california english language development test (celdt)

California English Language

Development Test (CELDT)

2007-2008 EditionVersion G

Local District 6English Learner Staff

CELDT Training 2007-2008 2

Objectives

1. Review the legal requirements and purposes of CELDT

2. Prepare for CELDT 2007-2008 Edition

3. Establish consistent security procedures

4. Attain high standard of examiner reliability through practice of calibration exercises

Objective #1

Review the legal requirements and purposes of CELDT


Home Language SurveyNewly enrolled students in grades K-12 are to be assessed if:

• the response to any of the first three questions on the Home Language Survey (HLS) is a language other than English • ALL the conditions listed below are true, the student must be assessed with the CELDT

1. Response to each of the first three questions on the HLS is English, and 2. Response to question number four is other than English, and 3. There is reasonable doubt as to the student’s proficiency in English.


“Reasonable Doubt”

• Reasonable doubt is defined as “evidence of significant non-English background” • Indicators of reasonable doubt include:

Parents need interpretersParents use L1 to speak with studentStudent initiates interaction with parents in L1Parents hesitate unduly in responding to question 1-3Babysitters only use L1After 30 days in Mainstream placement student lack comprehension of instruction or routines


Initial Identification Flowchart


Initial Identification

Administration


• Test students who have a home language other than English within 30 calendar days after the first date of enrollment in a California public school to identify potential English learnersCalifornia Education Code, Section 313 CCR, Title 5, Section 11511

CELDT Legal Mandates


INITIAL CELDT Results from Other Districts

• New enrollees with CELDT results from other California public school districts should not be tested again for INITIAL identification.

• CELDT Testing Coordinators should contact the previous school to determine if the transferring students have been assessed with the 2007-2008 CELDT.


eTIP Student Score Sheet 2007-2008www.ctb.com/celdt

• Score all Initial Assessments with the eTIP

• File Unofficial CELDT results in the student’s blue Master Plan folder until official scores are received


INITIAL CELDT Critical Dates


Annual Assessment

Administration


Annual Assessment

• English Learners assessed:– Retained kindergartners and

students in grade 1 in listening and speaking

– Students in grades 2-12 in listening, speaking, reading, and writing


Annual CELDT Results from Other Districts

• Students with 2007-2008 ANNUAL CELDT results from other districts should not be tested again.

• CELDT Testing Coordinators should contact the previous school to determine if the transferring students have been assessed with the 2007-2008 CELDT.


ANNUAL CELDT Critical Dates


Reclassification Criteria ChartGrades 1-2

Attachment AREF-1848.4

*as of 10/6/06

New*


Reclassification Criteria ChartGrades 3-5

Attachment BREF-1848.4

*as of 10/6/06

New*


Initial and Annual Assessments


CELDT

Versions G1-G11Grades K-12


Skill Areas to be Tested

Kindergarten & 1st 2nd – 12th • Listening• Speaking

• Listening• Speaking• Reading• Writing

California Education Code Section 60810


Overall Proficiency Level Tables

K-2 Beginning

(1)

EarlyIntermediate

(2)

Intermediate

(3)

EarlyAdvanced

(4)

Advanced

(5)

Kinder 180-356 357-406 407-455 456-504 505-600

Grade 1 180-356 357-406 407-455 456-504 505-600

Grade 2 215-396 397-446 447-495 496-539 540-635

3-5 Beginning

(1)

EarlyIntermediate

(2)

Intermediate

(3)

EarlyAdvanced

(4)

Advanced

(5)

Grade 3 230-414 415-459 460-513 514-556 557-700

Grade 4 230-432 433-472 473-530 531-574 575-700

Grade 5 230-437 438-482 483-538 539-586 587-700


Parent Notification of Language Test Results and Confirmation of Program Placement


Administration Instructions

Student Testing & Assessment publishes CELDT Administration Instructions


“2007-2008 Annual & InitialCalifornia English Language Development Test

SECTION CONTENTS”


Receive

Review

Question

Clarify

Review the legal requirements and purposes

of the CELDT using the Administration Instructions

Let’s Review Objective #1

Objective #2

Prepare for CELDT 2007-2008 Edition


2007-2008 CELDT Coordinator’s Checklist


MEM-3711 “Updating SIS to Prepare for CELDT, 2007-2008 Edition”


BARCODE LABELS

• Annual barcode labels will be provided to schools in preparation for the CELDT test for grades 1-12.

• Initial Identification barcode labels will also be provided for pre-enrolled kindergarten students and new students in grades 1-12.

• If a barcode label is not available for a student, the school must hand-bubble all required demographic information on the answer document using the “CELDT Coding Roster”

MEM-3711 “Updating SIS to Prepare for CELDT, 2007-2008 Edition” page 1


Barcode Labels

• Barcode labels will be delivered to the schools according to the schedule below:

MEM-3711 “Updating SIS to Prepare for CELDT, 2007-2008 Edition” page 1


Elementary CELDT Coding Roster

All information Filled In

Elementary SIS Screen 7, Option 6, Option 2 Secondary Program NT42


Elementary CELDT Coding Roster

Information Missing

Elementary SIS Screen 7, Option 6, Option 2


Barcode Labels

The following information MUST be completed for all test booklets, including those with Barcode Labels:

1. Box 1 Student name2. Box 2 Teacher’s name, school and district3. Box B Braille used, if applicable4. Box V Test version5. Box 10 Test purpose6. Box 12 Date testing completed7. Box 18 Testing irregularities8. Box 22 Test variations


What to Hand Bubble


“Got-CELDT Roster”Screen 30, Option 1

“Master Plan Roster”Screen 14, Option 15


Testing Schedule• NO time limits have been set for any section of

the test


Prepare for the Test


Students with Severe Disabilities

• Attempt to administer all sections of the CELDT…record all student responses, even “no response,” on the test booklet or scannable answer books.

• Box 22 “Testing Variations” should be completed and “Alternative Assessment” should be bubbled and the COM should be used.

• The demographic pages on the CELDT book or answer document must be completed and returned as a scorable document.


Scoring Initial CELDT

• The LAUSD Online CELDT Calculator is no longer available.

• eTIp is found at: www.ctb.com/celdt

• All Initial CELDT tests must first be scored locally by trained qualified certificated staff members to obtain information to use for program placement.

• The application cannot save any results, so be sure to print each student score sheet

• File unofficial CELDT results in the student’s blue Master Plan folder until official scores are received


Scoring Initial CELDT


Scoring of Initial CELDT

• Score and enter “unofficial” Initial CELDT results on SIS Screen 5 (classification, test, and date) before taking the scannable test and answer books to the Testing Center for official scoring.


P/LAS

• For Kindergarten students with English P/LAS test information on Screen 5, fields 91 and 151:

1. Type over “P/LAS” with “CELDT” in field 91

2. Type over previous test date with the current year’s

date in field 151


Inputting Info Into SIS

Field 91“CELDT”(type over

P/LAS)

Field 151“CELDT

Test Date”

Field 162“Language

Classification”

Field 164“Program

Assignment”

CELDT7-12-07

LEP

EI


“Interim” Language Classification


Informing Parents

• State law requires that we inform parents of their child’s language skills in English (CELDT)

• In addition, we must inform parents of their child’s primary language proficiency (LAS-Español, BINL, Informal Assessment of Home Language Literacy)

Parent Notification Forms

“OFFICIAL” Assessment results are generally posted and sent to schools in February/March following the closure of the ANNUAL testing window

Placement of “OFFICIAL” CELDT Test Result Labels


Initial Label• Initial Label has to be placed in each student’s

“Cumulative Record Card”


Initial LABELS

• Place label in Section 4, “Oral English Proficiency Test Label” Section

Place Label Here


Labels (Cont.)

Initial CELDTLabel

Primary LanguageAssessment Label


Annual Label

1st Grade 2nd Grade

Each English Learner continues to receive the Annual CELDT until he

or she Reclassifies


Receive

Review

Question

ClarifyDiscuss ways you will prepare for the

CELDT administration and thescoring process at your school site

Let’s Review Objective #2

Objective #3

Establish consistent security procedures


CELDT Security

• CELDT is a highly secure test.• Anyone who has access to the test

materials must sign a security affidavit to assure the security of the test.

• CELDT materials must be kept secure at all times.

• Please do not include actual test items in any correspondence, including e-mail, about the CELDT.


Test Prep – Corona


Writing

Write a sentence that describes what is happening in this picture.


Speaking

" I'm going to show you four pictures that tell a story (point). Look at all the pictures. (Read story prompt: It was early on a Monday morning.) What happened next? Tell me a complete story, starting with the first picture. Use a lot of details.”


Speaking

• Where would you rather go on a Saturday, to the park with friends or to the beach?


Examiners’ Requirements

• Only credentialed staff can administer the CELDT

• Paraprofessionals may only proctor

• Examiners must complete CELDT training

• Examiners and test proctors must sign a Security Affidavit

Objective #4

Attain high standard of examiner reliability through

practice of calibration exercises


Group Practice

• Choose and Give Reasons p. 4-7• Choose and Give Reasons p. 4-10• Speech Functions p. 4-19• Speech Functions p. 4-22• 4-Picture Narrative p. 4-32• 4-Picture Narrative p. 4-35• Student 1: Jerrold Grade 3 pp. 4-47 – 4-48• Writing Sentences p. 5-7• Writing Sentences p. 5-11• Writing Short Compositions p. 5-25• Writing Short Compositions p. 5-31


Objectives

1. Review the legal requirements and purposes of CELDT

2. Prepare for CELDT 2007-2008 Edition

3. Establish consistent security procedures

4. Attain high standard of examiner reliability through practice of calibration exercises


Questions

Claudia Bermúdez 323.278.3980

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