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Tennessee Will Let ELLs Take Tests in 'Simplified English'

Education Week

This coming spring, Tennessee will give its state assessment to English-language learners for the first time in "simplified English," according to a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Education. The state is calling the alternative test form "English Linguistically Simplified Assessment" and it will be used for math, reading, science, and social studies. While the test items use rudimentary English, or in testing lingo, what is often called "plain English," the content is on grade level.