Writing ELD Writing
ELA Writing
Strategies and Applications
Strategies, Applications
Conventions
Written (and Oral) English Language Conventions
ELD Listening and Speaking
ELA Listening and Speaking
Strategies and Applications
(Written and) Oral English Language Conventions
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) State and federal laws require that all students, excluding those enrolled in Transitional Kindergarten programs as noted in AB 2268, whose primary language is other than English be assessed for English language proficiency (ELP). The legal basis for requiring ELP testing is that all students have the right to an equal and appropriate education and any English language limitations left unidentified and/or unaddressed could preclude a student from accessing that right. The English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) is the state’s designated test for ELP. The ELPAC assesses public school students in K-12 in four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. The ELPAC is a computer-based assessment. It is administered to all students in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), ages three through twenty-one: (1) as an initial assessment to newly enrolled students whose primary language is not English, as indicated on a home language survey; and (2) annually as a summative assessment to students who have been previously identified as ELs. The ELPAC is aligned with the 2012 ELD Standards. The Summative ELPAC has two purposes: (1) to determine the level of ELP of EL students; and (2) to assess the progress of EL students in acquiring the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. The Summative ELPAC must be given annually to students identified as ELs until they are reclassified to fluent English proficient (RFEP). Assessing English Language Learners with Disabilities Federal Guidance for Learners with Disabilities In accordance with Education Department (ED) guidance issued in July 2014, the ED requires that all English learners (ELs) with disabilities participate in the state’s ELP assessment. Federal law requires that all ELs with disabilities participate in the state ELP assessment in the following ways, as determined by the IEP team: • In the regular state ELP assessment without universal tools, designated support, and accommodations.
Chapter 3 – Instructional Planning and the IEP, Charter SELPA As of 04/17/2025 CAHELP Governance Council Approval
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