CELDT CELDT Proficiency Levels and Scoring 2

Question 1

How many grade spans does the CELDT use for testing purposes?

Accepted Answer

4

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2

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3

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5

Question 2

To be reclassified as Fluent English Proficient (FEP) based on CELDT results, a student must score at minimum which overall proficiency level?

Accepted Answer

Early Advanced

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Intermediate

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Advanced

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Proficient

Question 3

Which CELDT domain is administered individually, one-on-one between the student and an examiner?

Accepted Answer

Speaking

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Reading

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Writing

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Listening

Question 4

An English Learner at the Intermediate CELDT level is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Understanding and using everyday English but struggling with academic language

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Having no functional English ability

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Being fully fluent in academic English

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Unable to read or write in English at any level

Question 5

At which CELDT level would a student most likely understand the main ideas of complex grade-level text with minimal support?

Accepted Answer

Early Advanced

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Beginning

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Intermediate

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Early Intermediate

Question 6

Which CELDT proficiency level BEST describes a student who produces isolated words and short phrases but struggles to form complete sentences?

Accepted Answer

Beginning

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Early Intermediate

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Intermediate

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Early Advanced

Question 7

A student scores Intermediate in two CELDT domains and Early Intermediate in the other two. What does this pattern MOST likely indicate?

Accepted Answer

The student has uneven English development across language domains

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The student should be immediately reclassified as FEP

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The student has equal proficiency in all language skills

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The student's scores are invalid and must be retaken