Target Audience Flashcards
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Which federal law most directly mandates that Texas assess English Language Learners with TELPAS?
Answer: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
ESSA requires states to annually assess the English language proficiency of all ELLs in grades K–12, which Texas fulfills through TELPAS.
A student whose Home Language Survey indicates a language other than English is spoken at home must next undergo which process to determine TELPAS eligibility?
Answer: An English language proficiency assessment to determine if the student is an ELL
After the Home Language Survey flags a non-English home language, students must be assessed to formally determine whether they qualify as ELLs and thus participate in TELPAS.
TELPAS assesses English learners across four language domains. Which domain is assessed for ALL grade levels, including pre-K?
Answer: Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking are assessed across all TELPAS grade levels, including pre-kindergarten students.
A parent refuses to have their child participate in TELPAS. What does Texas policy require in this situation?
Answer: The district must document the refusal and the student still counts as a non-participant in accountability
Texas districts must document parental refusals; the student remains identified as an ELL but is recorded as a non-participant, which can affect accountability ratings.
For accountability purposes under ESSA, TELPAS results for ELLs are reported in which of the following ways?
Answer: As part of the English Language Proficiency indicator in the state accountability system
TELPAS results feed into the English Language Proficiency progress indicator, which is part of Texas's ESSA-required state accountability system.
Which group of students in Texas public schools is TELPAS specifically designed to measure?
Answer: Students identified as English Language Learners (ELLs) who are receiving language support services
TELPAS is designed exclusively for students formally identified as English Language Learners who are receiving ESL or bilingual education services.
How many proficiency level descriptors does TELPAS use to classify a student's English language development?
Answer: Four levels: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Advanced High
TELPAS uses four proficiency levels—Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Advanced High—to describe a student's English language development.