Category: English Learners in Texas

TELPAS vs WIDA: a teacher with young English learners in a Texas classroom
TELPAS vs WIDA: how Texas's assessment differs from the WIDA system most states use, in levels, scoring, and standards, and what it means for districts.
TELPAS speaking rubric: a young Emergent Bilingual speaking while the teacher assesses
TELPAS speaking explained: the grades 2-12 test, the prompt types and response times, the 2- and 4-point rubrics, how it is scored, and how to practice.
TELPAS scoring: a teacher reviewing English learner progress data with young students
TELPAS scores explained: how the four domains produce proficiency ratings and an equally weighted composite, what scale scores add, and how to read the data.
What is TELPAS: a young Emergent Bilingual taking the Texas English proficiency assessment
TELPAS explained: what the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System is, the four domains and ratings, who takes it, when, how districts practise for it.
English Learners in Texas: a teacher with young Emergent Bilingual students in a bright classroom
English Learners in Texas (Emergent Bilinguals): ELPS, TELPAS, program rules, bilingual mandate and funding, for district leaders.