WIDA Screener Online
WIDA Screener Online is an English language proficiency assessment given to new students in Grades 1–12 to help educators identify whether they are English language learners (ELLs). It is available for free to WIDA Consortium members.
Purpose
Audience
Format
Score Type
Preparing for and Administering WIDA Screener Online
Log in to the WIDA Secure Portal for the Quick Start Guide, supporting documents, and the training course for administering WIDA Screener Online.
If you are a first-time Test Administrator or District Test Coordinator, please visit your state's member page for state-specific instructions on how to get your WIDA Secure Portal account set up.
If you are a returning Test Administrator or District Test Coordinator and you are having trouble signing in to the WIDA Secure Portal, please contact the WIDA Client Services Center.
Test Administration Times*
Up to 15 minutes
Up to 15 minutes
Up to 25 minutes
Up to 25 minutes
80 minutes total test time
Scoring
The online test platform automatically scores the Listening and Reading domains during administration. A trained local rater scores the Speaking and Writing domains. To become a trained rater and score responses, you must complete the WIDA Screener Online Training Course and pass the appropriate scoring quizzes.
Using Screener Scores
Score reports provide proficiency level scores in seven categories: the four domains and three composite areas (Oral Language, Literacy, Overall). Composite scores are created from two or more domain scores.
Proficiency level scores are interpretive scores. The scores describe student performance in terms of the six WIDA English language proficiency levels:
Entering > Emerging > Developing > Expanding > Bridging > Reaching
If a student is identified as an ELL, proficiency level scores from WIDA Screener can be used by educators to plan differentiated levels of support for each child.
For further explanation of proficiency levels, scores and how they connect, refer to the WIDA Screener Interpretive Guide.
Resources for Educators
Get resources specific to your state
State-specific contact information and additional testing resources, including the ACCESS for ELLs Checklist, for WIDA Consortium members.