Testing for Students
It is important, as a parent,
to know all about the tests your child takes
in school. Read below and become
informed!
It is important, as a parent,
to know all about the tests your child takes
in school. Read below and become
informed!
Florida Department of Testing
Cella Testing
"Florida uses
the Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment (CELLA) as a tool to
measure the progress of English Language Learners (ELLs) proficiency in English;
thus, ensuring the skills needed in school to achieve at high levels,
academically."
"CELLA" is a four-skill language proficiency assessment
developed under contract by Educational Testing Service (ETS) that is designed
to provide:
Evidence of program accountability in accordance with Title III of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which calls for
schools and districts to meet state accountability objectives for increasing the English-language proficiency of English Language Learners.
Data useful for charting student progress over time and, for the newly arrived students; charting progress over
the first year.
Information about the language proficiency levels of individual students that can be used in making decisions regarding
placement into, or exit from English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs.
Diagnostically useful information about students’ strengths and weaknesses in English (with as much specificity as
possible within the limitations of a large-scale standardized test.)"
The CELLA tests four areas:
1. Listening
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Writing
Contacts:
Florida Department of Education
(FDOE)
Phone: (850) 245-0417
Fax: (850) 245-0846
[email protected]
Questar Assessment, Inc.
Toll-Free Phone
Number: (877) 85-CELLA (877-852-3552)
Customer Service is available year-round (excluding Florida state holidays or Questar holidays)
Hours of Operation: 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time
FAX: (866) 688-0419
[email protected]
Parent Information Brochure:
English
Español
Hatian
Kreyòl
Other
Languages
Interpretive Guide:
English
Español
Hatian
Kreyòl
Other
Languages
FCAT Testing (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test)
What is the FCAT?
FCAT Handbook
Frequently Asked
Questions
Sample Test
Materials
By: Melissa Perez
Cella Testing
"Florida uses
the Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment (CELLA) as a tool to
measure the progress of English Language Learners (ELLs) proficiency in English;
thus, ensuring the skills needed in school to achieve at high levels,
academically."
"CELLA" is a four-skill language proficiency assessment
developed under contract by Educational Testing Service (ETS) that is designed
to provide:
Evidence of program accountability in accordance with Title III of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which calls for
schools and districts to meet state accountability objectives for increasing the English-language proficiency of English Language Learners.
Data useful for charting student progress over time and, for the newly arrived students; charting progress over
the first year.
Information about the language proficiency levels of individual students that can be used in making decisions regarding
placement into, or exit from English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs.
Diagnostically useful information about students’ strengths and weaknesses in English (with as much specificity as
possible within the limitations of a large-scale standardized test.)"
The CELLA tests four areas:
1. Listening
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Writing
Contacts:
Florida Department of Education
(FDOE)
Phone: (850) 245-0417
Fax: (850) 245-0846
[email protected]
Questar Assessment, Inc.
Toll-Free Phone
Number: (877) 85-CELLA (877-852-3552)
Customer Service is available year-round (excluding Florida state holidays or Questar holidays)
Hours of Operation: 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time
FAX: (866) 688-0419
[email protected]
Parent Information Brochure:
English
Español
Hatian
Kreyòl
Other
Languages
Interpretive Guide:
English
Español
Hatian
Kreyòl
Other
Languages
FCAT Testing (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test)
What is the FCAT?
FCAT Handbook
Frequently Asked
Questions
Sample Test
Materials
By: Melissa Perez