ESOL Basics

ESOL stands for

• English students learning

• English for speakers of other languages

• students learning the English language

• everyone learning to speak English

Language proficiency classification test used in Florida

• IPT (Idea proficiency test)

• EPT (English proficiency test)

• LLT (language learning test)

• PET (Proficiency English test)

An ESOL student generates weighted funding for

• 2 years

• 10 years

• 6 years

• 5 years

The ESOL accountability test used in Florida

• ELLs 2.0

• Access 4 for ELLs

• ELL 4.0 Testing

• Access 2.0 for ELLs

The WIDA/Access 2.0 assessment proficiency levels are

• Beginning, Developing, Expanding, Emerging

• Entering, Developing, Expanding

• Entering, Emerging, Developing, Expanding, Bridging, Reaching

• Beginning, Developing, Proficient, Distinguished

Access 2.0 assesses the following receptive and expressive language domains:

• beginning reader, intermediate reader, advanced reader

• ONLY reading and writing

• listening, reading, writing and speaking

• ONLY listening and speaking

A student coded LY is

• inactive ESOL student

• active ESOL student

• tested out of ESOL

• ESOL newcomer

In Skyward (student management system) active ESOL students are coded:

• (L) Blue

• (E) Red

• (L) Purple

• (*) Purple

A former ESOL student within the 2 year monitoring period is

• coded LL

• coded LA

• coded ELL

• coded LF

If a former ESOL student has completed the 2 year monitoring period AND still under ESOL for state accountability, they are coded

• coded LL

• coded LA

• coded LY

• coded ELL