Bilingual Glossary

Allowances for LEP students on statewide tests (in Ohio) if identified as LEP using a formal assessment.  For ALL LEP students, use of a dictionary and extended time (up to a day) to complete a subtest is an accommodation.

Administered to all Ohio students in public schools in grades 3-8. ELLs may be eligible for some waivers and accommodations depending on length of time in U.S. schools and level of proficiency in English as measured on a screener recognized by ODE or the OTELA.

Administered to all students in public schools in grade 10 and beyond until the test is passed.  ELLs may be eligible for some waivers and accommodations depending on length of time in U.S. schools and level of proficiency in English as measured on a screener recognized by ODE or the OTELA.  Proficiency on the OGT is required for graduation, but not necessarily for entrance to colleges.

Administered to all identified ELLs in Ohio as required by No Child Left Behind.  This test determines each student’s level of English proficiency and is the basis for exit from an ESL program.

Teachers are licensed with bilingual endorsement.  ELLs are taught content in their first language.  English language use is gradually increased until proficiency in both languages is reached.

A language practice used by children as they are learning a language in which they apply a perceived rule or use of a word incorrectly. For example, a child may say “mans” instead of “men” to show the plural form of the word “man”.