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.
Resource DetailsReleased June 2025
Send this handout, available in multiple languages, home with students as an introduction to ACCESS when testing is scheduled or as a reminder before scores are shared. This flyer explains what ACCESS is and why student take this kind of assessment. Use this resource to help parents understand annual language proficiency testing.
Note: For family handouts that explain ELL status and language testing, refer to the What is WIDA Screener? and What is WIDA Alternate Screener? handouts.
Resource DetailsReleased July 2020