WIDA Standards for ELLs

Terminology ACCESS for ELLs: Assessment used to determine students English proficiency ELLs: English Language Learners (also called ESL or LEP students) ESOL: English to Speakers of Other Languages Formerly Limited English Proficient (FLEP): students who are considered proficient in the English language, but were once an ELL WIDA: Word-class Instructional Design and Assessment

WIDA Standards Provide language acquisition standards in five academic areas: Social/Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Math Language of Science Language of Social Studies Standards are distributed.

Proficiency Levels There are six levels of proficiency: Level 1: Entering Level 2: Beginning Level 3: Developing Level 4: Expanding Level 5: Bridging Level 6: Reaching Can Do descriptors have additional information about what students can do at these levels of proficiency

ACCESS for ELLs Assessment used for ELL students each year to determine proficiency Is broken into grade level strands and tiers: Kindergarten Assessment Grade 1-2; Tiers A, B and C Grade 3-5; Tiers A, B and C Grade 6-8; Tiers A, B and C Grade 9-12; Tiers A, B and C These tests have parts that are group administered and also individually administered

Subtests ACCESS for ELLs is broken into 4 subtests Speaking Listening Reading Writing These subtests have items from each of the five standards (Social/Instructional; Lang. of LA; Lang of Math; Lang of Sci; Lang of SS) Assesses speaking in Social/Instructional; Language of Language arts; Language of Math; Language of Science and Language of SS

ACCESS Scores ACCESS scores can be from a range of 1.0 to 6.0. To be considered proficient, students must achieve a score of 5.0 on the overall composite score and 5.0 on the literacy subtest on a Tier C test. Students with lower scores are less proficient than those with higher scores. Show a teacher report

Teacher Report

Federal Regulations Our ELL students must meet targets (Annual Measureable Accountability Objectives or AMAOs) for progress and proficiency each year. Our students have met the AMAOs every year. For 2012-2013, the AMAOs are 67% for progress 18% for proficiency

FLEP Students Students are still monitored for two years after they have reached proficiency. FLEP Monitoring Document: completed twice per year FLEP students are also included in AMO calculations for two years after they achieve proficiency.

Additional Resources WIDA Website: http://wida.us/index.aspx - has many resources and much more extensive training presentations. VDOE Website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/esl/index.shtml - has instructional videos on the “Standards, Assessment and Resources” on the right RCPS Website: http://www.richmond-county.k12.va.us/Staff/instructional_support/instruction_for_english_language_learners___e_l_ls/ - has resources for parents and teachers