telpas & elps connection to instruction. purposes of telpas to assess progress of lep-exempt...
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TELPAS & ELPS
Connection to Instruction
Purposes of TELPAS
To assess progress of LEP-exempt students
To indicate when LEP exemptions areno longer necessary
To monitor English language proficiency of Spanish TAKS examinees
To monitor English language proficiency of students not eligible for a LEP exemption who are struggling with English acquisition
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What TELPAS Results Tell Us
TELPAS ratings of beginning and intermediate indicate significantly limited ability to use English as medium for learning academic material
ELLs in U.S. schools 3 years or more whose academic instruction is in English and who are still at these levels need carefully planned, highly intensive instructional interventions to accelerate English acquisition
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TELPAS Proficiency Levels in a Nutshell
Beginning: Little or no ability to function in English in social and academic settings
Intermediate: Limited ability to function in English in social and academic settings; can understand and use simple language structures and high-frequency English in routine contexts
Advanced: Can handle grade-appropriate English, although ongoing linguistic support is needed to engage in grade-level academic tasks
Advanced high: Can handle grade-appropriate English with minimal linguistic support; limited English does not stand in the way of grade-appropriate academic instruction 4
Linguistic Accommodations
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Linguistic Accommodations in Instruction – ELPS Requirements
19 TAC Chapter 74.4 (b)(2:School districts must provide instruction in foundation and enrichment TEKS in linguistically accommodated (communicated, sequenced, and scaffolded) way commensurate with student's English language proficiency level to ensure that student learns TEKS
19 TAC Chapter 74.4 (c) says above each set of cross-curricular student expectations:For ELL to meet grade-level learning expectations, all TEKS instruction delivered in English must be linguistically accommodated commensurate with student’s level of English language proficiency
Applies to all teachers, all TEKS…
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Linguistically accommodating instruction means appropriately…
communicatinginstruction
sequencinginstruction
scaffoldinginstruction
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Linguistic accommodations are – the heart and crux of the ELPS an integral part of language learning and
content instruction
not primarily about TAKS testing
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Instructional Accommodation Assessment Accommodation
Providing native language supportSpanish TAKS, Spanish LAT, oral translation on English LAT
Paraphrasing and simplifying language to aid understanding
LAT - clarification and linguistic simplification
Using pictures, gestures, and concrete objects to aid understanding
LAT - clarification and linguistic simplification
Helping student decode English words LAT - reading words aloud
Encouraging students to ask questions to check understanding
LAT - clarification and linguistic simplification
Helping students learn to use dictionaries in class and on tests
LAT - bilingual and English dictionaries
Customized bilingual glossaries of essential vocabulary
LAT math and science - bilingual glossaries
Allowing students additional time and more breaks to read and process lengthy information
TAKS and LAT - more frequent breaks;
2-day administrations of LAT reading and ELA tests
Common Linguistic Accommodations
Instructional Interventions
Instructional intervention =
assistance designed to accelerate progress of struggling learner and that requires carefully targeted, individualized instruction in class and, in many instances, beyond classroom
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A+RISE
https://secure.lcisd.org/LamarNet/Bilingual/Default.asp
Lamarnet Bilingual/ESL
ELPS Scope and Sequence
https://secure.lcisd.org/Departments/Academics/BilingualESL/ELPSSpecialists/Default.asp
Departments Academics Bilingual ESL ELPS Specialists