what is the celdt?
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What is the CELDT?What is the CELDT?
California English Language Development California English Language Development TestTest
PURPOSE: PURPOSE:
to identify students who are English to identify students who are English Learners Learners
to monitor progress in learning Englishto monitor progress in learning English
to document English proficiencyto document English proficiency
How does the CELDT help my How does the CELDT help my education? education?
It helps teachers know your English It helps teachers know your English strengths. strengths.
It demonstrates your yearly English It demonstrates your yearly English growth. growth.
It shows how close your is to proficiency It shows how close your is to proficiency and redesignation.and redesignation.
What’s on the test?What’s on the test?
Four Skill AreasFour Skill Areas
ReadingReading
WritingWriting
ListeningListening
SpeakingSpeaking
ReadingReading
Word analysis Word analysis How are English words created?How are English words created?
Vocabulary developmentVocabulary developmentWhat is the best word to use?What is the best word to use?
Reading comprehensionReading comprehensionWhat happens in the story?What happens in the story?
Literary response and analysisLiterary response and analysis How is the story structured?How is the story structured?
WritingWriting
Strategies and applicationsStrategies and applicationsHow is a sentence, paragraph or essay How is a sentence, paragraph or essay created?created?
English–language conventions English–language conventions What is the correct structure of sentences?What is the correct structure of sentences?
ListeningListening
Strategies and applicationsStrategies and applicationsDo you understand words, sentences and Do you understand words, sentences and paragraphs?paragraphs?
SpeakingSpeaking
Strategies and applicationsStrategies and applicationsCan you speak using words, sentences Can you speak using words, sentences and paragraphs?and paragraphs?
How can I prepare for the How can I prepare for the test?test?
Practice English throughout the Practice English throughout the summer.summer.
Read and write English using resources Read and write English using resources on the computer, at the library or on the on the computer, at the library or on the television.television.
Know the importance of the test.Know the importance of the test.
What are the levels?What are the levels?
OriginalResponses
MemorizedResponses
AcademicLanguage
SocialLanguage
Advanced
Early Advanced
Intermediate
EarlyIntermediate
Beginning
Listening Speaking Reading Writing
REDESIGNATION GOAL
What is Beginning?What is Beginning?
Someone whoSomeone who
understands a few detailsunderstands a few details
speaks and writes in simple words and speaks and writes in simple words and phrases with helpphrases with help
speaks and writes in disconnected words and speaks and writes in disconnected words and uses memorized statements and questions uses memorized statements and questions
What is Early Intermediate?What is Early Intermediate?
Someone whoSomeone who
identifies and understands more details identifies and understands more details
responds with more easily to more responds with more easily to more communication with less errors communication with less errors
speaks and writes in short phrases and speaks and writes in short phrases and memorized statements and questionsmemorized statements and questions
What is Intermediate?What is Intermediate?
Someone whoSomeone whoidentifies and understands more details and identifies and understands more details and some higher level thinking in English some higher level thinking in English speaks more with a variety of vocabulary with speaks more with a variety of vocabulary with a reduced number of errorsa reduced number of errorsspeaks and writes in sentences, paragraphs, speaks and writes in sentences, paragraphs, and original statements and questionsand original statements and questions
What is Early Advanced?What is Early Advanced?
Someone whoSomeone whoidentifies and summarizes most details identifies and summarizes most details and higher level thinking in English with and higher level thinking in English with some help some help speaks with a variety of academic and speaks with a variety of academic and informal vocabulary informal vocabulary writes in fully-developed paragraphs writes in fully-developed paragraphs and compositionsand compositions
What is Advanced?What is Advanced?
Someone whoSomeone whoidentifies and summarizes details and higher identifies and summarizes details and higher level thinking in English in all classes level thinking in English in all classes speaks with a variety of academic and speaks with a variety of academic and informal vocabulary appropriate for every informal vocabulary appropriate for every situationsituationwrites in fully-developed paragraphs and writes in fully-developed paragraphs and compositions, using appropriate content area compositions, using appropriate content area vocabularyvocabulary
What is redesignation?What is redesignation?
When you no longer needs English When you no longer needs English language support, you are no longer language support, you are no longer called EL.called EL.
Now you are known as an R-FEP Now you are known as an R-FEP (Redesignated--Fluent English (Redesignated--Fluent English Proficient)Proficient)
TrendsIncrease in EL students
Increase in sheltered students (Beginning, Early Intermediate and Intermediate)
CELDT 3 Year View
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Intermediate
EarlyIntermediateBeginner
How do I get redesignated?How do I get redesignated?
English Learners can be redesignated if:English Learners can be redesignated if:
they score Early Advanced or they score Early Advanced or Advanced on the CELDT overall.Advanced on the CELDT overall.
they score Basic or higher on the CST they score Basic or higher on the CST in English and math.in English and math.
they maintain a C or higher in core they maintain a C or higher in core content classes (English, math, social content classes (English, math, social science, science) for 2 consecutive science, science) for 2 consecutive semesters.semesters.
YOU, THEIR PARENT AGREES.YOU, THEIR PARENT AGREES.
What happens after What happens after redesignation?redesignation?
Now you do not take the CELDT.Now you do not take the CELDT.
BUT teachers monitor your progress for BUT teachers monitor your progress for 2 years to see if you still need support.2 years to see if you still need support.
So remember...
Try your best on the test!
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