'''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 language|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 K-12 who have a [[home language]] other than English. The CELDT was developed with three [[principle]]<nowiki/>s in mind: identify students who are English learners, determine their level of English proficiency, and assess their progress toward acquiring English proficiency. The CELDT teststested students who are English learners in the following areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The test iswas given within 30 days of new enrollment to students whose Home Language Survey indicatesindicated a language other than English iswas spoken in the home, and for whom there iswas no prior record of English language testing. Then it iswas administered annually to track the progress of the student and determine when they havehad reached proficiency. 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, [[symbol]]<nowiki/>ically as in the WestEd ELD standards. The five levels of the CELDT arewere: 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The CELDT has been replaced by the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) beginning in 2018.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.
== 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:EducationStandardized tests in California]]
[[Category:Standardized tests for English language tests]]
