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1 5.4 Essay: ELPAC - English Language Proficiency Assessment for California Jasmine Roxanne Martinez School of Education, Fresno Pacific University LA 381: Introduction to Teaching Shirley Esau MA Ed. February 11, 2024
2 In California, our education system welcomes all students, and we are lucky to have a free public education. Some students are not native in English, and learning in our English schools is not simple. For English Language Learners to understand the education, they must be taught English. The ELPAC is an assessment for English learning students to measure how proficient they are in English. ELPAC is the language proficiency assessment for the education system in California. According to the ELPAC website (2024), there are multiple types of the ELPACs, there are Initial ELPAC, Summative ELPAC, Initial Alternate ELPAC, and Summative Alternate ELPAC. The Initial ELPAC is given to students who are not native to English. This assessment identifies whether they will be considered an English Language Learner and what areas they need help in. Students will then fall in one of 3 different test scores, English Learner, Initial fluent English Proficient, and to be determined. The Summative ELPAC determines the classification of the English Learner, this can also determine if they are no longer an English learner, in which they would be reclassified. The Initial Alternative ELPAC is the assessment for students who have cognitive disabilities and English is not their native language. The Summative Alternative is the assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities and with a native language other than English, to determine if they are an English learner or reclassified fluent. The Initial ELPAC and the Summative ELPAC are both for students who English is not their first language, while the Initial ELPAC and the Summative Alternative ELPAC are both for those students who have cognitive disabilities. Students complete these assessments online on a computer. The purpose of these assessments is not only to support those students who are English Language Learners, it also abides by the California Law. The CA Department of Education (2020) states, “This requirement comes from Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI)
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