what is the celdt? and why it matters to you!
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What is the CELDT? And why it matters to you!. By Ms. Rizzo. What does CELDT stand for?. C ALIFORNIA E NGLISH L ANGUAGE D EVELOPMENT T EST. When do you take the CELDT?. In September every school year When you first enter a school district in California. Why do you take the CELDT?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What is the CELDT?
And why it matters to you!
By Ms. Rizzo
What does CELDT stand for?
CALIFORNIA
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT TEST
When do you take the CELDT?
In September every school year
When you first enter a school district in California
Why do you take the CELDT?Helps the school figure out who needs extra support in English
Helps the school, your teacher and you know your skills in English
Shows the state, your school, teacher, you and your family your progress (growth) in English
Is used as one way to reclassify you to regular English classes
Speaking (one-on-one)Asking questions about certain topics
Explaining your reasons (always give 2!)
Retelling a story from 4 pictures
What does the CELDT look like?
There are four parts of the CELDT:
Listening (group testing)
Following oral directions Pointing to or marking objects in the test
What does the CELDT look like?
Reading Comprehension
(group testing) Reading a story and answering questions
Answering multiple choice questions
What does the CELDT look like?
What does the CELDT look like?
Writing (group testing) Writing section with one-sentence and paragraph answers
Answering multiple choice questions about grammar and sentence structure
What your scores meanType of score Range How its usedOverall Level 1 - 5 Placement into ELL class
Monitoring student progressDetermination of reclassification
Overall Scale Score
200-780 Placement into ELL class
Detailed information about growth
Category Level 1-5 Placement into ELL class
Determination of areas of strength
Category Scale Score
200-780 Detailed information about growth
How you move-up levelsCELDT Level Placement at
Ben Franklin
Beginning level (1)
Early Intermediate (2)
Intermediate (3)
Early Advanced (4)
Advanced (5)
EL 1
EL 1
EL 2
EL 2 or Regular LA
EL 2 or Regular LA
How to Get Redesignated
Students with 4 or 5 on the CELDT are Re-designated to Regular Language Arts when their CST scaled scores are:
7th grade 325+
8th grade 300+
CST CUT POINTS
CST CUT POINTS ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade1 - FBB 150–270 150–267 150–262 150–2652 - BB 271–299 268–299 263–299 266–2993 - BASIC 300–349 300–349 300–349 300–3494 - PROF 350–394 350–393 350–400 350–3945 - ADV 395–600 394–600 401–600 395–600
How to increase your scores
Work hard in all your academic classes
Learn lots and lots of new vocabulary
Read and listen to English at home
Continue to speak, read and write in your native language (your skills will transfer!)
Make friends with English-speaking students to practice your English
Try your best on the CELDT and on the CSTs
Important Dates to Remember
Next CELDT: • September 2012 (scores released in Jan. ’13)
7th Grade Writing Test: • Tuesday, March 5, 2013 California State Test: • Six days during April and May, 2013