CALIFORNIA

1. CALIFORNIA English Language Development Test CELDT 2013-14 1

2. AMAO 1, 2, 3 • Annual Measurable Achievement Outcomes 1, 2, & 3 • Used through NCLB to monitor EL progress • Title III guidelines monitor EL progress AMAO 1: Looks at students gaining a proficiency level per year • This includes K-12 AMAO 2: Looks at students meeting proficiency and maintaining proficiency • This includes K-12 AMAO 3: Looks at EL students scoring proficient CST English and Math Therefore CELDT achievement is crucial for AMAO 1 & 2. CELDT must be given with fidelity & efficacy, so Students can get the optimum score. Note: CELDT is an important high-stakes assessment. 2

3. Test Purposes • Initial Identification: Language other than English on the Home Language Survey who have not been previously assessed for English proficiency (within 30 calendar days) • Determine if they are English learners • If so, their level of English proficiency • Annual Assessment: All previously identified English learners who have not been re-designated • Assess progress in acquiring English proficiency • Initial assessment: occurs year round • Annual Assessment: July 1 – October 31 3

4. Test Importance Schools need to work together as a team to ensure the optimum testing conditions: • Consistency • Training • Environment • Location • Positive Demeanor • Examiner’s attitude 4 4

5. TEST Security • Must be kept secure Test Test Items • Do not expose test questions or content to students before testing • Assume responsibility for maintaining strict security of CELDT documents • Security Affidavit – anyone handling the CELDT 5

6. CELDT Highlights for 2013 - 2014 Test Security New directions to ensure that students clear their desks and stow away all materials not needed for the test. These directions are at the beginning of each domain. EL Program Categories Changed to match the CALPADS categories. School/ Group List ( SGL) The SGL has been reorganized, and additional instructional instructions on filling out the forms have been added. New Item Vocabulary Item Type Form 3 at all grade spans includes four additional field test items representing a new Oral Vocabulary type scored at a 0-1-2 rubric. 6

7. CELDT Highlights for 2013 - 2014 • Group Administration Training • New group administration talking points. Stress importance of ALL trainers including group administrators to be trained. • Field Test • Forms 2-6: Operational items and embedded field test items • Transitional Kindergarten • All ELs need to be tested

8. Test Materials 8

9. CELDT District Coordinator • Manage overall testing process • Ensure all correct testing procedures have been followed • Ensure all test results are reported accurately • CELDT Site Coordinator • Ensure that test examiners receive • appropriate training & sign security affidavit • Ensure an optimum testing environment • Ensure all eligible students take and complete the entire CELDT 9

10. Test Examiner • Administer & score Speaking/Listening and K-1 Literacy test after successfully completing CELDT training • Attain required level of reliability • Be proficient speaker of English • Have command of pronunciation, intonation, & fluency • Have ability to correctly pronounce the full range of American English phonemes • Proctor • Assists test examiner during test administration in groups of 20 students or more 10

11. Testing Procedures

12. Test Planning Prepare for the Test • Allow sufficient time to complete necessary student information • Plan makeup sessions • Select a quiet area for administering each test • Cover all academic materials: bulletin boards, whiteboards, or charts • Eliminate distractions • Designate proctors to assist when testing groups of 20 or more students Note: Never administer test where others are being tested or where students might overhear test items 12

13. Follow Standardized Testing Procedures • Administer using only directions contained in manual • Avoid testing before/after vacation, holidays, important school functions • Don’t give hints, clues - Consult Administration Procedures Table 4 in Manual for allowed prompts 13

14. Student Information • Fill In Identifying Information • Until labels arrive, the following information must be put on the test… • Item 1: Student Name (Write; don’t bubble) • Item 3: Date of Birth (Write; don’t bubble) • Item 10: Initial or Annual Assessment (bubble) • Item 11: Date Testing Completed (Write & bubble) • Extra bubbles will invalidate the pre-ID label information. 14 14

15. Administering the Test 15

16. Before Testing • Train all group administrators • Post Do Not Disturb signs • Follow the directions in the manual for the administration of each test component. • Make sure student has only his/her own test book/answer book • Give individual attention as necessary and appropriate • Encourage students to do their best but to not spend too much time on any one item • Remind students to answer every item on each page 16

17. During Testing • Demonstrate the appropriate way to mark and change responses • Check to make sure students are marking responses in the correct location • Make sure there are no extraneous pencil marks on test – will invalidate book • Do not break up testing within a test component. 17

18. Coaching and Guessing • Do not show or correct answers except for sample items • Give neutral responses if student asks about test item: “You choose the one you think is right and go on.” • Do not coach students: refer to Administration Procedures Table 4 for when and how to prompt • Encourage students to do their best 18

19. Other Concerns • Discourage talking. • Avoid any unusual interruptions, distractions, or loud noises that might affect the testing. After Testing • Check answer book to be sure circles are marked appropriately. • Collect all test materials. • Instruct students to not discuss the test items. • Turn in Test materials to CELDT Coordinator

20. 20 20

21. Listening • K-1: Individual • Teacher Talk • Extended Listening Comprehension • Following Oral Directions • Rhyming • 2nd: Group/Individual • Same sections as K-1 • Individual or small group depending on maturity level of student • 3-12: Group • Following Oral Directions • Teacher Talk • Extended Listening Comprehension

22. Listening • Practice reading test items aloudbefore administering test • Use natural pacing • Use normal rhythm & phrasing of American English • Refer to Table 4 for repeating guidelines

23. Oral Vocabulary • What’s New • Directions to clear all student items from desk. • Important points to remember page has been eliminated. The bulleted information it included has been moved to the appropriate corresponding section. • Form 3 will administer section called “Name and Tell.” • Prompting/Scoring • Prompting and scoring guidelines have been expanded to clarify scoring of verb form and grammar and syntax errors. 23

24. Speech Functions • Scoring guidelines were reorganized and updated • Directions to clear all student items from desk. • Important points to remember page has been eliminated. The bulleted information it included has been moved to the appropriate corresponding section. • For Administration of Form 3, which includes Speaking field items, Form 3 Speech Functions scoring rubric in the Examiner’s manual for Forms 2-6 includes anchor responses for the field test items.

25. Speech Functions • Asking for Information • Making a Request • Asking for Clarification • Making a Suggestion • Giving an Explanation/Asking for Permission • Asking for an OpinionRequesting Information

26. Choose & Give Reasons • Important points to remember page has been eliminated. The bulleted information it included has been moved to the appropriate corresponding section. • Directions to clear all student items from desk. • Scoring guidelines were reorganized and updated

27. 4 Picture Narrative • Revised Directions: • Directions to clear all student items from desk. • Table 4 prompting procedures has been changed to identify specific open ended questions that test examiners may use for prompting and the number of times a test examiner may reprompt. • Important points to remember page has been eliminated. The bulleted information it included has been moved to the appropriate corresponding section. • Form 3 Field testing item will include anchor responses.

28. Overview K-1 Early Literacy What’s New – Test Materials • Important points to remember page has been eliminated. The bulleted information it included has been moved to the appropriate corresponding section. • Directions to clear all student items from desk. • Answer Books: The text in the section labeled FOR SCORING USE has been modified to clarify that the box is for the local scoring of Initial Assessment students. ( Use for Annual Assessment students is optional).

29. Overview K-1 Early Literacy Test Administration Guidelines • Same as for other test sections • Timing • Test variations • Preparing for test • Follow Standardized Procedures • Student Identifying Info

30. Average Test Taking TimeK-1

31. Overview K-1 Early Literacy Administering the Test • Have 5x8 inch card or folded 8 ½ x 11 inch paper to cover questions not being administered • Follow directions and administer questions in order presented in domains • Administer with student sitting across from test examiner.

32. Overview K-1 Early Literacy Administering the Test • Important: for questions dealing with letter sounds, make sure to say the sound of the letter, not the letter’s name. • Test Warm-up (See Examiner’s Manual)

33. Scoring and Packing

34. CELDT Scoring Overview Must be done by CELDT Coordinator or designee Manual Scoring Guides located in Examiner’s Manual Local Scoring Tool- On Line www.celdt.org/resources/scoring_tool/. Input Scores-calculates raw scores, scale scores and proficiency levels 34

35. CELDT Packing & Return of Materials Before unpacking: Inventory last year’s materials Send inventory sheet to Bilingual Department Shred materials form 2012-13. Do not use any materials and/or documents from previous administrations Unpacking Locate School Packing List Inventory materials Report missing materials or shortages/overages to Student Assessment Keep the boxes Keep materials in a secured location 35

36. Site Coordinators Responsibilities Check answer documents I.D. problems that will interfere with scoring (pg. 30 Coordinators Manual) Staple-----------Remove them Writing outside the box: --Copy any response written outside the box into the box if it will fit. DO NOT DO ANYTHING Grease Marks-------Transfer student responses to unused book. 36

37. Site Coordinators Responsibilities Check Demographic pages: Ensure correct placement of Pre-ID label On demographic pages with Pre-ID label, fill in: Teacher, school and district name Date Testing Completed -if applicable: Braille Testing irregularities Test Variation 37

38. Site Coordinators Responsibilities Create Groups One group per grade level at each school Fill out Group Identification Sheet (GIS)- Coordinator’s Manual Number of students tested and grade All school information 38

39. Site Coordinators Responsibilities Package in Groups -Place GIS on top of each grade level group and place stack into scorable materials return plastic baggie School Grade level Quantity School Grade level Quantity 1 of 4 2 of 4 School Grade level Quantity School Grade level Quantity 3 of 4 3 of 4 39

40. Site Coordinators Responsibilities Complete School Group List (SGL) Write the number of students tested by grade on the SCL Match the GIS exactly Include comments if applicable Place SGL in the first box of the shipment to District Coordinator 40

41. CELDT Testing Report Initials Annuals * This is required for compliance toward the Apportionment Report

42. Site Coordinators Responsibilities Place groups in CELDT boxes Number each box (1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4) Close and leave ready in a secured location to be picked up on Thursday, November 4,2010. School Name 4 of 4 Remove all old tape!!! Do not mark on the boxes !!! 42

43. Points to Remember If no Pre-ID label bubble in everything applicable to the student New students- Find out if they have CELDT scores from previous districts/school Envelope with all paperwork required will be provided for you 43

44. Questions