TELPAS Alternate Resources

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TEA designed the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) and TELPAS Alternate to assess the progress that Emergent Bilingual (EB) students, also referred to as English learners (ELs), make in learning the English language. To view all EL resources related to state assessments, visit the EL webpage. For assistance on the implementation of state and federal guidance regarding program services for ELs, visit the English Learner Support Division webpage.

TEA has developed the TELPAS Alternate assessment to meet the federal requirements mandated under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which requires states to administer an alternate English language proficiency (ELP) assessment for English learners (ELs) with the most significant cognitive disabilities who cannot participate in the general ELP assessment, even with allowable accommodations.

General Information

Use the link below to access information about TELPAS Alternate.

TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Educator Guide (Posted 1/3/22)

TELPAS Alternate Blueprints and Proficiency Levels

Use the following links to access the TELPAS Alternate Blueprints and Proficiency Levels Resources.

TELPAS Alternate Blueprints (PDF posted 10/22/20)
TELPAS Alternate Proficiency Levels and Definitions (PDF posted 10/22/20)
TELPAS Alternate PLDs (PDF updated 01/02/19)

TELPAS Alternate Resources

Use the links to below to access Documentation Forms and Instructional Resources.

Documentation Forms

Use the links to below to access the Participation, NAAR, and Medical Exception forms.

2021–2022 TELPAS Alternate Participation Requirements (English PDF posted 9/15/21 )
2021–2022 TELPAS Alternate Participation Requirements (Spanish PDF posted 9/15/21)
STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate Medical Exception Eligibility Requirements (English PDF posted 9/12/21)
STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate Medical Exception Eligibility Requirements (Spanish PDF posted 9/15/21)
STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate No Authentic Academic Response (NAAR) Eligibility Requirements (English PDF posted 9/15/21)
STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate No Authentic Academic Response (NAAR) Eligibility Requirements (Spanish PDF posted 9/15/21)

Instructional Resources

Use the links below to access the glossary and Observable Behaviors (notes version and electronic version).

TELPAS Alternate Observable Behaviors (electronic version) (external link provided on 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Observable Behaviors (notes version) (PDF posted 9/15/21)
TELPAS Alternate Glossary (PDF posted 12/07/20)

TELPAS Alternate Training Resources

Use the links below to access training resources.

TELPAS Alternate Test Administrator Manual (PDF posted 12/21/21)
Introduction to TELPAS Alternate (PPT posted 10/29/21)
Introduction to TELPAS Alternate (PDF posted 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Student Eligibility (PPT posted 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Student Eligibility (PDF posted 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Accessibility (PPT posted 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Accessibility (PDF posted 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Listening Domain (PPT posted 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Listening Domain (PDF posted 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Speaking Domain (PPT posted 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Speaking Domain (PDF posted 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Reading Domain (PPT posted 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Reading Domain (PDF posted 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Writing Domain (PPT posted 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Writing Domain (PDF posted 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Test Administration (PPT posted 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Test Administration (PDF posted 1/7/22)

Use the link below to access the accessible version of the Observable Behaviors and Classroom Examples included in the four domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) training PowerPoints above.