California English Language Development Test

Template:Wikify-date The California English Language Development Test, or CELDT, has been administered since 2001 as a formal assessment of where a student’s proficiency of English stands. The test is administered to any student from grades k-12 who have a home language other than English. The CELDT was developed with three principles in mind; Identify students who are English learners, determine their level of English proficiency, and asses their progress toward acquiring English proficiency. The CELDT tests students who are English learners in the following areas: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The test is given to new students 30 days after enrollment into a school, and then is administered annually to track the progress of the student and determine when they have reached proficency. After the CELDT has been taken, the test score yields a result which is now classified as the students CELDT or proficiency level. These levels are represented either numerically 1-5, or more commonly, symbollicaly as in the WestEd ELD standards. The five levels of the CELDT are: Beginning, Early Intermediate, Intermediate, Early Advanced, and Advanced.