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This guide is provided to assist districts and schools in providing appropriate accommodations for Colorado's English Learners (ELs) on statewide assessment. Work in the area of EL responsive accommodations is process oriented, there is a continual focus on building Colorado's expertise and capacity in the area of EL responsive accommodations.

This interpretation guide provides information about the CELApro administered in 2010. CELApro is the language proficiency assessment used as one data point in the body of evidence for classifying and monitoring the progress of English Learners (ELs) in the acquisition of English. This assessment measures social and academic language use in four major skill areas-Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing-along a continuum of five language development...

Students learning English as a second language in Colorado are faced with all of the content challenges of a native English speaker, in addition to learning a new language. The English Language Development (ELD) Standards represent a two-year process involving highly qualified ESL/Bilingual educators from across the state.

The Colorado English Language Assessment (CELA) is the language proficiency assessment used for classifying and monitoring the progress of Colorado English Language Learners (ELLs) in the acquisition of English. This assessment measures the competencies necessary for successful social and academic language use in four major modalities: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing - along a continuum of five proficiency levels.

It is recommended that the Walk Through and Program Review Tool be used in a collaborative fashion involving classroom teachers, school and district leaders and Colorado Department of Education leaders. Ideally, an independent self-assessment would be the first step in the journey to continuous improvement.