'''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 language|English]] stands. The test is administered to any student from grades kK-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, reading and writing. The test is given towithin 30 days of new enrollment to students 30whose daysHome afterLanguage enrollmentSurvey intoindicates a schoollanguage other than English is spoken in the home, and thenfor whom there is no prior record of English language testing. Then it is administered annually to track the progress of the student and determine when they have reached proficiency. 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.
