English Language Proficiency Assessment - LAS Links

Documents/Forms

English Learner/Multilingual Learner
  • CSDE English Learners Web Page
  • Connecticut DRC LAS Links Website

  • DRC Insight Portal - This portal is available to individuals registered with a username and password. The English Learner Assessment Coordinator assigns permissions for various secure functions. The LAS Links Test Administration is one of the applications within this portal. Other applications in the INSIGHT Portal include, Test Management, Student Groups, Student Management, User Management, General Information, Interactive Reporting, On-Demand Reports, and Testing Status.

English Learner/Multilingual Learner Identification

Communication

LAS Links Reader Accommodation Resources

Videos/Trainings

  • EL/ML Growth Model Presentation (PDF) - This presentation contains examples of how to interpret the student growth target tables. It provides districts with a clear understanding of the model used when analyzing the growth of English learners/multilingual learners and their progression toward their individual targets and proficiency.

#1 Introduction to Using EdSight to Support Students who are EL/ML

This video provides brief descriptions of Connecticut’s English learner/multilingual learner (EL/ML) student population and EdSight, the CSDE’s student data reporting portal. It identifies four key areas in which EdSight can help districts support their EL/ML students:

  • Rostering and tracking EL/ML students;
  • Obtaining the EL/ML status of students including those who are newly registered with the district;
  • Accessing and assessing district EL/ML student assessment outcomes; and
  • Programmatic planning for district EL/ML students.

#2 Student Summary Report in EdSight Secure

This recording demonstrates how the Student Summary Report can be used to: 

  • Generate district and school level rosters of EL/ML students;
  • Access EL/ML students’ LAS Links results, their results from other standardized assessments, along with the list of any language support services they received (e.g., ESL, bilingual education); and
  • Obtain the EL/ML status of students including those who are newly registered with the district.

#3 LAS Links Growth Report in EdSight Secure

This recording is the third in our series on using EdSight and includes a description of the CSDE’s Growth Model for LAS Links, the English language proficiency assessment.  The presentation explains the development of the Growth Model and the individual student growth targets and details how the LAS Links growth results are incorporated in the CSDE’s Next Generation Accountability System. This video includes a live demonstration on how to: 

  • Obtain district, school, and individual student level LAS Links Oral and Literacy growth results and how to download this information and generate graphs that can also be downloaded; and
  • How to identify areas of strength and weakness that may be useful for programmatic planning.

#4 LAS Links Achievement/Mastery Report in EdSight Secure

This recording is the fourth in our series on using EdSight to support EL/ML students. This video demonstrates how to obtain district, school, and individual student-level LAS Links Domain (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) and Composite (Overall, Oral, Literacy, Productive, and Comprehension) Performance Level and Scale Score results as well as information on students meeting the English Mastery Standard. Directions are provided on how to download this information and generate graphs that can also be downloaded. Lastly, information on how to identify areas of strength and weakness that may be useful for programmatic planning and on how to obtain the EL/ML status of students including those newly registered with the district is presented.

#5 English Learner (EL) Status Report in EdSight Secure

This is recording demonstrates how the Student Summary Report can be used to: 

  • Generate district and school level rosters of EL/ML students;
  • Obtain the EL/ML status of students including those who are newly registered with the district; and
  • Access the list of district students who met the CSDE’s English Mastery Standard and exited EL/ML status in the prior school year.

#6 Public EdSight

This is the sixth video in a series on using EdSight to support students who are EL/ML. This recording demonstrates how to use the aggregate state and district-level reports available in Public EdSight to access information about EL/ML students, including: 

  • LAS Links reports (Achievement, Growth, Participation/Mastery and LAS Growth Trajectory Tool);
  • Standardized ELA, Math and Science assessments and Next Generation Accountability metrics;
  • Graduation Rates; and
  • Student access to various instruction. 

LAS Links Placement Test (digital PowerPoints)

  • Training Video 
  • Placement Test materials - Access LAS Links Placement Test materials by grade band (K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12). Each grade-band folder includes the following:
    • answer sheet to be completed by the Test Administrator;
    • the Profile Sheet;
    • the Test Examiners Manual;
    • the Writing Sheet;
    • the Training Video;
    • a Placement Test Chromebook Version (pptx);
    • a Placement Test PowerPoint (ppsx); and
    • a Placement Test PowerPoint (mp3pptx).

PreLAS Materials

  • 2023-24 preLAS Order Form
  • preLAS Audio File Form C for Remote Test Administration and preLAS Cue Picture Book for Form C for Remote Test Administration - Directions Below:
    • Log into the DRC INSIGHT Portal
    • Under "My Applications", Then select "General Information"
    • Then select "Documents"
    • Then use the drop-down menu to select these resources

LAS Links Accessibility Chart

LAS Links Accessibility Chart:This LAS Links Accessibility Chart identifies a range of universal tools and accommodations available students on the LAS Links Assessment.

Publicly Accessible Practice Site  

Other Resources