TELPAS and Lexia English Language Development - How Lexia English Supports Emergent Bilingual Students in Texas

Oct 2, 2026

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TELPAS and Lexia English Language Development explains how the Texas Education Agency’s TELPAS system measures Emergent Bilingual students’ progress in learning English. TELPAS aligns performance reporting with ELPS proficiency level descriptors used for formative assessment across the school year. Lexia English supports listening and speaking through adaptive, ELPS-aligned instruction, culturally responsive pedagogy, and speech recognition that delivers immediate feedback during interactive tasks mapped to TELPAS-style activities and proficiency levels.

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Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment (TELPAS)

ELPS alignment and proficiency level descriptors (PLDs)

Formative assessment across the school year

Lexia English Language Development

Speech recognition and adaptive blended learning

Culturally responsive pedagogy

TELPAS-style task examples

Videos with multiple responses

Comparing and contrasting

Open-ended responses

Sequencing

Structured Literacy focus

TELPAS and Lexia® English Language Development ™ Correlation How Lexia English Supports Emergent Bilingual Students in Texas Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment The Texas Education Agency designed the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) and TELPAS Alternate to assess the progress that Emergent Bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language. TELPAS assesses the abilities outlined in the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) student expectations and reports performance in alignment with the ELPS proficiency level descriptors (PLDs). Educators use the PLDs throughout the school year as a formative assessment of the English language proficiency levels of their students. Teachers can monitor progress and tailor second language instruction to the proficiency levels of Emergent Bilinguals as those students learn more English. Lexia® English Language Development™ Lexia English uses a cutting-edge speech recognition engine to provide students with immediate feedback on their speaking tasks. Using the adaptive blended learning model, teachers can view progress through the ELPS-aligned scope and sequence and provide targeted, teacher-led listening and speaking lessons to further support students when needed. Students gain confidence in speaking as they interact with 17 different characters with heritage languages of their own! The various speaking and listening tasks help students feel more prepared to take TELPAS as they engage in academic conversations and listening activities. While working in the Lexia English student program, students speak over 70% of the time. A linguistically aligned ELPS scope and sequence means students progress through the program at their appropriate proficiency level. I love the speaking practice my students are getting. They are less hesitant to speak when using the program. It is a confidence booster for them to see that they are making gains in the English language. — ESL teacher using Lexia English [lexiatexas.com](lexiatexas.com) 2 Assessment Without Testing® means teachers can track their students’ progress toward their linguistic goals on a daily basis. I have the data right therein front of me. I don’t have to wait for a year to get the TELPAS data to see how they’re doing. — Texas educator [lexiatexas.com](lexiatexas.com) 3 Lexia English is built on culturally responsive pedagogy. A student’s heritage language and accent is valued and seen as an asset! Lexia English provides listening and speaking tasks that emulate what students will see on the TELPAS exam. Detailed and targeted listening and speaking lessons help reinforce online learning. 72% of the student program is dedicated to speaking, and Lexia’s powerful speech recognition technology offers learners immediate feedback. Videos With Multiple Responses TELPAS example Students are asked to watch various fiction and nonfiction videos and then answer multiple choice questions and give speaking responses. How does Lexia English support this? Students listen to various videos and characters explaining diagrams, pictures, and other organizers across multiple subject areas. Students are expected to answer multiple choice questions and respond orally. Lexia English example Level 10, Farah, encounter 3, listening Comparing and Contrasting TELPAS example Students must compare and contrast two separate photos or objects. How does Lexia English support this? Students compare and contrast objects across multiple subjects and are provided language frames so they speak using the correct language structure. These language frames are transferrable across multiple language tasks. Lexia English example Level 16, Wong Yi, encounter 2, open conversation [lexiatexas.com](lexiatexas.com) 4 Open-Ended Responses TELPAS example Students are asked a question after a picture is displayed. They must describe at least three thin

FAQs

What is TELPAS used to assess for Texas students?

TELPAS assesses the progress Emergent Bilingual (EB) students make in learning English and reports performance aligned with ELPS proficiency level descriptors.

How do educators use PLDs during the school year?

Educators use PLDs as formative assessment to monitor English language proficiency and tailor second-language instruction to students’ levels.

How does Lexia English support students for TELPAS speaking and listening tasks?

Lexia English provides ELPS-aligned listening and speaking practice with adaptive learning and speech recognition that gives immediate feedback, using tasks that emulate TELPAS exam formats.

Oct 2, 2026

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