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Strengthen the effectiveness of your ESL program with research-based proven assessments. Measure and document student progress in English language acquisition, guide instruction and evaluate program effectiveness.

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ABLE Screening Battery, Spanish Edition

Measure achievement of Spanish-speaking adults

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Publication Date : 1989
Ages/Grades : Adults with five to eight years of formal education

Aprenda 3 (Aprenda®: La prueba de logros en español, Tercera edición)

Aprenda 3 helps you measure the academic achievement of K–12 Spanish-speaking students in their native language. Modeled after Stanford 10 and developed with Latino educators, Aprenda 3 offers you the highest quality, most culturally inclusive Spanish-language test of academic standards.

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Ages/Grades : K-12
Administration :

Completion Time: Untimed with flexible guidelines

Testing Windows: Fall 9/15–10/15; Midyear 1/16–1/31; Spring 4/1–4/30

Scoring/Reporting Options: Machine scoring , Results Online (reporting), hand scoring, or Ready

Medida de Sintaxis Bilingue, Bilingual Syntax Measure I and II

Identify a students’ mastery of syntactic structures

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Publication Date : 1978
Ages/Grades : Pre-K through 12
Administration : Individual; 10-15 minutes
Qualification Level : B-Level

Individually-Administered

Metropolitan Readiness Tests, Spanish Edition

Assess skills that contribute to school success in young children

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Ages/Grades : Pre-K through 1
Administration : Group

Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test® Online – Second Edition (NNAT®–2)

Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (second edition)—NNAT2 uses progressive matrices to allow for a culturally neutral evaluation of students’ nonverbal reasoning and general problem-solving ability, regardless of the individual student’s primary language, education, culture or socioeconomic background.

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Ages/Grades : Age 4 through 18 Grades PreK through 12
Administration : 30 minutes; Online or paper-and-pencil; group-administered

Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test®–Second Edition (NNAT®–2)

Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (second edition)—NNAT2 uses progressive matrices to allow for a culturally neutral evaluation of students’ nonverbal reasoning and general problem-solving ability, regardless of the individual student’s primary language, education, culture or socioeconomic background.

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Publication Date : 2007
Ages/Grades : Age 4 through 18 Grades PreK through 12
Administration : 30 minutes; Online or paper-and-pencil; group-administered

SELP 2 (Stanford English Language Proficiency Test 2)

SELP 2, a newly revised assessment of language proficiency for ELL students, helps to ensure that students from non-English-speaking backgrounds acquire the skills they need to succeed in school.

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Ages/Grades : K-12
Administration : Paper-and-pencil

Completion Time: Approximately 40 minutes – 2 hours, although untimed


Stanford English Language Proficiency Test

The Stanford English Language Proficiency Test (Stanford ELP) reflects all aspects necessary for comprehensive, standards-based assessment of English language proficiency. Developed by ESL experts, this research-based test evaluates the listening, reading, comprehension, writing, and speaking skills of K-12 English Language Learners with the goal of guiding them to full participation in English language classrooms.

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Ages/Grades : PreK-12
Administration : Paper-and-pencil.

Completion Time: Approximately 40 minutes – 2 hours, although untimed

Stanford Spanish Language Proficiency Test

Adopt the Test Designed to Meet NCLB Requirements

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Ages/Grades : PreK-12
Administration : Paper-and-pencil

Completion Time: Approximately 40 minutes – 2 hours, although untimed