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Performance Definitions - Expressive Domains
This document contains the performance definitions for the expressive domains of speaking and writing.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased November 2016
Performance Definitions - Receptive Domains
This document contains the performance definitions for the receptive domains of listening and reading.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased November 2016
Interpretation and Use of K–12 Language Proficiency Assessment Score Reports: Perspectives of Educators and Parents
This paper examine how 18 K–12 educators from 13 states and 12 parents from two states interpret and use score reports from the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs. Educators frequently referred to the proficiency level index of the four language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and the composite domains to interpret student performance, to make school-level decisions about programming and lesson planning, and to inform district-level budgeting and professional development. Parents found the score report to be helpful, but rarely took additional actions to use its information.
Resource DetailsReleased November 2016
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.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased September 2016
Can Do Descriptors Key Uses Edition, K-12 Frequent Questions
A helpful supplement to using the Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased August 2016
Can Do Descriptors Key Uses Edition, Grade 1
The WIDA Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition provides examples of what language learners can do at various stages of English language development in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased August 2016
Can Do Descriptors Key Uses Edition, Grades 2-3
The WIDA Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition provides examples of what language learners can do at various stages of English language development in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased August 2016
Can Do Descriptors Key Uses Edition, Grades 6-8
The WIDA Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition provides examples of what language learners can do at various stages of English language development in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased August 2016
Can Do Descriptors Key Uses Edition, Grades 4-5
The WIDA Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition provides examples of what language learners can do at various stages of English language development in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased August 2016
Can Do Descriptors Key Uses Edition, Grades 9-12
The WIDA Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition provides examples of what language learners can do at various stages of English language development in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased August 2016
Can Do Descriptors - Early Years
The Early Years Can Do Descriptors provide examples of what dual-language learners (DLLs) can do at various stages of language development from 2 to 5 years old.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased August 2016
Can Do Descriptors Key Uses Edition, Kindergarten
The WIDA Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition provides examples of what language learners can do at various stages of English language development in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased January 2016
ENL New Arrival High School Students: Encouraging Communication in a New Language
WIDA Video Contest Winner
Mindy Lewis-Hitch develops a grade-level, standards-based unit and provides her ninth graders with clear modeling and guided practice using game-type activities for Romeo and Juliet. Mindy also demonstrates working with colleagues to help raise awareness of scaffolding lessons so all learners can be engaged.
Resource DetailsReleased June 2015
Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness Using ACCESS for ELLs
Regardless of the growth model, aggregate test-score-based models of student growth require large and longitudinally connected samples of student data. When sample sizes are small it becomes impossible to reliably estimate and disentangle district, school and teacher effects from student growth data.
Published June 2015
Author: Narek Sahakyan
Released June 2015
Examining Relationships Between Alternate Access and State Alternate Assessments
This report examines how Alternate ACCESS for ELLs serves as a tool that identifies English proficiency attainment for English learners with significant cognitive disabilities.
Published December 2014
Author: H. Gary Cook
Released December 2014
Examining District-Level Growth Using ACCESS for ELLs
This research report provides a description of a study examining school districts in the WIDA Consortium whose English language learners (ELLs) exhibit consistently high growth on the ACCESS for ELLs (ACCESS) assessment.
Published August 2014
Authors: Narek Sahakyan, H. Gary Cook
Released August 2014
WIDA MODEL Technical Report Grades 6-8 and 9-12
This 2012 report describes the development, validity and reliability of the WIDA MODEL assessment for Grades 6-8 and 9-12.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased July 2014
WIDA Spanish Language Development Standards, 2013 Edition
The WIDA Spanish Language Development (SLD) Standards, Kindergarten – Grade 12, 2013 Edition is a resource for planning and implementing language instruction and assessment for emergent bilinguals who are learning academic content in Spanish. This publication will also offer information on where the WIDA SLD Standards fit within the larger WIDA system for instruction and assessment and how to use the SLD standards to have a broader understanding of the linguistic profile of students.
Resource Details View Download NowReleased May 2014
Collaborative Learning for English Language Learners
This research brief reports preliminary results from a study of teachers’ successful experiences engaging English learners in collaborative learning with peers.
Resource DetailsReleased May 2014
High Quality Professional Development for English Language Learners
This report describes key components of high quality professional development for educators of English language learners.
Published May 2014
Author: Daniella Molle
Released May 2014