Proficiency Levels Flashcards
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When a TELPAS composite score places a student at Advanced High for two consecutive years, what process may begin?
Answer: Consideration for reclassification as English proficient (exit from ELL services)
Sustained Advanced High performance is one indicator used in the ELL reclassification process to determine English proficiency for program exit.
Which TELPAS domain uses a standardized test (not holistic rating) for students in grades 2–12?
Answer: Reading
Students in grades 2–12 take a standardized TELPAS Reading test, while other domains use holistic teacher ratings.
An ELL student communicates effectively in academic discussions and writes organized essays with minor errors. Which level is most appropriate?
Answer: Advanced High
Effective academic communication with only minor errors across speaking and writing aligns with the Advanced High proficiency descriptor.
Which factor is NOT typically used in assigning TELPAS holistic ratings?
Answer: Student performance on a single oral reading fluency test score
Holistic ratings are based on accumulated observations across settings, not on a single test score in isolation.
A TELPAS Intermediate speaker struggles to produce extended oral responses and relies on repetition and clarification requests. This describes which listening/speaking behavior?
Answer: Characteristic Intermediate-level language use
Needing repetition and clarification and having difficulty with extended responses is consistent with Intermediate-level speaking/listening proficiency.
Which TELPAS level requires the most instructional scaffolding in all four language domains?
Answer: Beginning
Beginning-level students have the least English proficiency and therefore require the most extensive scaffolding and support.
TELPAS proficiency-level descriptors are organized by which two variables?
Answer: Language domain and proficiency level
TELPAS descriptors are organized by the four language domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) and the four proficiency levels.