CELDT to ELPACAssessment Changes for EL: California Department of Education (CDE)EDMU 521

Changes Taking Place: Moving Forward (CDE)

• Transition to the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)

• California English Language Development Test (CELDT)/ELPAC

• 1999 ELD Standards

ELPAC Key WebsitesCELDT - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/

CDE: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/

ELPAC: http://www.elpac.org/ (new and incomplete at this point)

Comparison of CELDT and ELPAC - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/celdtelpaccompare.asp

Timeline for Transition - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/celdttoelpactimeline.asp

ELPAC: http://www.elpac.org/

TransitionFromCELDT toELPAC

TransitionFromCELDT toELPAC

Examples: Listening

Listening Examples

Examples: Listening

Speaking Example

Reading Example

Reading Examples

Reading Examples

Writing Examples

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