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ELL General Information

ELL General Information

The Research and Assessment division provides general information about statewide assessments for students who are English language learners (ELL).  Information provided includes testing schedules, rubrics and descriptions of students at various levels of reading and writing proficiency and general information about ELL tests.  Assessments include the Test of Emerging Academic English (TEAE), the Mathematics Test for English Language Learners (MTELL), the Minnesota Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (MN SOLOM) and the K-2 Reading and Writing Checklist.

For a quick overview of all ELL tests, including when the tests should be administered and which requirements each test meets, please see "Assessments for English Language Learners - Overview" below.

Assessments for English Language Learners - Overview  82Kb (1/3/08)
     An overview of assessments for English language learners for 2007-2008, including a list of common abbreviations.
Frequently Asked Questions: Mathematics Test for English Language Learners (MTELL)  155Kb (8/29/08)
    
Headphones for Online Tests  95Kb (7/24/08)
     Information on headphones for assessments with an audio component
Minnesota Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (MN SOLOM): An Overview  92Kb (8/29/08)
    
Proficiency Levels on English Language Assessments  56Kb (8/29/08)
     Commissioner approved proficiency levels developed during school year 2002-03 using a standard setting method
TEAE Reading Descriptors  259Kb (11/9/05)
     Teacher generated descriptions of students at the four levels in reading based on student data and TEAE reading items
TEAE Writing Descriptors  312Kb (11/9/05)
     Teacher generated descriptions of students at the five levels in writing based on student data and TEAE student writing samples
TEAE Writing Rubric  39Kb (7/18/05)
     This rubric is used to score TEAE writing papers