We use 4 tests in NHPS:
AAPPL for Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Thai.
K-12 OPI/WPT for Albanian, Amharic, Bangla, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Dari, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Malayalam, Pashto, Polish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba.
ALTA for Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Burmese, Cambodian, Ewe, Fante (Akan), Fulani (Puula language from Senegal), Ga, Georgian, Hausa, Igbo, Indonesian, Jamaican creole English (Patois), Kazakh, Kinyarwanda, Kurmanji, Lao, Latvian, Malay, Navajo, Nepali, Punjabi (Eastern), Punjabi (Western), Sinhala, Sorani, Tajik, Tigrinya, Twi, Uzbek, Wolof.
ALIRA for Latin
Regular (professional level) OPI/WPT for other languages.
Which test do I take and what is it like? - Here is a guide to ALL of the Seal of Biliteracy test options.
AAPPL Demo Tests - Go here and do the demonstration tests. Be sure to do FORM B in each of the four test types.
Topics on the AAPPL Test - These are the topics that MIGHT appear on the AAPPL test this year. For Seal of Biliteracy, you take the B form.
AAPPL Scoring Rubrics - This document has a link to each of the scoring rubrics.
AAPPL System Check - Go here to test your computer and see if everything works for the test.
AAPPL Video on Writing Tips - Watch this to see how to do well on the AAPPL Writing.
AAPPL Video on Reading and Listening Tips - Watch this to see how to do well on the Interpretive Reading and Listening.
AAPPL Video on the Interpersonal Listening and Speaking Test - Watch this video for 10 tips on how to do well on the Speaking and Listening Test.
OPI and WPT - Go here to read EVERYTHING you need to know about the OPI or WPT, including sample tasks, how it will be scored, etc.
Here is a great video about passing the OPI (also good if you are taking ALTA)
ALIRA Latin Test Information - Click here to read all about the Alira.