Acronyms
ELPS-TELPAS
Assessment
Writing Samples
100
ELL stands for...
English Language Learner
100
What is TELPAS?
A federal assessment program designed to measure the annual progress that ELLs make in learning academic English
100
Who takes TELPAS?
All ELLs in grades K–12, including those whose parents decline bilingual/ESL program services, are assessed annually.
100
When can we begin collecting writing samples?
What is February 12th, 2018
200
TELPAS stands for...
Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
200
What are the ELPS?
Federally instructional standards designed to ensure that ELLs are taught the academic English they need for school purposes
200
What are the four domains that will be assessed holistically?
Grades K–1 listening, speaking, reading, and writing Grades 2–12 writing
200
How many assignments should be in each writing collection?
At least five
300
ELPS stands for...
English Language Proficiency Standards
300
Benefits of using PLD's in assessing ELL students.
**Able to monitor English language proficiency levels of their students **Monitor growth **Accommodate content area instruction and integrated second language instruction according to the proficiency level needs of their ELLs as the students learn more English
300
Mention all proficiency levels
Beginning Intermediate Advanced Advanced High
300
Mention all types of writing assignments that must be included in the writing collection.
What is Past Tense, and at least 2 samples from either Math, Science or S.S.
400
PLD stands for...
Proficiency Level Descriptor
400
What are TELPAS raters?
Teachers trained to assess ELLs for TELPAS
400
This person can rate ELL students.
What is their classroom teacher.
400
Good Writing Collections include...
What is.. **The student’s first name and last name, and complete date. ** Nothing before February 12, 2018
500
SE stands for...
Student Expectation
500
How are ELL students helped by using ELPS throughout the school year?
**Learn English more quickly **Grasp academic concepts and skills more readily
500
Kinder and First grades use this to rate their students.
What is Holistic rating.
500
**Papers that are brief, incomplete, or rushed **Samples containing copied language **Papers where the student relies heavily on resources (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.) **Papers showing teacher comments/corrections **Papers that have been polished with help from peers or teachers
What Not to Include in a Collection
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