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What is the CELDT? And why it matters to you!

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?.

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What is the CELDT? And why it matters to you!

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  1. What is the CELDT? And why it matters to you! By Ms. Rizzo

  2. What does CELDT stand for? CALIFORNIA ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT TEST

  3. When do you take the CELDT? • In September every school year • When you first enter a school district in California

  4. 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

  5. What does the CELDT look like? • Speaking (one-on-one) • Asking questions about certain topics • Explaining your reasons (always give 2!) • Retelling a story from 4 pictures

  6. 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

  7. What does the CELDT look like? • Reading Comprehension (group testing) • Reading a story and answering questions • Answering multiple choice questions

  8. 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

  9. What your scores mean

  10. How you move-up levels

  11. How to Get Redesignated Students with 4 or 5 on the CELDT areRe-designated to Regular Language Arts when their CST scaled scores are: 7th grade 325+ 8th grade 300+

  12. CST CUT POINTS

  13. 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

  14. 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

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