Literacy Performance Assessment Field Test
The Literacy Performance Assessment Field Test is being conducted in the following assessment areas*:
- CalTPA Multiple Subject (MS)
- CalTPA PK–3
- EdSp CalTPA Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN)
- EdSp CalTPA Extensive Support Needs (ESN)
- EdSp CalTPA Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)
- EdSp CalTPA Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
- EdSp CalTPA Visual Impairments (VI)
Performance assessment requiring demonstration of assessment-driven literacy instruction
*Translations or transcripts are NOT required for the following:
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concurrent bilingual candidates who are in a placement where a language other than English is exclusively used for instruction, or who are in a placement where both English and another language are used for instruction
NOTE: Analysis and reflection narratives must be primarily in English
- candidates registered for the World Languages assessment
- candidates using American Sign Language (ASL) in a classroom setting with students who are deaf or hard of hearing
- candidates using Braille instructional materials in a classroom setting with students who are visually impaired
For all other candidates, any evidence in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation.