Kindergarten
Alternate ELPAC: Expressive
Below you will find more details on the areas the Alternate ELPAC includes, as well as how you can understand your child’s scores. Use this information to get a deeper understanding of what your child has mastered or areas where your child may need more help. There are also resources you can use to locate additional activities to support your child’s learning at home.
What does my child need to understand and do in this area?
For Expressive (Speaking and Writing) items on the Alternate ELPAC, students can communicate to others their understandings and ideas related to the item or question. The student can speak or write in English on a variety of topics for different purposes using their individually preferred expressive mode of communication.
Sample Test Questions
Here are sample test questions.
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Say: Hat. Shoe. Sock.
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Point to the corresponding pictures.
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What is this?
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Two points—The student provides a correct response (i.e., sock).
If the student does not respond, the teacher asks the test question again, as many times as appropriate for the student.
One point—The student provides a correct response after the teacher models the response.
If the student does not respond after asking the question again, the teacher models (that is, says or shows) the correct response.
Zero points—No response, not in English, incorrect response.
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Read the story aloud. Point to the corresponding pictures.
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The Bus Stop
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Grace waits for the bus. Grace stands outside.
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The bus drives up. The bus stops.
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The bus door opens. Grace sees the bus driver smile. The bus driver says, “Hi.”
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Grace sees the bus driver smile. The bus driver says, “Hi.”
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A bus driver says “hi” to you. What do you say?
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Hi.
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Done.
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C
Sorry.
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Hi.
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Read the story aloud. Point to the corresponding pictures.
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Vocabulary Preview
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Ben and Val Play
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Ben and Val go to the playground.
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Ben plays on the swings. Ben likes to swing.
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Val plays on the slide. Val likes to slide.
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Do you like to play on the swing or on the slide?
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Two points—The student indicates a choice (e.g., slide / swing).
One point—The student response is generally related to the text but does not answer the specific prompt (e.g., Val / playing).
Zero points—No response, not in English, incorrect response.
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