1. WIDA Standards for ELLs

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.
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8. Teacher Report

9. 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 , the AMAOs are
67% for progress
18% for proficiency

10. 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.

11. Additional Resources
WIDA Website: - has many resources and much more extensive training presentations.
VDOE Website: - has instructional videos on the “Standards, Assessment and Resources” on the right
RCPS Website: - has resources for parents and teachers