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This assessment allows educators, students, and families to monitor students’ progress in acquiring academic English in the domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. WIDA ACCESS is aligned with WIDA’s English Language Development (ELD) Standards.  \nThe WIDA ACCESS is a computer-based assessment. Students will listen to promptsand directions through headphones rather than their teacher reading them. Students in grades 1-3 will take most of the test on a computer but will still take the writing test in a paper/pencil format. All remaining grades will take the writing test on the computer.  \nWhat does the WIDA ACCESS Measure?  \nThe tasks on theWIDA ACCESS assessment replicate the kinds of communication situations (and the language needed to be processed or produced within them) that is encountered in different school settings. Each assessment question and task targets at least one of the five WIDA ELD Standards:  \n• Social and Instructional Language  \n• Language of Language Arts  \n• Language of Mathematics  \n• Language of Science  \n• Language of Social Studies  \nWIDA ACCESS is partof an assessment  \nsystem that uses multiple types of resources:  \n• A screener-The WIDA Screener measures the ELP of students who have recently arrived in the U.S. or in a particular district. It can help to determine whether a student needs English language instructional services, and if so, at what level.  \n• A summative assessment-WIDA ACCESS is a standardized assessment which measures students’ ELP at a single point in time. This annual assessment of ELP is a  \ncheckpoint to see how much a student has progressed from the previous year.  \n• Interim assessments – While not provided by DPI, schools may choose to purchase the WIDA MODEL assessment. This is similar to WIDA ACCESS but can be administered multiple times per year to inform instructional practices.  \n• Foundations for formative assessments – Dynamic language learning progressions form the basis of materials and trainings designed to helpteachers develop formative assessment strategies. These strategies are informal check-ins done mid-lesson to determine if the lesson is working.  \nHow are the WIDA ACCESS results used?  \n• Students use them to understand their current level of ELP along the developmental continuum.  \n• Teachers use them to enhance instruction and learning.  \n• Schools use them as one of multiple measures to determine if a student has reached full English proficiency.  \n• School districts use them to evaluate the effectiveness of their ESL/bilingual programs and to meet federal requirements to monitor the progress of ELs toward English language proficiency.  \n\n| What types of scores are provided?\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>• Scale scores on K-12 vertical scales in the domains of listening, reading, writing, and speaking.\u003Cbr>• Proficiency level scores interpret the scale scores in terms of six proficiency levels.\u003Cbr>• Composite scores in Oral Language, Literacy, Comprehension, and an Overall Composite. |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| What are the English Language Development Standards? |  |\n| The WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards are the foundation for the WIDA ACCESS assessment and all WIDA resources. 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