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Click the link or scan the QR code for more information.  \nCopyright ©2024, Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved.  \nTable of Contents  \nResources ..................................................................................................................................4  \nOverview....................................................................................................................................5  \nParticipation Requirements .............................................................................................................5  \nTest Design ................................................................................................................................8  \nObservable Behaviors.......................................................................................................................8  \nAccommodations ..............................................................................................................................9  \nStudent Response Modes ................................................................................................................9  \nAlignment with State Curriculum ..........................................................................................12  \nThe E LPS ..........................................................................................................................................12  \nFundamentals of Second Language Acquisition...........................................................................17  \nTraining.................................................................................................................................... 20  \nTest Results ............................................................................................................................. 21  \nResources  \n• Texas Assessment Program  \n• TELPAS Alternate Resources  \n•  English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)  \n• TELPAS Alternate Proficiency Standards  \n• Assessments for Special Populations  \n• Test Administration Resources  \nOverview  \nThe Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) Alternate assessment isan English language proficiency assessment designed to address the specific needs of emergent bilingual (EB) students in grades 2–12 with the most significant cognitive disabilities. TELPAS fulfills the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires the state to administer an alternate English language proficiency assessment to EB students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in grades 2–12 who cannot participate in the general English language proficiency assessment even with allowable accommodations.  \nStudents taking TELPAS Alternate are in the process of acquiring English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing; have one or more disabilities that significantly limit their intellectual functioning, as shown by their ability to plan, comprehend, and reason; and have one or more disabilities that significantly limit their adaptive behavior, as shown by their ability to apply social and practical skills.  \nAll EB students in kindergarten and grade 1 are assessed with the general TELPAS, in which they are holistically rated in all four language domains. This decision was based on feedback from various stakeholders that the general TELPAS is accessible and appropriate for students at this early age when some kindergarten and grade 1 students have not yet been identified with a disability (i.e., non-categorical).  \nParticipation Requirements  \nAll students enrolled in Texas public schools and open-enrollment charter schools, including virtual schools, are required by fede","cbCaidbsW1uzTatc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidbsW1uzTatc","pdf",909402,22,"English","# Resources\n## Texas Assessment Program\n## TELPAS Alternate Resources\n# Overview\n## Purpose and eligibility for TELPAS Alternate\n## Relationship to Every Student Succeeds Act\n# Participation Requirements\n## Required assessment for Texas public schools and charters\n## Eligibility for the most significant cognitive disabilities\n## ARD committee responsibilities","[{\"question\":\"What is TELPAS Alternate and who is it for?\",\"answer\":\"TELPAS Alternate is an English language proficiency assessment for emergent bilingual students in grades 2–12 with the most significant cognitive disabilities. 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