Resources/Recursos

This guide provides a comprehensive explanation of the types of scores reported by Alternate ACCESS for students in grades K-12.

Released March 2025

Todo lo que hace WIDA está respaldado por la filosofía de valorización. Nuestra labor comienza con la articulación de ejemplos de los recursos de los estudiantes bilingües y continúa con la forma en que diseñamos nuestros productos y llevamos adelante nuestra investigación.

Released March 2025

Rubrics are analytic scales that describe various aspects of spoken and written language to help educators recognize what speaking and writing sound and look like at various levels of English language proficiency. Use the WIDA MODEL Writing Rubric to understand the scores students earn on the assessment, analyze student performance in the classroom, and plan ways to scaffold language learning. WIDA MODEL test administrators use the WIDA MODEL Writing Rubric to assign a Writing Final score for WIDA MODEL Paper and WIDA MODEL Online.

Released February 2025

Los descriptores del desempeño lingüístico del Marco DALE proporcionan un lineamiento de cómo los y las estudiantes pueden desarrollar su desempeño lingüístico al procesar y producir el lenguaje de acuerdo con los modos de comunicación (interpretativo, expresivo e interactivo).

Released February 2025

Los descriptores del desempeño lingüístico in Marco DALE provide guidance on how bi/multilingual students can develop language that they can interpret, interact and express in each of the communication modes (interpretative, interactive and expressive).

Released February 2025

School frequency reports show the number of students who've tested at each proficiency level for all domains. There are separate reports for each grade.

Released February 2025

Student Roster Reports show individual students' domain, composite and overall scores. There are separate reports for each grade.

Released February 2025

District Frequency Reports show the number and percentage of tested students who scored at each proficiency level. There are separate reports for each grade.

Released February 2025

Student Roster Reports show individual students' domain, composite and overall scores. There are separate reports for each grade.

Released February 2025

School frequency reports show the number of students who've tested at each proficiency level for all domains. There are separate reports for each grade.

Released February 2025

State Frequency Reports show the number and percentage of tested students who scored at each proficiency level. There are separate reports for each grade.

Released February 2025

Este informe brinda información sobre el nivel de desarrollo del alumno en la prueba de desempeño lingüístico en inglés ACCESS for ELLs. Esta prueba se basa en los estándares de desarrollo del idioma inglés de WIDA y se emplea para medir el progreso de los alumnos en el aprendizaje del inglés. Los resultados se informan como Niveles de desempeño lingüístico del idioma y como Escalas de puntaje.

Released February 2025

This version of the report is for families and provides information about a student’s scores on the Alternate ACCESS English language proficiency test. The report contains the critical information families need to know and can be sent home with students and/or discussed at conferences with parents/guardians.

Released February 2025

This report provides information about the student’s scores on the ACCESS for ELLs English language proficiency test. This test is based on the WIDA English Language Development Standards and is used to measure students’ progress in learning English. Scores are reported as Language Proficiency Levels and as Scale Scores.

Released February 2025

This WIDA Snapshot introduces classroom action research – when researchers and educators work together to address classroom challenges – by encouraging teachers to use their researcher voices to make meaningful contributions to the field, whether through collaborative or independent approaches.

Released February 2025

This WIDA Webinar examines the Key Language Uses in writing in both Spanish and English. A WIDA expert explores an analysis of bilingual writing examples and mentor texts using the lens of the Key Language Uses and los usos clave del lenguaje del Marco DALE.

Released January 2025

State Frequency Reports show the number and percentage of tested students who scored at each proficiency level. There are separate reports for each grade.

Released January 2025

District Frequency Reports show the number and percentage of tested students who scored at each proficiency level. There are separate reports for each grade.

Released January 2025

This publication highlights collaborative partnerships between WIDA and Indigenous communities, focusing on efforts to revitalize and sustain Indigenous languages and cultures. Indigenous experts and WIDA staff share their insights on community-driven initiatives that enhance language development, assessment, and educational opportunities for Indigenous learners.

Released January 2025

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Este resumen de investigación aborda la intersección entre la pracademia, el multilingüismo, el translingüismo y el transculturalismo. Destaca cómo la experiencia dual única de los pracadémicos les prepara para enfrentar los desafíos reales de diversos contextos educativos y examinar los matices de las identidades lingüísticas y culturales superpuestas. Además, presenta diversas voces del campo, destacando sus pensamientos sobre el tema y el impacto que la pracademia tiene en sus contextos, vidas profesionales y experiencias.

Released December 2024