What is the CELDT? California English Language Development Test PURPOSE: to identify students who are English Learners to identify students who are English Learners to monitor progress in learning English to monitor progress in learning English to document English proficiency to document English proficiency

How does the CELDT help my student’s education? It helps teachers know your student’s English strengths. It helps teachers know your student’s English strengths. It demonstrates your student’s yearly English growth. It demonstrates your student’s yearly English growth. It shows how close your student is to proficiency and redesignation. It shows how close your student is to proficiency and redesignation.

What’s on the test? Four Skill Areas Reading Reading Writing Writing Listening Listening Speaking Speaking

Reading Word analysis Word analysis How are English words created? How are English words created? Vocabulary development Vocabulary development What is the best word to use? What is the best word to use? Reading comprehension Reading comprehension What happens in the story? What happens in the story? Literary response and analysis Literary response and analysis How is the story structured? How is the story structured?

Writing Strategies and applications Strategies and applications How is a sentence, paragraph or essay created? How is a sentence, paragraph or essay created? English–language conventions English–language conventions What is the correct structure of sentences? What is the correct structure of sentences?

Listening Strategies and applications Strategies and applications Does the student understand words, sentences and paragraphs? Does the student understand words, sentences and paragraphs?

Speaking Strategies and applications Strategies and applications Can the student speak using words, sentences and paragraphs? Can the student speak using words, sentences and paragraphs?

How can I help my student prepare for the test? Encourage your student to practice English throughout the summer. Encourage your student to practice English throughout the summer. Support their speaking, listening, reading and writing through resources on the computer, at the library or on the television. Support their speaking, listening, reading and writing through resources on the computer, at the library or on the television. Explain the importance of the test. Explain the importance of the test.

What are the levels? Original Responses Memorized Responses Academic Language Social Language Advanced Early Advanced Intermediate Early Intermediate Beginning Listening Speaking Reading Writing REDESIGNATION GOAL

What is Beginning? Someone who understands a few details understands a few details speaks and writes in simple words and phrases with help speaks and writes in simple words and phrases with help speaks and writes in disconnected words and uses memorized statements and questions speaks and writes in disconnected words and uses memorized statements and questions

What is Early Intermediate? Someone who identifies and understands more details identifies and understands more details responds with more easily to more communication with less errors responds with more easily to more communication with less errors speaks and writes in short phrases and memorized statements and questions speaks and writes in short phrases and memorized statements and questions

What is Intermediate? Someone who identifies and understands more details and some higher level thinking in English identifies and understands more details and some higher level thinking in English speaks more with a variety of vocabulary with a reduced number of errors speaks more with a variety of vocabulary with a reduced number of errors speaks and writes in sentences, paragraphs, and original statements and questions speaks and writes in sentences, paragraphs, and original statements and questions

What is Early Advanced? Someone who identifies and summarizes most details and higher level thinking in English with some help identifies and summarizes most details and higher level thinking in English with some help speaks with a variety of academic and informal vocabulary speaks with a variety of academic and informal vocabulary writes in fully-developed paragraphs and compositions writes in fully-developed paragraphs and compositions

What is Advanced? Someone who identifies and summarizes details and higher level thinking in English in all classes identifies and summarizes details and higher level thinking in English in all classes speaks with a variety of academic and informal vocabulary appropriate for every situation speaks with a variety of academic and informal vocabulary appropriate for every situation writes in fully-developed paragraphs and compositions, using appropriate content area vocabulary writes in fully-developed paragraphs and compositions, using appropriate content area vocabulary

What is redesignation? When an English Learner no longer needs English language support, that student is no longer called EL. When an English Learner no longer needs English language support, that student is no longer called EL. Now that student is known as an R-FEP (Redesignated--Fluent English Proficient) Now that student is known as an R-FEP (Redesignated--Fluent English Proficient)

Trends Increase in EL students Increase in sheltered students (Beginning, Early Intermediate and Intermediate)

How does my student get redesignated? English Learners can be redesignated if: they score Early Advanced or Advanced on the CELDT overall. they score Early Advanced or Advanced on the CELDT overall. they score Basic or higher on the CST in English and math. they score Basic or higher on the CST in English and math. they maintain a C or higher in core content classes (English, math, social science, science) for 2 consecutive semesters. they maintain a C or higher in core content classes (English, math, social science, science) for 2 consecutive semesters. YOU, THEIR PARENT AGREES. YOU, THEIR PARENT AGREES.

What happens after redesignation? Now your student does not take the CELDT. Now your student does not take the CELDT. BUT teachers monitor your student’s progress for 2 years to see if he still needs support. BUT teachers monitor your student’s progress for 2 years to see if he still needs support.

If you have any questions, remember... You can contact _?_, the EL coordinator at _?_, at (619)?-? You can contact _?_, the EL coordinator at _?_, at (619)?-? Also all your student’s scores and grades are posted on Parent Portal. (see Office for log-in information). Also all your student’s scores and grades are posted on Parent Portal. (see Office for log-in information).