How does California determine whether students are making progress toward English proficiency?
California uses scores on the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) to determine English proficiency for all English learners. Students in kindergarten and first grade are tested on their listening/speaking skills. From grades 2 through 12, English learners are evaluated on their listening/speaking, reading, and writing skills. They receive scores (“proficiency levels”) on each section and for the test as a whole. CELDT has five proficiency levels: beginner, early intermediate, intermediate, early advanced, and advanced.
California uses scores on the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) to determine English proficiency for all English learners. Students in kindergarten and first grade are tested on their listening/speaking skills. From grades 2 through 12, English learners are evaluated on their listening/speaking, reading, and writing skills. They receive scores (“proficiency levels”) on each section and for the test as a whole. CELDT has five proficiency levels: beginner, early intermediate, intermediate, early advanced, and advanced. An English learner takes the test within 30 days of initial enrollment in a school district and annually thereafter until reclassified as “fluent English proficient (FEP).
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