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 make in learning the English language. The TELPAS Alternate assessment meets the federal requirement mandated under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which requires states to administer an alternate English language proficiency assessment for EB students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who cannot participate in the general ELP assessment, even with allowable accommodations.

To view all EB resources related to state assessments, visit the EB students webpage. For assistance on the implementation of state and federal guidance regarding program services for EB students, visit the English Learner Support Division webpage.

General Information

Use the link below to access information about TELPAS Alternate.

TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Educator Guide (Posted 1/13/23)

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.

TELPAS Alternate Participation Requirements (English PDF 9/15/21 )
TELPAS Alternate Participation Requirements (Spanish PDF 9/15/21)
STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate Medical Exception Eligibility Requirements (English PDF 9/12/21)
STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate Medical Exception Eligibility Requirements (Spanish PDF 9/15/21)
STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate No Authentic Academic Response (NAAR) Eligibility Requirements (English PDF 9/15/21)
STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate No Authentic Academic Response (NAAR) Eligibility Requirements (Spanish PDF 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 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Observable Behaviors (notes version) (PDF 9/15/21)
TELPAS Alternate Glossary (PDF 12/07/20)

TELPAS Alternate Training Resources

Use the links below to access training resources.

TELPAS Alternate Test Administrator Manual (1/23/23)
Introduction to TELPAS Alternate (PPT 10/29/21)
Introduction to TELPAS Alternate (PDF 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Student Eligibility (PPT 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Student Eligibility (PDF 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Accessibility (PPT 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Accessibility (PDF 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Listening Domain (PPT 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Listening Domain (PDF 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Speaking Domain (PPT 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Speaking Domain (PDF 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Reading Domain (PPT 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Reading Domain (PDF 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Writing Domain (PPT 10/29/21)
TELPAS Alternate Writing Domain (PDF 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Test Administration (PPT 1/7/22)
TELPAS Alternate Test Administration (PDF 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.