{"id":202252,"date":"2026-02-03T16:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/?p=202252"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:31:21","slug":"how-little-sponges-supports-the-teacher-incentive-allotment-program-with-assessments-in-8-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/how-little-sponges-supports-the-teacher-incentive-allotment-program-with-assessments-in-8-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"How Little Sponges supports the Teacher Incentive Allotment Program with assessments in 8 languages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"202252\" class=\"elementor elementor-202252\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60a6665a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60a6665a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f82c084\" data-id=\"f82c084\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0d93ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f0d93ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the critical years of Pre-K through 5th grade, language acquisition isn\u2019t just another subject &#8211; it\u2019s the foundation for all future academic success. For educators working with Emergent Bilingual (EB) students, the challenge has always been finding a way to make language instruction both rigorous enough to meet state standards and engaging enough to keep young learners excited.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Little Sponges is a research-based language program specifically designed to bridge this gap. By combining high-quality authentic content with interactive technology, <strong>Little Sponges delivers measurable language proficiency gains through play-based learning in PK-5th grade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55a63e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55a63e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19c62bf\" data-id=\"19c62bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735f979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"735f979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Solution Built for Texas Educators (TELPAS &amp; TIA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9290192 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9290192\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e778d49\" data-id=\"e778d49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a0569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a0569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For schools in Texas, alignment is everything. Little Sponges is built with TELPAS and TEKS standards at its core.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Targeted Prep:<\/strong> The curriculum prepares students for TELPAS by building skills across all four domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA):<\/strong> Because Little Sponges includes robust assessments, districts can use the platform to track student growth for TIA purposes, rewarding high-performing teachers while ensuring students reach their proficiency targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb3000c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb3000c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ac167\" data-id=\"76ac167\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f4bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9f4bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the Little Sponges\u00ae Pre-, Mid-and Post-Assessment Tools?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51c26dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51c26dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9996e54\" data-id=\"9996e54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00f131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c00f131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Little Sponges\u00ae Assessments (PK-5)<\/strong> offer a comprehensive, web-based solution for evaluating and monitoring multilingual learners\u2019 language proficiency. Designed to support emergent bilinguals and multilingual students, these assessments provide educators with valuable data to track progress, guide instruction, and support Texas Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) and Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA).<\/p>\n<p>Aligned with TX PK Guidelines, TEKS, TELPAS Standards, the ACTFL World-Readiness Proficiency Guidelines, and ELPS (2019), these assessments evaluate language skills (i.e. listening, reading, and writing) through contextualized learning scenarios that integrate rich audio and visual stimuli to promote engagement and authentic language application.<\/p>\n<p>Little Sponges offers <strong>three levels<\/strong> for Pre-, Mid-, and Post-Assessments:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Pre-Assessment:<\/strong> Establishes a baseline for student language proficiency.<br \/>\u2022 <strong>Mid-Assessment:<\/strong> Tracks growth and identifies areas needing additional support.<br \/>\u2022 <strong>Post-Assessment:<\/strong> Measures progress vs. pre- and mid-assessments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd05282 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd05282\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30620c3\" data-id=\"30620c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972424f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"972424f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is there a Pre\/Post Test?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a69512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a69512\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d048705\" data-id=\"d048705\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1ecde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c1ecde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, districts can utilize Pre-, Mid-, and Post-Assessments to assess student language proficiency at multiple points throughout the academic year. These assessments provide a clear baseline, track progress, and measure student growth in alignment with district-defined benchmarks and the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) framework.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf55749 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf55749\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edd7ce6\" data-id=\"edd7ce6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9a523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e9a523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Grades are Covered?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ea2b4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea2b4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ba1581\" data-id=\"3ba1581\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3830aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3830aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u25cf PK-5 Foreign Language for Elementary Schools (FLES) and Foreign Language Experience (FLEX)<br \/>\u25cf PK-5th English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR)<br \/>\u25cf PK-5th Spanish Language Arts and Reading (SLAR)<br \/>\u25cf PK-5th grade Dual Language Immersion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-479d1aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"479d1aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dc8ca6\" data-id=\"4dc8ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbfade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcbfade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What were the Little Sponges\u00ae Assessments designed to do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-861c264 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"861c264\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a12a29f\" data-id=\"a12a29f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f81a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f81a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Little Sponges\u00ae Summative and Formative Assessments are designed to evaluate proficiency levels across the four domains of language acquisition\u2014listening, speaking, reading, and writing\u2014using the TELPAS Proficiency Scale and the ACTFL World-Readiness Proficiency Guidelines as key benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>These assessments generate scores that correspond to performance ratings, allowing<br \/>educators to set meaningful student growth metrics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For example, a student scoring 47% may strongly indicate Beginning Proficiency on the<\/strong><br \/><strong>TELPAS Proficiency Guidelines, helping educators tailor instruction and interventions<\/strong><br \/><strong>accordingly.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c075c26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c075c26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72183c1\" data-id=\"72183c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7deb92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7deb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can I use the\nLittle Sponges\u00ae\nAssessments?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ac9791 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ac9791\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5cdf63\" data-id=\"f5cdf63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c64055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c64055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Little Sponges\u00ae Assessments align with:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 TEKS Languages Other Than English, Elementary (Adopted 2014)<br \/>\u2022 Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS, 2019)<br \/>\u2022 TEKS English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR)<br \/>\u2022 TEKS Spanish Language Arts and Reading (SLAR)<\/p>\n<p>These alignments ensure consistency with state language learning standards while<br \/>supporting multilingual learners\u2019 development through engaging, context-based<br \/>assessment tools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ddc4db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ddc4db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc7c68\" data-id=\"afc7c68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf9ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf9ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do Little Sponges\u00ae\nAssessments provide\nexpected growth\ntargets for students?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07d6cd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07d6cd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01cbc0d\" data-id=\"01cbc0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6edc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f6edc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Little Sponges\u00ae Assessments provide educators with the flexibility to establish<br \/>benchmarks and measure student growth based on prior performance and proficiency<br \/>background.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the dynamic score reports allow teachers to set individualized learning goals,<br \/>ensuring targeted instructional planning. Little Sponges\u00ae also guides as needed to support<br \/>student success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11fc893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11fc893\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6ac292\" data-id=\"f6ac292\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4460c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4460c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can districts use\nLittle Sponges\u00ae\nAssessment\nInstruments to\ndetermine end-of-year\nstudent growth for\npurposes of TIA?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df74e70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df74e70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-433c2b2\" data-id=\"433c2b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93a5f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a93a5f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) purposes, districts can use a Pre-Assessment + Post-<br \/>Assessment model to track growth across district-defined proficiency targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Pre-assessments establish a baseline for student proficiency and growth tracking.<br \/>\u2022 Expected growth can be determined using the <strong>TELPAS\/ACTFL Proficiency Alignment<\/strong><br \/><strong>Scale<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09abaa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09abaa6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eb619a\" data-id=\"3eb619a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4132a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c4132a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, a district might define expected growth as advancing one proficiency level on<br \/>the alignment scale. If a student starts the year at Beginning Proficiency and scores<br \/>Intermediate on the Post-Assessment, they would demonstrate the expected growth as<br \/>defined by the district.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of a Learning Growth Objective:<\/strong><br \/><em>\u201cGrowth of students\u2019 interpretive listening skills in a foreign language will be demonstrated<\/em><br \/><em>using the Little Sponges\u00ae Pre and Post-Assessments (which align to LOTE TEKS II Interpretive<\/em><br \/><em>Communication \u2013 Listening).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Expected Growth Target:<\/strong><br \/><em>\u201c80% of students in the 2nd grade German class will increase their overall assessment score<\/em><br \/><em>by 10% by the end of the school year. Students scoring 90% or higher will maintain a 90%+<\/em><br \/><em>performance level.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6994c90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6994c90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e2ed64\" data-id=\"5e2ed64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49b19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d49b19f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What types of data\nreporting capabilities\nare included with the\nLittle Sponges\u00ae\nAssessment Platform?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fae9654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fae9654\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e31d1e6\" data-id=\"e31d1e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d7243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d7243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Little Sponges\u00ae accounts are structured hierarchically to ensure appropriate data access at<br \/>all levels:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Teachers can view their own students\u2019 assessment results.<br \/>\u2022 School administrators can see data for all classes and students in their school.<br \/>\u2022 District leaders can see data for all students in the district and analyze it by school,<br \/>class, or student.<\/p>\n<p>The Little Sponges\u00ae platform includes robust reporting tools to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Track student progress<br \/>\u2022 Monitor growth over time<br \/>\u2022 Support data-driven instruction<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e3aac8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e3aac8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd0af93\" data-id=\"bd0af93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330faf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"330faf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Little Sponges Educator Dashboard<\/em><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d262c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d262c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d62309\" data-id=\"6d62309\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ac5b4a\" data-id=\"2ac5b4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11b76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c11b76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1954\" height=\"1186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.25.19-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-202836\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.25.19-PM.png 1954w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.25.19-PM-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.25.19-PM-1536x932.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.25.19-PM-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1954px) 100vw, 1954px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fe222f\" data-id=\"7fe222f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ddbef4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ddbef4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a3c376\" data-id=\"3a3c376\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed4661b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed4661b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45f64e3\" data-id=\"45f64e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b903691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b903691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additionally, assessment results can be exported via the Educator Dashboard, allowing easy<br \/>analysis of student performance trends and facilitating personalized learning plans and<br \/>school-wide language development initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5730319 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5730319\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.27.17-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-202841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.27.17-PM.png 1946w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.27.17-PM-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.27.17-PM-1536x881.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-03-at-12.27.17-PM-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1946px) 100vw, 1946px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c75a05\" data-id=\"2c75a05\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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