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Acronym

Meaning

ACCESS

Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State

AMAO

Annual Measureable Achievement Objective

AYP

Adequate Yearly Progress

BICS

Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills

CAL

Center for Applied Linguistics

CALP

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

D2L

Desire 2 Learn

DBE

Developmental Bilingual Education

ELD

English Language Development

ELL

English Language Learner (Same as LEP)

ELP

English Language Proficiency

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESOL

English for Speakers of Other Languages

FELL

Former English Language Learner (Equal to 1st and 2nd Year Proficient)

FEP

Fluent English Proficient

HLS

Home Language Survey

IFEP

Initially Fluent English Proficient

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IPT

IDEA Proficiency Test (Used Before the ACCESS for ELLs)

L1

Primary Language, First Language, Heritage Language, Native Language, or Home Language

L2

Second Language

LA

Language Arts (1 of the 5 WIDA ELP Standards)

LAS

Language Assessment Scale (Used Before the ACCESS for ELLs)

LCD

Linguistically and Culturally Diverse

LEA

Local Educational Agency

LEP

Limited English Proficient (Same as ELL)

MA

Math (1 of the 5 WIDA ELP Standards)

MPI

Model Performance Indicator

NABE

The National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)

NAEP

National Assessment of Educational Progress

NCELA

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition

NCLB

No Child Left Behind

NELL

Non-English Language Learners (English-Only Students)

NEP

Non-English Proficient

NRT

Norm-Referenced Test

OCCT

Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test

OCR

Office of Civil Rights

OELA

Office of English Language Acquisition

OGET

Oklahoma General Education Test

OPTE

Oklahoma Professional Teaching Examination

OSAT

Oklahoma Subject Area Test

PASS

Priority Academic Student Skills

PLC

Parent Leadership Council

SC

Science (1 of the 5 WIDA ELP Standards)

SDAIE

Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English

SEA

State Educational Agency

SEI

Structured English Immersion

SI

Social and Instructional (1 of the 5 WIDA ELP Standards)

SIOP

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol

SS

Social Studies (1 of the 5 WIDA ELP Standards)

T3BR

Title III Biennial Report

TBE

Transitional Bilingual Education

TESL

Teaching English as a Second Language

TESOL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

TPR

Total Physical Response

TWBI

Two-way Bilingual Education

TWI

Two-way Immersion

W-APT or WIDA ACCESS Placement Test

World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners Placement Test

WIDA

World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment