What does Reclassification
mean?
For English
Language Learner
Students
EVERYTHING BEGINS WHEN:
•  Register your
child for the first
time in school
•  Fill out the
registration form
indicating that
your child
speaks Spanish
ELL STUDENTS
(English Language Learner)
•  They are identified as
students learning the
English language
•  By law the student needs
to be assessed annually
to know how is learning
English.
•  This assessment test is
called CELDT (California
English Language
Development Test)
CELDT Test
Assess knowledge of the
English language in the
following areas:
1.  Listening
2.  Speaking
3.  Reading
Comprehension
4.  Writing
(Grammar and Spelling)
CELDT Test
The levels of scores are:
1. Beginner
2. Early Intermediate
3. Intermediate
4. Early Advanced
5. Advanced
Standardized Testing
STAR/CST
Beginning in 2nd grade
students are assessed in:
1. English Language Arts
2. Mathematics
English Section of STAR/CST Test
The English Language
Arts section of the
standardized test is the
one used to identify if a
student is ready to be
Reclassified as Fluent
English Proficient.
English Section for STAR/CST Test
The levels of scores given in
the English Language Arts
section are:
1. Far Below Basic
2. Below Basic
3. Basic
4. Proficiency
5. Advanced
What scores does my child need in
order to be Reclassified?
•  CELDT Test:
Early Advanced, or
Advanced
•  STAR/CST Test English
Language Arts Section:
Proficient, or
Advanced
What does the
Reclassification of an ELL
student mean then?
That the student has
demonstrated proficiency
in Reading and Writing of
the English Language
comparable to that of a
native speaker in the
same grade level.
What are your
responsibilities as
Parents?
Most importantly to support
and help your student
Be sure that your child always has
a quiet space to do his homework
and reading
Have books to read or consult
Always be aware
of the progress of
your child in school
Meet your Child’s teacher
and talk to him/her
Monitor the
progress of your
child in English
by checking his/
her scores in
CELDT and
STAR tests
But above all, always ask us
whenever you have a question
about your child’s progress
Our Goal is that ALL ELL
students be Reclassified
th
by 5 grade