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LAS Links Español Online is a research-based, Spanish language proficiency assessment that measures the speaking, listening, reading, writing, and comprehension skills of K-12 students. It helps teachers in dual language and bilingual programs identify language difficulties students may have in Spanish and track and monitor progress in attaining Spanish language proficiency. When combined with the English version of LAS Links, it provides a complete linguistic profile. Stakeholders can use comprehensive language proficiency data to target instruction to meet each student's needs during the year and help accelerate progress toward Spanish language proficiency.
LAS Links Español Online provides a full suite of LAS Links reports.

Offers flexible scoring and reporting options

Combines online and paper/pencil results

Provides access to immediate results via an online reporting system

LAS Links Español Online enables your program to:

Provides a research-based assessment with easy-to-understand reports that assess your Spanish-speaking students' proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and comprehension

Furnishes comparable scores to the English version of LAS Links

Assesses academic language to measure and report a students' language proficiency within and across content areas, such as math, science, technical subjects, history, social studies, and language arts

Provides Lexile® measures to advance students' reading comprehension

LAS Links Español Online Form A offers important information for determining Spanish language proficiency and subsequently for planning instructional programs and making decisions about language dominance, identification, classification, eligibility, and placement. The test results can also be used to identify students who would benefit from taking English assessments in their native language, to identify difficulties in their native language, and to monitor and track progress in attaining Spanish language proficiency.

LAS Links Español Online Form B identifies the specific academic language related to the content areas of language arts, social studies, history, mathematics, science, and technical subjects, along with instructional and interpersonal communications. Monitoring academic language is important in order to ensure students are prepared to engage in the academic discourse that will be expected of them in today's classrooms.
With LAS Links Español Online you can:

Place students into or exit them from English Language Learner and bilingual programs

Monitor student progress toward language proficiency throughout the school year (pre- and post-test opportunities)

Create a comprehensive student language profile for planning bilingual or dual language curricula

Help plan instructional programs and make decisions about language dominance, identification, classification, eligibility, and placement

Determine students' native language proficiency

Compare to the English version of LAS Links by contrasting scores to develop a complete linguistic profile

Use students' linguistic profiles to plan bilingual or dual language curricula

LAS Links Español Online provides you with:

Valid and reliable research-based tests

Instruments aligned with national Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) standards and state standards and linked to College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS)

A common scale that allows administrators to measure student growth from year to year

Instruments that measure both social and academic language skills (BICS and CALP)

Click here for more information on LAS Links Español Online

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Spanish language assessment available online for Grades K-12, reports language proficiency scores and academic language information.

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The STAMP Family of Tests

Avant STAMP™ is used to measure real-world language proficiency and earn credentials like Seals of Biliteracy.

About Avant STAMP

The Avant STAMP™ ( STAndards-based Measurement of P roficiency) language assessment was originally created at the University of Oregon's Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS).

Its purpose is to improve language-learning outcomes, support excellence in language programs, and enable language credentialing.

Recommended for College Credit

Avant STAMP is recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE), the same educational body that has provided credit recommendations to institutions of higher education for College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations, Cambridge Assessments, and ACT subject tests. This provides opportunities for students to earn credit or be placed in higher-level courses to advance their language skills.

Universities across the U.S. are recognizing Avant STAMP and creating pathways to higher education for language learners everywhere.

Learn more about the credit recommendations.

Available Languages

Avant STAMP is available in 48 languages and counting.

STAMP WSe

STAMP WSe (2-skill) assesses Writing and Speaking in 2 languages for ages 12 and below.

1. Armenian

2. Ukrainian

Spanish

1. Spanish

2. Arabic (Modern Standard)

STAMP for ASL

STAMP for ASL (2-skill) assesses the Receptive and Expressive skills for second-language learners in high school and college settings.

American Sign Language (ASL)

STAMP for Latin

STAMP for Latin (1-skill) assesses Reading of the ancient language.

Latin

Your customer service and product quality have been extraordinary.
Carolina Prestinary, CEO, INNOVA Learning Hub

Who Uses Avant STAMP?

Educators

The Avant STAMP assessment:

Professionals

The Avant STAMP Pro assessment:

Verifies language skills online, anywhere around the world.

Enables hiring managers and supervisors to quickly and affordably match employees and candidates to job requirements.

Saves HR time with remote proctoring through AvantProctor.

Certify employees and recruit candidates with a Global Seal of Biliteracy and skill-based pay differentials.

Ensures confident hiring.

Test Takers

Avant STAMP:

Avant STAMP report data and individual scores help inform teacher practice. The ability to implement STAMP at different times during the school year allowed students to see their growth which was motivating for them.
Ryan Theodoriches, Social Studies and World Languages Specialist, Evergreen Public Schools (WA)

Features

How to Leverage Avant STAMP Data

Experienced educators Roger Burt and Bonnie Peterson share how they used the data from the Avant STAMP in the Davis School District to improve their students' and programs' outcomes.

User Guide Resources

Already testing with Avant STAMP? Avant offers all the materials necessary to ensure testing goes as smoothly as possible, from setting up the technology to viewing your reports.

Ready to Order?

Complete the contact us form for questions or answer these few questions to request a quote.

The STAMP Family of Tests

Avant STAMP™ is used to measure real-world language proficiency and earn credentials like Seals of Biliteracy.

STAMP WS

2-skill assessment for teenagers and adults

STAMP WSe

2-skill assessment for elementary schools

About Avant STAMP

The Avant STAMP™ ( STAndards-based Measurement of P roficiency) language assessment was originally created at the University of Oregon's Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS).

Its purpose is to improve language-learning outcomes, support excellence in language programs, and enable language credentialing.

Recommended for College Credit

Avant STAMP is recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE), the same educational body that has provided credit recommendations to institutions of higher education for College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations, Cambridge Assessments, and ACT subject tests. This provides opportunities for students to earn credit or be placed in higher-level courses to advance their language skills.

Universities across the U.S. are recognizing Avant STAMP and creating pathways to higher education for language learners everywhere.

Learn more about the credit recommendations.

Available Languages

Avant STAMP is available in 48 languages and counting.

STAMP WSe

STAMP WSe (2-skill) assesses Writing and Speaking in 2 languages for ages 12 and below.

1. Armenian

2. Ukrainian

Spanish

1. Spanish

2. Arabic (Modern Standard)

STAMP for ASL

STAMP for ASL (2-skill) assesses the Receptive and Expressive skills for second-language learners in high school and college settings.

American Sign Language (ASL)

STAMP for Latin

STAMP for Latin (1-skill) assesses Reading of the ancient language.

Latin

Your customer service and product quality have been extraordinary.
Carolina Prestinary, CEO, INNOVA Learning Hub

Who Uses Avant STAMP?

Educators

The Avant STAMP assessment:

Professionals

The Avant STAMP Pro assessment:

Verifies language skills online, anywhere around the world.

Enables hiring managers and supervisors to quickly and affordably match employees and candidates to job requirements.

Saves HR time with remote proctoring through AvantProctor.

Certify employees and recruit candidates with a Global Seal of Biliteracy and skill-based pay differentials.

Ensures confident hiring.

Test Takers

Avant STAMP:

Avant STAMP report data and individual scores help inform teacher practice. The ability to implement STAMP at different times during the school year allowed students to see their growth which was motivating for them.
Ryan Theodoriches, Social Studies and World Languages Specialist, Evergreen Public Schools (WA)

Features

How to Leverage Avant STAMP Data

Experienced educators Roger Burt and Bonnie Peterson share how they used the data from the Avant STAMP in the Davis School District to improve their students' and programs' outcomes.

User Guide Resources

Already testing with Avant STAMP? Avant offers all the materials necessary to ensure testing goes as smoothly as possible, from setting up the technology to viewing your reports.

Ready to Order?

Complete the contact us form for questions or answer these few questions to request a quote.

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Elementary Bilingual Service and Participation Award (BSPA)

The intent of the Elementary School "Bilingual Service and Participation Award" (BPSA) is to encourage students along the path of bilingualism for students who are not actually in a dual language or bilingual program leading to biliteracy. This can be awarded at the end of elementary school. The criteria might include:

Attainment of age-appropriate proficiency in English (CELDT Proficiency for English Learners; California Standards Test in English Language Arts at a "Proficient" or higher level for English Only students);

Age appropriate oral/listening proficiency in the home language for English Learners and in the second language for students whose home language is English (e.g. Spanish LAS at a level 4 or higher);

Documentation of active use of two languages (e.g., serving as a bilingual ambassador for visitors to the school, reading books to preschoolers, etc.);

Positive attitudes towards bilingualism and understanding that bilingualism has benefits (demonstrated through an essay or oral presentation).

Elementary School Biliteracy Attainment Award

This award is designed to measure attainment of age-appropriate biliteracy for students who have been in Immersion, Heritage, Foreign Language, Two-Way Bilingual Immersion, Dual Language, or maintenance bilingual programs. Criteria could include:

California Standards Test in English Language Arts at the "Proficient" level or above in fifth grade;

Demonstration of proficiency in a language other than English (e.g., Standards Test in Spanish at the "Proficient" level or above in fifth grade, attainment of a level 4 or higher on the Spanish LAS).

In addition to the requirements outlined above, both the Bilingual Service and Participation Award and the Biliteracy Attainment Award could require students to complete several additional criteria that demonstrate actual use of two languages. These might include, for example:

Completion of a set number of hours of community service using primary language skills in service to the school or community and demonstrating the ability to use translation in social situations;

A written paper in two languages (translation) with a rubric score of 4 or above at the 5th grade level;

A written essay on why bilingualism is important to them personally, to their community, and to the world;

Oral presentation about five careers where bilingualism is important and why and how bilingualism is a benefit in those careers;

Reading logs signed by their teachers of ten books (at grade level) read independently in English and ten books (at grade level) read independently in a language other than English.

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The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by a school, district, or state in recognition of students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages.

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