1. What is it? What can I do to improve my English Language Development?
TELPAS
What is it?
What can I do to improve my
English Language Development?

2. Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Language Domains

3. TELPAS PROFICIENCY LEVELS
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced High
TELPAS PROFICIENCY LEVELS

4. Proficiency Level
Summary Statement
Descriptors

5. Global Definitions of the Proficiency Levels Key Features
BEGINNING
Beginning students have little or no ability to understand and use English. They may know a little English but not enough to function meaningful in social or academic settings.
Little or no English ability
INTERMEDIATE
Intermediate students do have some ability to understand and use English. They can function in social and academic settings as long as the tasks require them to understand and use simple language structure and high frequency vocabulary in routine contexts.
Limited ability, simple language structures, high-frequency vocabulary, routine contexts

6. Global Definitions of the Proficiency Levels Key Features
ADVANCED
Advanced students are able to engage in grade-appropriate academic instruction in English, although ongoing second language acquisition support is needed to help them understand and use grade-appropriate language. These students function beyond the level of simple, routinely used English.
Ability to engage in grade-appropriate academic instruction with second language acquisition support.
ADVANCED HIGH
Advanced High students have attained the command of English that enables them, with minimal second language acquisition support, to engage in regular, all-English academic instruction at their grade level.
Ability to engage in grade-appropriate academic instruction with minimal second language acquisition support.

7. Progress Measure

8. Let’s Review Your Progress
Goal Setting
Let’s Review Your Progress

9. What are your academic goals. What are your TELPAS goals
What are your academic goals? What are your TELPAS goals? What steps will you put into place to accomplish your goals?
What are your strengths?
How can these strengths help you achieve your goals?

10. END OF THE YEAR Did you show growth?

11. Questions? Comments?