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AZELLA Assessment

AZELLA

The Arizona English Language Learner Assessment (AZELLA) is a standards-based assessment that meets both state and federal requirements to measure students’ English language proficiency. AZELLA is used for both placement and reassessment purposes. Students who have been identified as second language learners on the Home Language Survey (HLS) take the AZELLA Placement Test, and the students’ proficiency scores determine appropriate placement for instruction. Students who have been placed into an English language learner program will also take the Spring AZELLA Reassessment once per year until they achieve proficiency. Students who have scored proficient on the AZELLA are then monitored for two years to help ensure success after their move into a mainstream classroom.

Support Materials

  • AZELLA Overall Proficiency Determination - (with Domain Scale and Cut Scores)
  • AZELLA Proficiency Scale and Cut Scores - AZELLA Placement SY 2022-2023
  • AZELLA Resources: The What, Where, and When (Friday Focus Webinar 11/08/2024) PDF

 

English Language Proficiency Reports

  • AZELLA EL Reports are accessed through ADEConnect > Applications >> Assessments >>> ELP Reports

    These documents explain how to read each EL Report:

    The EL70 - ELP Student Test History Report

    The EL72 - ELP Test Roster Report

    The EL73 - EL Student Need Report

 

AZELLA District Test Coordinators Information

  • District Test Coordinators

 

Alt ELPA Information

  • Alt ELPA web page

 

Other Resources

  • Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS)
  • Home Language Survey (HLS)
  • Identifying and Supporting English Learners with Disabilities 2019 -  Revised Aug-2019

The AZELLA Sample Tests are aligned to the 2019 English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS).

 

Kindergarten - Spring Reassessment ONLY

  • AZELLA Kindergarten Student Sample Test Book
  • AZELLA Kindergarten Sample Test Audio File
    • AZELLA Sample Test Audio Grade K Unit 1
  • AZELLA Kindergarten Sample Test Teacher's Edition
  • AZELLA Grade Kindergarten Unit 5 Sample Test that is available in TestNav

* The KPT does not have a Sample Test.

 

Grade 1

  • AZELLA Grade 1 Student Sample Test Book
  • AZELLA Grade 1 Sample Test Audio Files
    • AZELLA Sample Test Audio Grade 1 Unit 1
    • AZELLA Sample Test Audio Grade 1 Unit 4
  • AZELLA Grade 1 Sample Test Teacher's Edition
  • AZELLA Grade 1 Unit 5 Sample Test that is available in TestNav

 

Grades 2-3

  • AZELLA Grades 2-3 Writing Extended Response Student Sample Test Book Unit 4
  • AZELLA Grades 2-3 Sample Test Audio Files
    • AZELLA Sample Test Audio Grades 2-3 Unit 4
  • AZELLA Grades 2-3 Sample Test Teacher's Edition
  • AZELLA Grades 2-3 Units 1, 2, 3, and 5 Sample Tests are available in TestNav

 

Grades 4-12

  • AZELLA Grades 4-12 Sample Test Teacher's Edition
  • AZELLA Sample Tests are available in TestNav

 

Available in TestNav

Arizona Online Sample Tests and Assessment Tutorials

AZELLA Sample Tests

 

August 26, 2022 Webinar

New AZELLA Sample Tests Recorded Webinar - Video recording - August 26, 2022

New AZELLA Sample Tests PowerPoint Presentation - August 26, 2022 (PDF)

New AZELLA Sample Tests FAQs - August 26, 2022 (PDF)

Blueprints

  • AZELLA Blueprint (PDF) (Fall 2023)

 

Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)

  • AZELLA Kindergarten PLDs (PDF) (Fall 2023)
  • AZELLA Grade 1 PLDs (PDF) (Fall 2023)
  • AZELLA Grades 2-3 PLDs (PDF) (Fall 2023)
  • AZELLA Grades 4-5 PLDs  (PDF) (Fall 2023)
  • AZELLA Grades 6-8 PLDs  (PDF) (Fall 2023)
  • AZELLA Grades 9-12 PLDs  (PDF) (Fall 2023)

 

AZELLA Item Specifications

  • AZELLA Kindergarten Item Specifications (PDF) (October 2023)
  • AZELLA Grade 1 Item Specifications (PDF) (October 2023)
  • AZELLA Grades 2-3 Item Specifications (PDF) (October 2023)
  • AZELLA Grades 4-5 Item Specifications  (PDF) (October 2023)
  • AZELLA Grades 6-8 Item Specifications  (PDF) (October 2023)
  • AZELLA Grades 9-12 Item Specifications  (PDF) (October 2023)

 

Speaking and Writing Rubrics

Available in the Sample Test Teacher's Edition.

Stand-alone Rubric documents coming soon.

For questions pertaining to the AZELLA, please contact The AZELLA Team by emailing the AZELLA Inbox. [email protected] 

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