Colorado. Department of Education. English Language Acquisition Unit.
Publisher
[Colorado Department of Education, English Language Acquisition Unit]
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Education
Pub. Date
2007-2012.
Language
English
Description
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.