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ACCESS Online Accommodations Checklist

A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on ACCESS for ELLs Online.

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ACCESS Paper Accommodations Checklist

A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives for ACCESS for ELLs Paper.

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Accessibility and Accommodations Manual

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.

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Alternate ACCESS Accommodations Checklist

Checklist for IEP teams to prepare for administration of Alternate ACCESS for ELLs.

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Kindergarten ACCESS Accommodations Checklist

Checklist for IEP teams to prepare for administering Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs.

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Less Than Four Domains: Creating an Overall Composite Score for English Learners with Individualized Education Plans

The analysis in this report illustrates models and procedures that can be used to assign a missing domain score in order to calculate an overall composite score. These methods only apply to assessments taken by English learners whose IEPs or 504 plans require they not be tested in one or more domains.

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Providing ELLs with Disabilities Access to Complex Language

This WIDA Focus Bulletin outlines ways in which educators can provide English Language Learners with disabilities access to complex language via classroom activities and engagement opportunities.

Published March 2017 
Authors: Lynn Shafer Willner, Cynthia Lundgren, Mira Monroe, Julia Cortada

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WIDA Accessibility and Accommodations Framework

The WIDA Accessibility and Accommodations Framework consists of the application of effective linguistic scaffolding and Universal Design principles to the development of test items, use of administrative considerations and purposeful design and delivery of universal tools and accommodations.

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WIDA Screener for Kindergarten Accommodations Checklist

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

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WIDA Screener Online Accommodations Checklist

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

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