TELPAS Program

 

 

The TELPAS English Language Proficiency Assessment System is designed to assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English Language.

 

This assessment is taken in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

 

TELPAS assesses students in alignment with the Texas English language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), which are part of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The ELPS proficiency level descriptors (PLDs) present the major characteristics of each language proficiency level in each language domain. The PLDs define how well EBs at the four proficiency levels are able to understand and use English in grade level academic settings.

 

TELPAS results are used to meet state and federal reporting and accountability requirements.

Student performance is reported in terms of four English Language Proficiency Levels: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Advanced High.