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'''The California English Language Development Test''', or '''CELDT''', has beenwas administered sincefrom 2001 to 2017 as a formal [[Educational assessment|assessment]] of where a student’sstudent's [[Language proficiency|proficiency]] of [[English standslanguage|English]] standards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=California English Language Development Test - Programs No Longer Administered by CDE (CA Dept of Education)|url=https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pr/celdt.asp|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.cde.ca.gov}}</ref> The test iswas administered to any student from grades kK-12 who have a [[home language]] other than English. The CELDT was developed with three principles[[principle]]s in mind;: Identifyidentify students who are English learners, determine their level of English proficiency, and assesassess their progress toward acquiring English proficiency. The CELDT teststested students who are English learners in the following areas: listening, readingspeaking, speaking,reading and writing. The test iswas given towithin 30 days of new enrollment to students 30whose daysHome afterLanguage enrollmentSurvey intoindicated a schoollanguage other than English was spoken in the home, and thenfor iswhom there was no prior record of English language testing. Then it was administered annually to track the progress of the student and determine when they havehad reached proficencyproficiency. After the CELDT hashad been taken, the test score yieldsyielded a result which is nowwas classified as the studentsstudent's CELDT or proficiency level. These levels arewere represented either [[numerically]] 1-51–5, or more commonly, symbollicaly[[symbol]]<nowiki/>ically as in the WestEd ELD standards. The five levels of the CELDT arewere: Beginning, Early Intermediate, Intermediate, Early Advanced, and Advanced.

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'''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.

The CELDT has been replaced by the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) beginning in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=English Language Proficiency Assessments for CA - CalEdFacts (CA Dept of Education) |url=https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/cefelpac.asp#:~:text=The%20English%20Language%20Proficiency%20Assessments,Language%20Proficiency%20assessment%20in%202018. |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.cde.ca.gov}}</ref> The Initial ELPAC became operational on July 1, 2018, and the Summative ELPAC became operational on February 1, 2018.

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== References ==

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== External links ==

* [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/ www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/] – CELDT official website

* https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/ – ELPAC California Department of Education official website

* https://www.caaspp-elpac.org/ – CAASP & ELPAC Test Administration Coordination official website

[[Category:Standardized tests in California]]

[[Category:Standardized tests for English language]]

[[Category:English-language education]]

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[http://www.celdt.org/documents/2013-14/CELDT_Fundamentals4_Transcript.pdf CELDT Fundamentals Transcript]