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TELPAS is an English language proficiency assessment designed to assess the progress that EB students make in learning the English language. The assessment is aligned to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS). This assessment is designed to assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students, also referred to as English learners (ELs), make in learning TELPAS fulfills ESSA, which requires that all EB students be assessed annually until they are determined to be proficient in the English language. TELPAS fulfills ESSA requirements for assessing EB students in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

TELPAS

grades K-1 include:

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TELPAS for kindergarten and grade 1 includes holistically rated observational assessments of listening, speaking, reading, and writing

grades 2-12 include online tests for:

. For grades 2–12, TELPAS consists of online assessments for listening and speaking

and for reading and writing

TELPAS is administered only

. The assessments are administered once a year, in the spring, and retest opportunities are not offered.

For more information about TELPAS, refer to the TELPAS Resources webpage.

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