1. ACCESS for ELLs Yutzil Rodriguez Title III Coordinator/ WIDA Assessment

2. Acronyms ELL- English Language Learner (State term)
LEP- Limited English Proficient (Federal term)
WIDA- World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
Consortium that provides W-APT and ACCESS
W-APT- WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test
Screener Test
ACCESS- Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners
Yearly Test for all identified ELL students until they meet exit criteria
LAP- Language Acquisition Plan
Education plan for ELL students

3. Definition of a LEP/ELL student
Who is aged 3 through 21;
Who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school;
(i) who was not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English;
(ii) (a) who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a native resident of the outlying areas AND
(b) who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual’s level of English language proficiency;
(iii) who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than English, and who comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant; and
(D) Whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the individual-
(i) the ability to meet the State’s proficient level of achievement on State assessments described in Section 111 (b)(3);
(ii) the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or
(iii) the opportunity to participate fully in society.
(P.L , Title IX, Part A, Sec. 9101, (251) )
Student must meet A, B, C and D.
The term “limited English proficient,” when used with respect to an individual, means an individual

4. ELL Identification- Home Language Survey
Screening- Initial Assessment (W-APT)
Parent notification
At the beginning of the school year identification, screening, and parental notification of eligible students must be given within 30 days of enrollment. Once the school is underway, the window for identification, screening, and parental notification of eligibility is within 2 weeks of enrollment.

5. Identification
A local school district is required to administer a home language survey to ALL students enrolling in the district.
If any single response indicates a language other than English, school districts are then required to give a language proficiency identifier test.

6. W-APT WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test Screener
WAPT- it is an English language proficiency “screener” test given to incoming students who may be designated as English language learners.
It assists educators with programmatic placement decisions such as identification and placement of ELLs.

7. Parent Notification Notification of eligibility Types of services
Initial, Continuation, Exit
Types of services
Pull-out, push-in, SIOP
English language proficiency level
Parent’s right to decline services

8. W-APT: Purpose and Use
Determine eligibility for language support services
An indicator of a student’s language proficiency (level 1 through 6)
Help determine appropriate levels and amounts of instructional services
The WAPT is designed to be used as:

9. W-APT: Background Aligned to WIDA ELD Standards
5 grade level cluster forms: K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Results in scores from proficiency levels 1 – 6
Fully adaptive
Individually administered

10. Kindergarten W-APT: What components should be administered?
Listening and Speaking (combined into Oral Proficiency component)
Assesses oral English proficiency
For students in pre-k through mid-Grade 1
Reading and Writing tests
- For students in mid-K through mid-Grade 1

11. W-APT: Criteria for classifying a student as ELL
Kindergarten
Single, individually-administered test with a combined Speaking/Listening component
Scoring is adaptive
Preschool through 1st semester 1st grade:
combined Listening and Speaking raw score is less than 29,
2nd semester kindergarten through 1st semester of grade 1:
combined Listening and Speaking raw score is less than 19
combined Listening and Speaking raw scores ranges from 19-28, the Reading and Writing portions need to be administered.
If the Reading score is lower than an 11 and the Writing score is lower than a 12
the kindergarten Listening and Speaking Test is an oral proficiency test intended for students in this
It cannot be given earlier than May prior to entering kindergarten

12. W-APT: Criteria for classifying a student as ELL continued...
Second semester 1st grade – 12th grade:
Students with a composite score lower than 5.0 qualify for ELL services.
The W-APT test results/scores need to be placed in the student’s cumulative file

13. How do I access the W-APT?
FREE and downloadable
wida.us
Login/password is needed
District testing coordinators are given the districts username/password
Contact Yutzil Rodriguez for your districts username/password if you don’t have one
Depending on what the student scores on the W-APT, is what determines whether the student is deemed eligible for Ell services.

14. What does the District username/password look like?
Username: sd + district number
Password: (rushmore) + administrators last name
Example:
sd376
rushmorerodriguez

17. W-APT Training Resources
Test Administration Manual
Scored Student Writing Sample Booklet for use in scoring the Writing component
Online ACCESS for ELLs Training course (Speaking Test sample sound files and quiz)
W-APT Webinars
Practice administering with a colleague
These are some training resources that are made available for your use.
The test administration Manual for the WAPT is your main resource for finding information on administering the screener. In addition, you can train to score the writing section of the W-APT using the Scored Writing Samples Guide, available on the WIDA website as well. To more thoroughly train for administering and scoring the Speaking component of W-APT, you are encouraged to take the online ACCESS for ELLs training course through the WIDA website.
The WAPT speaking test scoring procedures are the same as ACCESS for ELLs speaking test, except shorter.

18. Classify LEP students in Infinite Campus!
IMPORTANT!
Classify LEP students in Infinite Campus!

19. What is ACCESS
Test used to monitor students’ progress in acquiring English proficiency
For K-12 students identified as ELL
Students must take ACCESS every year until they meet South Dakota’s exit criteria.
It is given annually to monitor students progress in acquiring English proficiency

20. ACCESS Standards Social & Instructional Language
Language of Language Arts
Language of Mathematics
Language of Science
Language of Social Studies
ACCESS for ELLs test items are written from the model performance indictors of WIDA’s five English Language Proficiency Standards

21. ACCESS Grade-Level Clusters
Kindergarten
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
Test forms are divided into five grade-level clusters
Within each grade-level cluster, except for Kindergarten, ACCESS consists of 3 forms
Tier A- beginning
Tier B- intermediate
Tier C- advanced
How it compares to the W-APT
This keeps the test shorter and more approprately targets each students range of language skills

22. ACCESS: Four Language Domains
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

23. ACCESS: Purpose ESEA requirement Used to measure and report growth
Helps determine when ELLs have attained English language proficiency
Aids districts in evaluating the effectiveness of their ESL/bilingual programs
Identifies the ELP levels of students with respect to the WIDA ELP Standards’ levels 1-6
Provides information that can be used to enhance instruction and learning for ELLs.
Elementary secondary education act

24. ACCESS: District/School Test Coordinator Preparation
Identify LEP students in Infinite Campus
Receive materials from MetriTech
Secure Materials
Arrange and schedule test sessions
Distribute materials to properly trained test administrators
Return materials to MetriTech
WIDA supports local trainers by offering free use of its training materials related to the ELP Standards, ACCESS for ELLs, and the W-aPT.
These individuals are responsible for :
Arrange and schedule test sessions: and generally oversee all aspects of the test administration

25. Ordering Materials We order test booklets MetriTech, Inc.
-printing distributing, scoring, and reporting vendor
You should be receiving a secure login from MetriTech.
If a school district is missing materials
to order, enter the login at
IMPORTANT: upon receiving test materials, test coordinators at the district and school level should verify that the correct number of booklets was received, and materials should be divided and delivered according to local practice.
We gather this information from infinite campus- students that are identified as LEP on infinite campus are have not yet met the states exit criteria will show up in the file we pull and that is how we order or tests.

26. ACCESS Test Administrator Preparation
All school staff administering the annual WIDA ACCESS assessment is required to be trained and pass the on-line ACCESS Administration test.
In order to create a training account you will need to log in with your district username and password.

27. Testing Administrator- training course/quizzes
Overview Module
Group Test Administration Module
Speaking Test Administration Module
Kindergarten Test Module
Administrators must complete all four modules and score 80% or higher.
Test administration training and certification is crucial for successful administration of ACCESS. Prior to administration a testing administrator must complete the training and have passed the quizzes.
Overview model- does not include a quiz
Group Test Administration – covers listening, reading, writing tests: this quiz must be completed once
Speaking: must be completed annually
KG- this quiz must be completed once by staff members administered the ACCESs to kg students

28. How do I create a training account?

30. Enter the administrators personal information into the allotted fields
Once you have submitted the form, your account will be immediately activated.

31. Confirmation Email from Test Administrator Course
sent from
The URL to get to login screen
Your username
Check your spam filter if you did not receive it

32. After account has been crated facilitators may create more accounts for Tas from the same district by choosing the “create another account-same district”
Coordinators and Test administrators may: proceed to ACCESS for ELLs training course by choosing the “Go To ACCESS training overview” bottom.

33. After logging in you will be placed on your training course home page
From here you can navigate to
The access for ells course & quizzes
Training toolkit documents
Your account profile information to make changes (district information, address, etc…)

34. ACCESS: Exit from ELL Status
Students are required to take ACCESS for ELLs until they meet South Dakota’s Exit criteria
Exit Criteria
- Composite Score: 4.7
- Reading: 4.5
- Writing: 4.1
Students that have exited from their ELL program will be monitored for the next two consecutive years
Such things as a teacher referral, a parent referral, test scores and mainstream classroom success might indicate a need to discuss the possibility that a student needs to be re-integrated into the ELL program

35. Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Test
In , WIDA made available an alternate form of the ACCESS test
Designed for significantly impaired ELL students to replace ACCESS.
Designed for use by approximately 1% of the ELL population in any given group
Identified as qualifying for an alternative form for state level assessments, such as the Dakota STEP A

36. Content Assessments/State Required Assessment
ELL must take state required tests
First year in country students do not need to take the reading portion of the Smarter Balanced assessment
The student must take math and science
After the first year in the country, all ELLs take the same content and state assessment that is required of all students

37. ACCESS 2.0
, ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 will replace the paper-based version of ACCESS for ELLs with a computer-based assessment
Grades 1-12
Kindergarten will remain paper/pencil
Paper based will continue to be available for districts who do not have yet have the technology to administer the assessment online.
Please visit this webiste for more information regarding ACCESS 2.0 where you will find an overview, FAQs, and operational test preparation resources

38. 2015 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Field Test
Field test will field Listening (grades 1-12)
Reading (grades 1-12)
Writing (grades 4-12)
Speaking (grades 1-12)
Dates
December 15th, 2014-April 10th, 2015
If interested please contact Alex Bauer at
States should take the field test after the paper/pencil operational access for ells 2.0 test.
Please visit this website for more information
If interested please let me know

39. WIDA workshop
September 23, 2014 – Rapid City,  Ramkota 2111 N. LaCrosse
September 25, 2014 – Ft. Pierre,  AmericInn 312 Island Drive
September  Huron, Crossroads 100 4th St. SW
October 2, 2014 – Sioux Falls, Ramada  1301 W. Russell
Title: Introduction to WIDA
Description: The main focus of the workshop will be on differentiating with the ELD Standards. This would include an over view of the Standards, and allow for time to practice and apply the ideas of differentiation during the workshop. We will also briefly overview the resources available online for W-APT administration, ACCESS Administration, ACCESS Score Reports, as well as the ELD Standards.
You can sign up at:  look for “Professional Development” on the left side. Click on the + / ACCESS Test.

40. Questions
Yutzil Rodriguez