About the TOEFL Primary Tests

The Right Path. Right from the Start.

Designed for students ages 8+, the TOEFL Primary^® tests allow you to measure your students' English communication skills to guide your teaching goals, monitor student progress and more.

The program offers convenient and flexible tests that:

• assess the academic and social English-language proficiency of young students
• provide a snapshot of each student's ability in listening, reading, writing and speaking
• support teaching and learning by giving information about students' abilities in relation to a widely accepted international standard

How the TOEFL Primary Tests can help you

Detailed score reports provide meaningful score-level descriptors of what students can do and help assist students, teachers and parents set goals for where future learning should focus. As a teacher, you can use the TOEFL Primary tests to:

• guide teaching goals
• monitor progress
• identify students' strengths and weaknesses
• determine instructional plans
• inform placement decisions, if appropriate
• focus your work with both individual students and groups
• shape your communication with parents about student learning