Resources/Recursos

Use this handout in intake centers or at parent-teacher conferences to help explain what WIDA Screener is and the process of screening students and identifying them as English learners. This family handout, available in multiple languages, includes a section for families to take notes and ask questions about English language services.

Note: This handout replaces the Explaining ELL Status and What Is Language Testing? flyers, which were retired July 1, 2025.

Released June 2025

Use this scoring scale to score speaking responses for WIDA Screener tests and the WIDA ACCESS Braille Speaking test only.

Note: To score WIDA ACCESS tests, refer to the WIDA Speaking Scoring Rubric Grades 1–12.

Released May 2025

Use this scoring scale to score writing responses for WIDA Screener tests only.

Note: To score writing responses for WIDA ACCESS tests, refer to the WIDA Writing Scoring Rubric Grades 1–12.

Released May 2025

The aim of this interpretive guide is to help educators and families better understand the scores reported for WIDA Screener Online, WIDA Screener Paper, WIDA Screener for Kindergarten and WIDA Alternate Screener.

Released April 2024

Learn how WIDA is more than a test! Mr. Vega is a 6^th grade EAL (English as an Additional Language) teacher at an international school who works with colleagues and families to support multilingual learners. Follow Mr. Vega all year long, as he focuses on what his students can do, using WIDA resources to collaborate and plan effective learning activities throughout the school year.

Released September 2023

This accessibility manual was developed to guide the selection and administration of Test Administration Considerations, Universal Tools, and Accommodations for individual English Language Learners (ELLs) in order to produce valid assessment results.

Released August 2023

A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on WIDA Screener Online.

Released June 2023

A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on WIDA Screener Paper.

Released June 2023

This Focus Bulletin explores the process of evaluating student writing, and examines how educators can consistently evaluate the written language of multilingual learners. It provides strategies for educators to support evaluations that generate focused and helpful feedback for students.

Released June 2023