Target Audience Flashcards
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A student scored Advanced High on TELPAS for two consecutive years and meets all state exit criteria. What happens next?
Answer: The student is reclassified as Fluent English Proficient and exits the ELL program
Meeting state exit criteria, including Advanced High ratings and other benchmarks, results in reclassification as Fluent English Proficient and exit from the ELL program.
Which of the following student populations is INCLUDED in TELPAS despite common misconceptions?
Answer: ELLs who were born in the United States
Being born in the U.S. does not exclude a student from TELPAS; any student formally identified as an ELL, regardless of birthplace, must participate.
For Pre-K ELL students, which TELPAS component relies on teacher observation rather than a standardized online test?
Answer: All four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing
Pre-K ELL students are assessed across all four language domains through teacher observation and holistic ratings rather than online testing.
A student who moved from another state is identified as an ELL in Texas. In what year must the student first take TELPAS?
Answer: The same school year they are enrolled and identified as an ELL in Texas
Once identified as an ELL in Texas, students must participate in TELPAS during the same school year of identification.
Which statement best describes the relationship between TELPAS and the STAAR for ELL students in Texas?
Answer: ELLs must take both TELPAS and STAAR; they assess different things (language proficiency vs. academic content)
TELPAS measures English language proficiency while STAAR assesses academic content mastery; ELLs are required to take both assessments.
In Texas, who is primarily responsible for administering TELPAS listening and speaking ratings for students in Grades K–12?
Answer: Trained teachers who observe students in classroom settings
TELPAS listening and speaking proficiency ratings are assigned by teachers who are trained in the rating process and observe students in authentic classroom interactions.
A student who previously exited the ELL program is struggling academically. Under what condition would the student re-enter TELPAS?
Answer: If the student is re-identified as an ELL after a language proficiency re-assessment determines they need support
A former ELL can be re-identified as an ELL through formal re-assessment and, once re-identified, must again participate in TELPAS.