Resource Types
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ACCESS: Understanding Your Child's Scores
A guide, in several languages, explaining the Individual Student Report of scores on the ACCESS assessments
Audience: parents, guardians, those who communicate with families
What Is ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS? Handouts
These handouts, in several languages, explain 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 Parent Letter
The cover letter, in several languages, that accompanies ACCESS score reports
Audience: parents, guardians, those who communicate with families
Accommodations Checklist
Checklists for tracking the accommodations a student receives on WIDA ACCESS and WIDA Screener assessments
Audience: test coordinators, test administrators, anyone working with students who need special accommodations
WIDA Alternate ACCESS: Understanding Your Child's Scores
A guide, in several languages, that helps parents understand their children's scores on the Alternate ACCESS assessment
Audience: parents, guardians, those who communicate with families
Focus Bulletin
WIDA publications that explore issues in the field of multilingual learner 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: educators of multilingual learners, anyone preparing to deliver one of the WIDA assessments
Research Brief
Summaries of the latest research studies and findings on topics relevant to multilingual learner education
Audience: all educators, multilingual learner researchers, policymakers
Research or Technical Report
Scholarly reports written by WIDA researchers about issues of interest in the field of multilingual learner education
Audience: multilingual learner researchers, policymakers
Snapshot
WIDA Snapshots introduce topics of interest to educators and families of multilingual learners from Pre-K through grade 12
Audience: all educators
Template or Sample
- Examples of score reports
- Can Do name charts and student portraits
- Examples of activities for families
- Etc.
Audience: educators of multilingual learners
Video
Short videos that address a variety of topics from the Can Do Philosophy to understanding the WIDA MODEL interim assessment
Audience: educators of multilingual learners, family members
Working Paper
Publications that share ideas or preliminary research about topics that are currently being studied by WIDA researchers
Audience: educators of multilingual learners, researchers, policymakers