States and programs use different assessments for English language learners. This chart shows a correlation between Mira PLDs and other PLD frameworks.
| Mira | WIDA | TELPAS | ELPAC | ELPA21 | NYSESLAT | ELDA | AZELLA | LAS Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entering | Beginning | Minimally Developed | 1 | Entering | Pre-functional | Basic | Beginning |
| 2 | Emerging | Intermediate | Somewhat Developed | 2 | Emerging | Beginning | Basic → Intermediate | Early Intermediate |
| 3 | Developing | Advanced | Moderately Developed | 3 | Transitioning | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate |
| 4 | Expanding | Advanced High | Well-Developed | 4 | Expanding | Advanced | Proficient | Proficient |
| 5 | Bridging / Reaching | Advanced High | Well-Developed | 5 | Commanding | Fully English Proficient | Proficient | Above Proficient |
- WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment): A consortium that provides English language proficiency standards and assessments.
- TELPAS (Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System): Texas’s annual test of English learners in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- ELDA (English Language Development Assessment): A former multi-state assessment of English proficiency, still referenced in some states.
- ELPA21 (English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century): A consortium-based assessment aligned with the English Language Proficiency Standards.
- NYSESLAT (New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test): Measures the English proficiency of multilingual learners in New York State.
- AZELLA (Arizona English Language Learner Assessment): Arizona’s placement and achievement test for English learners.
- ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California): California’s statewide system for identifying and monitoring English learners.
- LAS Links (Language Assessment Scales): A widely used English proficiency test measuring listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
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