TELPAS 2015
State Test for ELLs
New ELL Specialist:
Tamara Burson
On Campus from 12:15 – 4:15
Office is in the library
Email: tburson@newcaneyisd
Ext: 5232
TELPAS measures the ELPS.
The two are integrally aligned.
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TELPAS provides proficiency level ratings for each
language domain, plus an overall composite rating.
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TELPAS Reading - Online
Students will Take the TELPAS Reading test
March 18-20.
Please plan your lessons knowing that some
of your students will be out for state
testing.
TELPAS Writing
Goal in Assembling
Writing Collections
To make sure the collections
portray the students’ overall
English language writing
proficiency
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Writing Activities
TELPAS writing samples should be
taken from authentic classroom
activities grounded in
•
content area TEKS
•
ELPS
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Samples Required
At least 5 total samples are required in each
collection.
In each collection there must be
- at least 1 narrative about a past event
- at least 2 writing samples from math,
science, or social studies
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Some Eligible Types of Writing
Descriptive writing on a familiar topic
Writing about a familiar process
Narrative writing about a past event
Personal narratives and reflective pieces
Expository and other extended writing from
language arts classes
Expository or procedural writing from science,
math, and social studies classes
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Papers Not to Include
Papers containing copied language
Papers in which student relies heavily on
resources (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.)
Papers showing teacher comments and
corrections
Worksheets and question-answer assignments
Papers that have been polished with help from
peers or teachers
Papers written primarily in student’s native
language
Papers that are brief, incomplete, or rushed
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New Caney HS - TELPAS
All teachers with ELL students in their class
will give a writing assignment
• It must be a class assignment
• The writing must be based on what is
being taught in class
• The teacher will turn in only the ELL
papers to Tami Burson (ELL Specialist)
TELPAS Timeline – February 17
Due dates:
• Math – Feb. 23rd
• CTE/Fine Arts/Foreign Language/SPED –
Feb. 25th
• Science – Feb. 27th
• Social Studies –March 3rd
• ELA – March 6th (Two Samples)
TELPAS Writing Prompts
Prompts must be focused on what is being
taught in class
Look at the list on the back of the
handout to give you ideas
If you are unsure check with Tami Burson
TELPAS Prompt Ideas
https://visualwritingprompts.wordpress.co
m/category/subjects/science/
On the right-hand side of the visual
prompts are more subjects. Each subject
has a set of visual prompts. You can find
one that relates to what you are doing in
class.
Writing Samples
http://sww.newcaneyisd.org/cms/lib5/TX019181
42/Centricity/Domain/1204/TELPAS%20Writing%2
0Samples.pdf