Take a moment to think about 你的 current 语言 skills in the 语言 that you wish to be tested in (not 英语). If you can answer “Yes, I can do this fairly easily” to each statement, then you will probably beable to earn at least 1-2 credits when you take the 语言 test. If you can answer “Yes, I can do this very easily” to all of the statements, then you may be able to earn 3-4 credits when you get tested.

• I can understand ideas on familiar topics expressed through phrases, short sentences, and frequently used expressions. (听)
• I can understand the main idea and some details in simple texts that contain familiar vocabulary. (阅读)
• I can exchange information with another person about familiar tasks, topics and activities. [Person-to-Person Communication]
• I can use a series of phrases and sentences to provide basic information about familiar topics. [Spoken Production]
• I can write simple descriptions and short messages and request or provide information on familiar topics. (写作)

If you feel like you need practice in 你的 语言, here are some example tasks for practicing 你的 writing or speaking in 你的 语言. (These specific tasks will not be on the test.)

Different 语言s use different tests. Find 你的 语言, then you’ll see which test(s) you need to sign up for. (On the website you’ll find a drop-down menu listing almost all of the 语言s and which tests they use.)

访问 OSPI > Students Earn Credits.

Learn more about the tests:

• Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) offered through Avant Assessment. (试试 样品测试.) The STAMP test typically takes about 1 1/2 hours to 3 hours. It is not timed.
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Writing Proficiency Test (WPT), Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), OPI computer-based (OPIc), and ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency (AAPPL) offered through  Language Testing International (线性时不变).
• WorldSpeak offered through Avant Assessment. The format is similar to STAMP but just tests Writing and Speaking in Somali (Maay Maay and Maxaa), 塔加拉族语, 越南 and several other 语言s.
• ALTA Writing Skills Assessment and Speaking and Listening Assessment offered through  ALTA Language Services.
• Custom tests in Writing and Speaking for other 语言s not available through Avant, 线性时不变, or ALTA offered through the 华盛顿 Association for Language Teaching ( WAFLT Custom Testing). 
• SLPI: Sign Language Proficiency Interview for American Sign Language (美国手语) offered through  North Carolina 美国手语TA.

Once you know which test(s) you need to take, then find a date and location that will work for you.

After you complete the test(s) for 你的 语言, Seattle 学校 should receive 你的 test results within a few weeks. The Seattle 学校 Office of ELL and International Programs will provide a letter indicating proficiency levels attained in the tested 语言 and high school credit equivalencies based on the recommendations in the state’s Model Procedure for competency-based credits, which Seattle 学校 adopted in 2011, as well as a copy of 你的 test results. The student packet and a similar letter for the school will be sent to the school that you attend. Please contact the school counselor to receive 你的 packet. Then arrange with the counselor for the credits to be added to 你的 transcript. There are specific course codes that the counselor needs to enter for你的 语言.

Credit will be granted if students meet the following levels of proficiency across the 语言 skills tested for each 语言:

• Novice Mid earns 1 credit
• Novice High earns 2 credits
• Intermediate Low earns 3 credits
• Intermediate Mid earns 4 credits

注意: If you qualify for 4 competency-based credits, that means you are considered “Proficient” in 你的 语言 and you meet the 语言 criterion for earning the Seal of Biliteracy. Your transcript will be updated to reflect that fact after 你的 testing is complete. When you graduate, 你的 transcript will be updated to show that the Seal of Biliteracy was “Earned” for 你的 语言.

问题? Contact Gosia石头 mjstone@lfkgw.com 或博士. Thad Williams tbwilliams@lfkgw.com