Use ACCESS scores and reports to help students demonstrate what they can do throughout the school year.
Writing with Multilingual Learners in the Elementary Grades – Portland, ME
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This chart allows educators to track students by their level of English language proficiency.
Access ResourceAre you looking for an interim ELP assessment to predict student performance on ACCESS for ELLs? This flyer provides information on why you should try WIDA MODEL.
Access ResourceThis guide helps IEP teams determine if a student should take the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs assessment, or the ACCESS for ELLs (Online or Paper) with accommodations.
Access ResourceThe WIDA Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition provides examples of what language learners can do at various stages of English language development in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Access ResourceA graphic showing the the features of academic language in the WIDA standards.
Access ResourceThis video explains, in more detail, the types of language that are specific to school, especially instructional and academic language, and how it's different from social language.
Access ResourceThis video explains the WIDA English Language Development Standards in the context of content standards and academic language.
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Shadia Salem encourages her first-grade students to engage in authentic inquiry before reading a text. By asking questions about the topic, students’ reading focus is linked to finding answers to their questions. Shadia’s students stay engaged by working in pairs.
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Andy Mizell plans engaging instruction that scaffolds learning for the wide range of English proficiency levels in his middle school ELL class. He begins by assessing his students and collaborating with other teachers to extend his academic language instruction across subject areas.
Access ResourceThis comprehensive document explains the types of scores reported by ACCESS for ELLs for students in Kindergarten and Grades 1-12.
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