WIDA Alternate Screener Score Calculator

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Determine your students’ Alternate English language proficiency levels

After you administer WIDA Alternate Screener, enter the student’s scores below to generate a report of the student’s test performance. The score report will show performance in terms of the WIDA Alternate English language proficiency levels. Use caution when interpreting domain-specific scores on WIDA Alternate Screener due to the limited number of items in each domain. 

Refer to your member/state page for details on the identification criteria and placement guidance applicable to your students.

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WIDA Kindergarten Screener Sample Scoresheets

WIDA Alternate Screener Score Report

Test Form Administered:

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Student Information

Current Grade:

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Score Information

WIDA Alternate Screener scores help teachers identify if students with the most significant cognitive disabilities are English learners who may benefit from English language support services. Use caution when interpreting domain-specific scores on WIDA Alternate Screener due to the limited number of items in each domain.

Language Domain

Alternate Proficiency Level

Listening

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Speaking

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Not Tested

Writing

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Not Tested

Reading

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Not Tested

Composite Domain

Alternate Proficiency Level

Oral Language

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Literacy

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Comprehension

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Overall

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WIDA alternate proficiency levels are unique and should not be compared with proficiency levels for WIDA ACCESS. Rely on the Alternate Proficiency Level Descriptors for explanations of how students use their English language at each proficiency level. Scroll to the end of the document for a section that defines terms and gives examples of student responses.