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PLD
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Training
Writing
100
Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System that rates ELLs progress on the ELPS
What is TELPAS
100
Proficiency Level Descriptors - rubrics raters use to determine student’s English language proficiency
What is What are PLDs?
100
Today, Feb. 2
When is the TELPAS training?
100
http://www.TexasAssessment.com/TELPASTrainingCenter
What is Where does a teacher complete the Online Basic Training and Online Calibration?
100
Samples must be taken on of after February 13, 2017
What is the date I can start collecting writing samples?
200
Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
What is What are the 4 rating domains?
200
little or no English ability
What is What is a beginning level?
200
Teachers
Who are the raters?
200
New raters must complete returning raters may complete separate courses for K-1 and 2-12 may be completed independently
What is What is the Online Basic Training Course?
200
5
The minimum number of writing samples to collect?
300
current ELLs and parent denials
Who is assessed?
300
limited ability, simple structures, high-frequency vocabulary, routine contexts
What is and intermediate level?
300
February 22
What are the dates of the monitored online calibration?
300
all raters must complete raters use PLDs to rate students in each domain 2 opportunities to calibrate on assigned grade cluster must be completed independently in a monitored session
What is Online Calibration?
300
first and last name, date, in students handwriting
What has to be on every writing sample?
400
PLDs are used to give a student this kind of rating
What is What is holistic rating?
400
grade appropriate, with second language acquisition support
What is an advanced level?
400
March 6 - April 5
What is the TELPAS window?
400
printed certificates
What has to be turned in after each course completion?
400
at least 1 sample that elicits the use of past tense (could be personal narrative) at least 2 samples from Math, Science or Social Studies
What types of writing samples must be collected to use for rating?
500
None
What is what accommodations can a student get on the reading test?
500
grade appropriate, with minimal second language acquisition support
What is an advanced high level?
500
collaborate
What you are encouraged to do when rating your students?
500
Grade 9-12 clusters have 12 students to rate - must rate 67% correctly
What is a passing score on the online calibration training?
500
student’s name, rater signature, rating and initialed checklist
What must be completed on the Writing Collection Cover Sheet?