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The goal for TELPAS is to show GROWTH! Meaning, when you take TELPAS one year, and your rating is an Intermediate language proficiency level, the goal for you when you take TELPAS the next year is to at least earn a score of Advance language proficiency level, which is one level higher than the Intermediate.

Access the online released tests and practice sets on the Practice Test Site. Access answer keys and specific scoring guides at TELPAS Released Test Questions.

The TELPAS composite results indicate a student's overall level of English language proficiency and are determined from the student's listening, speaking, reading, and writing proficiency ratings.

They will stop participating in TELPAS when their language proficiency assessment committee (LPAC) determines that they are proficient in the English language and have met exit criteria. This applies to all ELs even those who are not in a bilingual or ESL program.

Who takes TELPAS? Students in grades K-12 that have been identified as an EL are required to take TELPAS. This includes ELs whose parents have declined bilingual or English as a Second Language (ESL) program services.

Eligible Writing Types The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) requires a writing collection with a total of five samples each year for grades 2-12. From each collection, at least one sample should use past tense, and two should be from the content areas of math, science, or social studies.

When completing the TELPAS assessment, it is important to know what the goal for TELPAS is. There is no such thing as “passing”, you do not “pass with a 70”. The language proficiency levels or scores for TELPAS range from Beginning, Intermediate, Advance, and Advanced High. The goal for TELPAS is to show GROWTH!