Pre-Test FAQs
The preLAS Online is language proficiency assessment consisting of an Oral Language component in English and Spanish for preK3-, preK4-, and Kindergarten students. Test results are used to:
•Identify and place English Language Learners (EL’s) in appropriate classroom settings
•Measure the developing language of first-language learners of Spanish
•Individually administered assessment
•Takes approximately 15 minutes to administer
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Must have:
Student Test Licenses (in the portal)
Cue Picture Book
Optional:
Examiner's Guide
Audio CD/PDF of Audio Files
Game Board (if administering the pre-literacy component)
Once you have submitted a purchase order to DRC, within 7-10 business days your POC will be notified that preLAS Online has been added to your INSIGHT account.
If they are current LAS Links Online users, you may quickly "associate" them to preLAS Online. Guidance may be found at https://laslinks.com/student-testing-experience-ny/
If they are new to INSIGHT, you will add them as Users to the portal. Guidance is found at https://laslinks.com/online-assessment-administration-ny/
Please check the system requirements located at https://laslinks.com/las-links-on-insight-system-requirements/ to see if your technical systems are set up appropriately with your DRC Insight account. You may also use the Device Readiness Check
Test Administration FAQs
Yes. Administration guidance during COVID-19 can be found in the Professional Development section of our website: https://laslinks.com/online-assessment-administration/
For preLAS, alternate prompts are provided for both the paper and online assessments.
For preLAS, you may prompt no more than two times for all items.
The test administrator should wait no more than 3-5 seconds for the student to respond.
If the student has failed or does not respond to, any five consecutive items, including the practice items, stop testing in that part and move on to the next part of the test.
If the student misses or does not respond to five consecutive items in two consecutive parts, stop the test.
Correct. If you start testing but need to stop for whatever reason, you may resume testing when ready.
Yes, except you may omit the home language words by indicating those words with "HL".
Yes, but make sure you transcribe/type in their answer into the test interface before submitting the test for scoring/reporting. You then must delete the recording in a reasonable amount of time.
The preLAS rubrics are the same across preK3 - K. The LAS Links rubrics are the same from 1 -12 for Speaking and 2-12 for Writing.
That is correct. Also, the "I don't know" has to be in the language of the test.
Yes, and you may remind them one additional time to tell you in English but then if they start again in their HL, you may stop the telling of the story and indicate this by writing (HL) at the end of their story indicating that the rest is in their HL.
A test administrator may model the response after each practice response if the student doesn't respond or responds incorrectly. Once you have moved to #1 in that part of the test, you no longer may model the response/give the student the correct answer.
Do not forget is correct as the answer provides the negative command which is the structure tested for that particular item.
No. Directions must be given in the language of the test.
A zero. It must relate to the prompt to receive a 1. A caveat for preLAS (not LAS Links) is that if the student provides a verbal expression such as "Good morning" , "How are you" and/or "I don't know", you may give this response a 1.
You may and this is considered their second prompt.
The preLAS Español is a separate stand alone assessment from the English form(s) of the tests.
Yes! preLAS is normed with 3, 4, 5 and 6 year olds.
DRC has posted audio files to our INSIGHT portal for download in the "General Information" section under the "Documents" tab. You will still receive the cd's in your kits as we are unable to remove them and repackage the kits.
Correct.
Yes! preLAS Form D is a perfect option for this use.
For online, 15-20 minutes from test completion to reporting
For paper, you will tabulate scores immediately following the completion of the test.