Resource Types
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ACCESS for ELLs: Understanding Your Child's Scores
A guide, in several languages, explaining the Individual Student Report of scores on the ACCESS for ELLs assessment
Audience: parents, guardians, those who communicate with families
What is ACCESS for ELLs? Handout
This handout, in several languages, explains what ACCESS is, and why students take this kind of assessment. Use this resource to help parents understand annual language proficiency testing.
Audience: parents, guardians, those who communicate with families
ACCESS for ELLs Parent Letter
The cover letter, in several languages, that accompanies ACCESS for ELLs score reports
Audience: parents, guardians, those who communicate with families
Accommodations Checklist
Checklists for tracking the accommodations a student receives on ACCESS for ELLs and WIDA Screener assessments
Audience: test coordinators, test administrators, anyone working with students who need special accommodations
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Score Guides for Parents
Resources that help parents understand their children's scores on the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs assessment
Audience: parents, guardians, those who communicate with families
Focus Bulletin
WIDA publications that explore issues in the field of ELL education, including topics of interest to parents, teachers, school administrators and policymakers
Audience: everyone
Guide or Manual
English and Spanish language development standards guides, Can Do Descriptors, rubrics, test preparation and scoring-related materials
Audience: Multilingual learner and general educators, anyone preparing to deliver one of the WIDA assessments
Research or Technical Report
Scholarly reports and briefs written by WIDA researchers about issues of interest in the field of EL education
Audience: Multilingual learner researchers, policymakers
Snapshot
A quick introduction to a topic of interest to educators of multilingual children
Audience: all educators
Template or Sample
Examples of score reports and other tools educators can use to get acquainted with – and prepare their students for – various WIDA assessments
Audience: multilingual learner and general educators
Video
Short videos that address a variety of topics from the Can Do Philosophy to understanding the WIDA MODEL interim assessment.
Audience: multilingual learner and general educators, family members
Working Paper
Publications that share ideas or preliminary research about topics that are currently being studied by WIDA researchers.
Audience: multilingual learner educators, researchers, policymakers