Welcome to the online inservice training for the IPT-Reading & Writing Tests! Before you begin, it will be helpful if you can get a copy of each IPT Reading & Writing test component—including student test booklets and examiner manuals—your school has purchased. These items are for reference only and can be returned to your testing office when you complete your training. Also, please be sure you know which IPT Test(s) your school/district/state is using. Some use both the Reading & Writing Tests, while others use just one or the other. You only need to take the training on the test(s) you will be administering.

Ballard & Tighe’s IPT family of tests includes a series of norm-referenced, standardized assessment instruments for testing oral language, reading, and writing in English, and a separate series in Spanish. The chart below shows the instruments that are included in the IPT Family of Tests. This online inservice will focus on the IPT-Reading & Writing English Tests (IPT 1, 2, and 3). At the end of this inservice, you will have the option of linking to a supplemental, condensed online training for the IPT-Reading & Writing Spanish Tests.

NOTE: Ballard & Tighe offers the IPT Early Literacy Test for K-1 students. If you are interested in learning how to administer and score the IPT Early Literacy Test, please contact your Ballard & Tighe educational sales consultant.

The IPT Tests provide the information you need for identification, placement, and redesignation of English language learners (ELLs). The purpose of this inservice is to prepare you to administer the IPT-Reading Test, Writing Test, or both. Upon successful completion of this class, you will:

• Be familiar with the test components used to administer the IPT-Reading Test, Writing Test, or both tests
• Understand the areas assessed by the IPT-Reading Test, Writing Test, or both tests
• Be able to administer and score the IPT-Reading Test, Writing Test, or both tests
• Be able to interpret the test results for classroom placement and instruction and for parent-teacher conferences

This inservice training will take approximately 1-3 hours to complete. You do not have to complete it in one sitting. This training is available to you seven days a week, 24 hours a day, as long as you have access to the Internet. At various points in the training, you will have the option of taking an interactive Quick Quiz to check your learning. And at the end of the training, you will take the Final Quiz to assess whether you have mastered the information needed to administer and score the IPT-Reading Test, Writing Test, or both, depending on which training you choose.

If you score at least an 80% on the Final Quiz, you will be able to link to a completed Final Quiz to check any questions you answered incorrectly. From this page, you will see a link to a printer-friendly Certificate of Achievement. This certificate is worth one or two professional development (PD) hours, depending on what portion of the training you take. Make sure you type today’s date and your name on the certificate before you print it. If you do not score at least 80%, you can review the course material again and re-take the Final Quiz.

Please note that examiners must be proficient in English in order to administer the IPT-Reading & Writing English Tests. It is critical that the examiner’s pronunciation is clear and comprehensible. If you have any questions about your ability to administer the IPT-Reading & Writing English Tests, please contact your testing coordinator.

You may post questions or comments about the IPT Tests in our Bulletin Board area. Simply click the link on the left, and you will receive instructions on how to post and respond to messages. If you experience technical difficulties, please send an e-mail message to info@ballard-tighe.com. If you would like immediate assistance, please contact your Ballard & Tighe educational consultant directly or at (800) 321-4332.