CELA Post Test Training

CELA 2007 : 

Colorado Department of Education Unit of Student Assessment – English Language Acquisition Unit This presentation is available online: www.cde.state.co.us CELA 2007

Overview: 

Overview Unit of Student Assessment English Language Acquisition Unit How do I administer the test? Who must take the test? What test materials do I need? How do I identify students? What do I do with the results? What accommodations are allowed? What labels do I use? How long will each session take? Processes for getting clean valid data. Instructional guidance…. Now that I have the data…. what ? What is Language Proficiency mean?

CELA Data to Districts: 

CELA Data to Districts General Research Tape (GRT) data file Download now from ctb.com/cela; log into Navigator with user name and password CELA Help Desk 1-800-994-8557 Fixed-length file; can be imported into other software that accepts ASCII files

CELA Reports: 

CELA Reports District Package SDSA – Performance Level Summary Report by District (2 copies) GLR – Group List Report summary by District (2 copies) SDSA – Performance Level Summary Report by School (2 copies) GLR – Group List Report Summary by School (2 copies) School Package SDSA – Performance Level Summary Report by School (2 copies) GL – Group List Report with Sums by School (2 copies) STPR – Student Proficiency Report by School (2 copies)

Reporting Categories: 

Reporting Categories Scale Scores and Proficiency Levels are provided for: Speaking Listening Reading Writing Overall Comprehension derived from parts of Listening + Reading Oral Language derived from Listening + Speaking

Proficiency Levels: 

Proficiency Levels

Proficiency Level Summary Report: 

Proficiency Level Summary Report

Student Proficiency Report: 

Student Proficiency Report

CELA Proficiency Level Descriptors: 

CELA Proficiency Level Descriptors

Group List Report: 

Group List Report

CELA Labels: 

CELA Labels

CELA Fluency Definitions: 

CELA Fluency Definitions

CELA: 

CELA Proficiency Level Definitions Provide descriptions of five Proficiency Levels (overall categories) Proficiency Level Descriptors Provide descriptions of five Proficiency levels per domain and grade spans CELA Cut scores by grade

CELA Proficiency Levels: 

CELA Proficiency Levels CELA Proficiency Levels Beginning Early Intermediate Intermediate Proficient Advanced

CELA UPDATES: 

May 18, 2007 CELA UPDATES

CELA Placement Test (Screener): 

CELA Placement Test (Screener) Kindergarten test has been altered Listening and Speaking remain the same, one reading passage, and an optional reading and writing protocol Kindergarten Student Profile Sheet will reflect these changes Separate books for K and 1 Need to use new books, so discard any only K-1 books Grades 1-12 remain the same Training for new Kindergarten CELA Placement coming soon

CELA Proficiency Test: 

CELA Proficiency Test November trainings (weeks of the 2nd- 16th) Accommodations Manual Look for…

Re-designation Criteria : 

Re-designation Criteria Task force has made final recommendations to CDE for their guidance on re-designation criteria. CELA Proficiency is used as a trigger for further investigation. Table 5, page 11 of 2007 Interpretation Guide Guidebook out Summer 2007

HLS and Identification: 

HLS and Identification Importance Cost of misidentification w/ HLS Training coming September 2007 at Title I and Title III Director’s meeting

Communication Protocol: 

Communication Protocol Assessment Materials and Shipping CTB/McGraw-Hill Help Desk 800-994-8557 Assessment Administration Questions Unit of Student Assessment, Marisol Enriquez, 303-866-6634 Policy Questions English Language Acquisition Unit, Joanna Bruno, 303-866-6870