Is anyone aware of a test to assess written Spanish fluency? My child speaks Spanish fluently (her mother’s native language in Spanish), but her exposure to grammar and written Spanish hasn’t been as substantial. She is 10 and I’m trying to determine if she has written fluency and if so at what grade level?
Thanks
For what purpose? Do you need some kind of score? I took the (non-listening) SAT II Spanish test last December and got a 630. A child with no formal training in written Spanish would probably score poorly, although they might do reasonable well on the listening variant.
Purpose is to measure the efficacy of the written and grammar training received to date. She is only 10. Is SAT II test you mention for high school kids? Really trying to find out what grade level equivalent her skills would place her in a place like Spain, Mexico, etc.
Right, you want to know where she would place in another country’s school system. I tried the Mexican Google (google.mx.com) search of
examen de secudaria español
https://www.google.com.mx/search?source=hp&ei=jueSXMrKE-WGggeX5JzIDg&q=examen+de+secundaria+español
The third result is supposedly a third-grade test, but it seems oddly complicated.
Ok this looks better:
https://pacoelchato.com/tareas/examenes-de-primaria-de-la-sep-5-quinto-grado/
I found this with the google.mx.com search of
** examen de quinto grado español **
Damon30 thanks for your help on this
That was fun! I got all questions right on the first part!
I’m as smart as a Mexican fifth grader!
@LennyBoy This is from the exam in the link above called: “Examen anual de Español Quinto grado”: http://pacoelchato.org/Quinto-Grado/Espamol/Enlace/en11.html
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/quick-reference-2017.pdf (page 12 and 14) suggests that the following are roughly equivalent for the purpose of satisfying UC frosh entrance requirements in language other than English:
- Completion of second year of US high school regular Spanish course.
- 520 on SAT subject test in Spanish.
- 6th grade in a non-US school where Spanish is the primary language of instruction.
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat-subject-tests/subjects/languages/spanish has some SAT subject test practice questions.
There may be other Spanish tests on the web:
https://www.fu-tenerife.com/spanish-proficiency-tests/
https://www.lengalia.com/en/placement-test.html
https://www.transparent.com/learn-spanish/proficiency-test.html
No problem. They gave me a nice “diploma”: http://pacoelchato.org/diplomaPrimaria5Esp11es_11.html
Edit: I guess this needs the local cookie values to work. Anyway, it was fun and free.
Check with your local school district. I’m sure you could ask about fluency and for her to take a written exam, show a writing sample for usage. This will help you decide which middle school/HS Spanish class would be best for her when the time comes, if any. The Spanish teacher may be able to give you materials she can work on to get her written skills on par with her oral fluency. This could be a summer project for your D, IF she shows interest. When in HS she can then be in an appropriate class. Or she could start a third (after Spanish and English) language. Learning a different language in the school setting is useful in knowing how languages are structured.
Her oral Spanish is likely filled with colloquial usage unlike the standard taught in US schools. For example, I have learned from highly educated neighbors that Puerto Rican Spanish can be difficult for other Spanish speakers because of the shortcuts they take with words et al. American English is different than British and other places’ English.