English Learners and their English language proficiency
Which U.S. state had the highest population of English learners in 2015?
California-21% of its population is comprised of English Learners
(U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2015)
What do you call words that are the same right side up as when turned upside down?
Ambigrams
For example, SWIMS will be SWIMS even when turned upside down!
What does CELP stand for?
Connecticut English Language Proficiency
What is the most common language spoken among English learners in the United States?
Spanish is the most common first or home language, spoken by 71% of English learners in the U.S.
(Migration Policy Institute, 2015)
English is known as the language of the _________.
AIR
All pilots have to identify themselves and speak in English while flying, regardless of their origin.
How are CELP standards helpful to teachers?
They provide language standards for kids with proficiency descriptors at each of the five levels.
What are the second and third most popular languages spoken in Connecticut?
Portuguese and Chinese
(Migration Policy, 2015)
What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?
I AM.