Documents/Forms
English Learner Resources
- Connecticut DRC LAS Links Website
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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 Identification
- EL/ML Growth Model Presentation (PDF)- This detailed presentation contains examples of how to interpret the student growth target tables. It will provide districts with a clear understanding of the model used when analyzing the growth of English learners and their progression toward their individual targets and proficiency.
- 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
- Publicly Accessible Practice Site: LAS Online Tools for Training with Google Chrome (requires Google Chrome)
- English Learner/Multilingual Learner Identification Screening Materials for the 2023-24 School Year - May 17, 2023
- English Learner/Multilingual Learner Identification Process - May 2023
- LAS Links Standards Validations Results - May 2023
- LAS Links Performance Level Descriptors
- Flexibility for English Learners: Information for District Test Coordinators and Administrators
- Flexibility for English Learners: Information for Teachers
- Bilingual Dictionaries and Glossaries Authorized for Use by English Language Learners - This resource provides examples of word-to-word dictionaries allowed on select Connecticut statewide assessments as a non-embedded language support for English learners. This resource is used with permission of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Inclusion does not constitute endorsement of this paper or any other commercial publication.