ELL Parent InformationAccountability Programs :

The Minnesota Department of Education has three specific tests for students classified as English language Learners (ELLs): the Test of Emerging Academic English (TEAE), the Minnesota Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (MN SOLOM) and the Mathematics Test for English Language Learners (MTELL).  Parent guides and brochures provide an overview and answer frequently asked questions about each test.  

Information is provided for parents in English plus the languages most commonly spoken by Minnesota’s ELLs.  Translated Achievement Level Descriptors from the Individual Student Report are also available in the ELL Reports for Schools and Parents section.

Parent brochures contain questions and answers about tests and are provided here in English, plus the other nine languages most commonly spoken by Minnesota students.

MTELL Parent Brochure:  English version. Translations: Arabic, Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese.

TEAE and MN SOLOM Parent Brochure:  English version. Translations: Arabic, Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese.

Translated Parent Notification Letters are provided to district assessment coordinators in a format that can be customized and sent to parents to inform them about upcoming tests for ELLs, including testing dates in their school. Select a language from the following list to view or download:   Amharic,  Arabic,  Bosnian,  Chinese,  English,  Hmong,  Khmer,  Lao,  Oromo,  Russian,  Somali,  Spanish,  Vietnamese