ELP Standards & Assessment
Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) requires that each state “provide for an annual assessment of English proficiency (measuring students’ oral language, reading, and writing skills in English) of all students with limited English proficiency in the schools served by the State educational agency” (ESEA, Sec. 1111(7)).
Resources on English language proficiency standards
The World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) consortium consists of nineteen states working in collaboration to produce standards for English language learners.
Resources in English language proficiency assessment
- English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Nation: Current Status and Future Practice
- English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Pacific Region
Resources on the alignment of English language proficiency standards and assessment
Communication
on ELP Standards & Assessment