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ESL 154 CERTIFICATION TEST Questions
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What is the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
(TELPAS)?
Ans: A federally required assessment program designed to
measure the annual progress that ELLs make in learning
academic English
What are the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)?
Ans: Federally required instructional standards designed to
ensure that ELLs are taught the academic English they need for
school purposes. These can be considered the "TEKS" of
language development.
ELPS PLDS
Ans: PROFICIENCY LEVEL DESCRIPTORS.
The proficiency level descriptors show the progression of
second language acquisition from one proficiency level to the
next and serve as a road map to help content area teachers
instruct ELLs commensurate with students' linguistic needs.
Teachers of ELLs are required to use them for formative
assessment.
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Beginning Proficiency Level
Ans: Little or no English ability
Intermediate Proficiency Level
Ans: Limited ability, simple language structures ,
high-frequency vocabulary, routine contexts
Advanced Proficiency Level
Ans: Grade appropriate, with second language acquisition
support
Advanced High Proficiency Level
Ans: Grade appropriate, with minimal second language
acquisition support
WHAT IS AN LPAC?
Ans: As an advocate for the ELL, the LPAC becomes the voice
that initiates, articulates, deliberates, and determines the best
instructional program for the student. It functions as a link
between the home and the school in making appropriate
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decisions regarding placement, instructional practices,
assessment, and special programs that impact the student.
BICS
Ans: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
-social language
CALP
Ans: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
-academic language
The Lau Remedies of 1974
Ans: made the identification of students whose primary
language is not English and the evaluation of their English -
language proficiency mandatory in all school districts.
Transitional Bilingual
Ans: uses the native language in core academic subjects. The
goal is to phase into English only as quickly as possible.
Developmental Bilingual
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ESL 154 CERTIFICATION TEST Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
What is the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
(TELPAS)?
Ans: A federally required assessment program designed to
measure the annual progress that ELLs make in learning
academic English
What are the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)?
Ans: Federally required instructional standards designed to
ensure that ELLs are taught the academic English they need for
school purposes. These can be considered the "TEKS" of
language development.
ELPS PLDS
Ans: PROFICIENCY LEVEL DESCRIPTORS.
The proficiency level descriptors show the progression of
second language acquisition from one proficiency level to the
next and serve as a road map to help content area teachers
instruct ELLs commensurate with students' linguistic needs.
Teachers of ELLs are required to use them for formative
assessment.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Beginning Proficiency Level
Ans: Little or no English ability
Intermediate Proficiency Level
Ans: Limited ability, simple language structures ,
high-frequency vocabulary, routine contexts
Advanced Proficiency Level
Ans: Grade appropriate, with second language acquisition
support
Advanced High Proficiency Level
Ans: Grade appropriate, with minimal second language
acquisition support
WHAT IS AN LPAC?
Ans: As an advocate for the ELL, the LPAC becomes the voice
that initiates, articulates, deliberates, and determines the best
instructional program for the student. It functions as a link
between the home and the school in making appropriate
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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decisions regarding placement, instructional practices,
assessment, and special programs that impact the student.
BICS
Ans: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
-social language
CALP
Ans: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
-academic language
The Lau Remedies of 1974
Ans: made the identification of students whose primary
language is not English and the evaluation of their English -
language proficiency mandatory in all school districts.
Transitional Bilingual
Ans: uses the native language in core academic subjects. The
goal is to phase into English only as quickly as possible.
Developmental Bilingual
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