Acronyms
This acronym stands for English Learner.
What is EL?
California’s test for English proficiency.
What is ELPAC?
This program is designed specifically to build English language skills.
What is ELD?
This site-level committee advises on programs and services for English Learners.
What is ELAC?
A student who can read and write in two languages.
What is Biliterate?
This acronym means a student who has gained English proficiency after being classified as an EL.
What is RFEP?
The four domains tested on the ELPAC.
What are Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing?
This acronym stands for English as a Second Language.
What is ESL?
This district-level committee advises the school board on English Learner programs.
What is DELAC?
This term emphasizes students’ ability to use multiple languages.
What is ML (Multi-Lingual Learner)?
This term was used before “EL” and stands for Limited English Proficient.
What is LEP?
Before the ELPAC, California used this test.
What is the CELDT?
This program focuses on teaching English to non-native speakers across contexts.
What is ESOL?
True or False: Both ELAC and DELAC include parents of English Learners.
What is True?
This acronym describes an English Learner at risk of becoming long term.
What is AR-TEL?
This stands for English Language Learner, often used interchangeably with EL.
What is ELL?
This survey is used to identify if a student may be an English Learner when first enrolling in school.
What is the HLS (Home Language Survey)?
A model of teaching that integrates content and language development, often in sheltered settings.
What is SDAIE or SIOP (if you want to add).
Which committee must every school with 21 or more ELs establish?
What is ELAC?
The instructional approach that uses students’ home language and culture as assets.
What is Culturally Responsive Teaching.
This describes students who have been ELs for 6+ years without reclassification.
What is LTEL?
A student who scores proficient on the initial English test at entry is classified as this.
What is IFEP?
A research-based instructional model often used with English Learners, known for visuals and strategies.
What is GLAD?
This committee reviews district-wide data and policies for ELs.
What is DELAC?
Students who are not initially classified as ELs but may need English support are identified through this.
What is the Home Language Survey (HLS)?