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Are We Ready? Educators Collaboration Guide and Notetaker
The Are We Ready? Educators Collaboration Guide is for PreK-3 educators to use for reflection and planning connected to promoting and providing equitable transitions for multilingual children and their families. Use the Are We Ready? Educators Notetaker to write down your own ideas and transition plans.
See the Teaching in PreK-3 page for context.
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Are We Ready? Schools and Programs Collaboration Guide and Notetaker
The Are We Ready? Schools and Programs Collaboration Guide is for PreK-3 school and program leaders to use for reflection and planning connected to leading equitable transitions for multilingual children and their families. Use the Are We Ready? Schools and Programs Notetaker to write down your own ideas and transition plans.
See the Teaching in PreK-3 page for context.
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Are We Ready? Districts and Programs Collaboration Guide and Notebook
The Are We Ready? Districts and Programs Collaboration Guide is for PreK-3 district and program leaders to use for reflection and planning connected to leading equitable transitions for multilingual children and their families. Use the Are We Ready? Districts and Programs Notetaker to write down your own ideas and transition plans.
See the Teaching in PreK-3 page for context.
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Are We Ready? Recommended Readings and References
This list has recommended readings and references for PreK-3 educators and leaders to use to explore equitable language-focused transitions for multilingual children and their families.
See the Teaching in PreK-3 page for context.
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Alternate ACCESS Participation Decision Tree
This guide helps IEP teams determine if a student should take the WIDA Alternate ACCESS assessment, or the ACCESS for ELLs (Online or Paper) assessment with accommodations.
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Individual Characteristics Questionnaire
Individual Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ), which is part of WIDA Alternate ACCESS, captures characteristics of students who take Alternate ACCESS. Test Administrators will fill out the ICQ for each student and that information will be reported on the Individual Student Report. ICQ information can help educator teams make program decisions for students. Prior to administering Alternate ACCESS, download and print this example ICQ and use it to consult with Individual Education Plan (IEP) team members about students. Final responses will be entered on the Student Response Booklet.
Small changes were made to the ICQ from 2023-24 to 2024-25.
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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 WIDA Alternate ACCESS.
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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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ACCESS Online Accommodations Checklist
A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on ACCESS for ELLs Online.
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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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WIDA Screener Paper Accommodations Checklist
A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on WIDA Screener Paper.
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Kindergarten ACCESS Accommodations Checklist
Checklist for IEP teams to prepare for administering Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs.
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Annual Technical Report for ACCESS for ELLs Paper English Language Proficiency Test Series 601, 2022–2023 Administration
ACCESS for ELLs Paper technical reports provide evidence for validity and reliability of ACCESS for ELLs Paper and support intended uses, interpretations, and decision made with the test. This is the redacted report for the 2022-2023 administration of ACCESS for ELLs Paper without item information.
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Annual Technical Report for ACCESS for ELLs Online English Language Proficiency Test Series 601, 2022–2023 Administration
ACCESS for ELLs Online technical reports provide evidence for validity and reliability of ACCESS for ELLs Online and support intended uses, interpretations, and decision made with the test. This is the redacted report for the 2022-2023 administration of ACCESS for ELLs Online without item information.
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Rating Multilingual Learners' Written Language Consistently
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.
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Adopting a Language-Focused Approach to Play
This concept tool provides an overview for adopting a language-focused approach to play for multilingual children in PreK- third grade. This is the first of five resources intended to support PreK-3 educators to advocate for and incorporate joyful learning with multilingual children in their setting.
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WIDA Early Years Guiding Principles of Language Development
The WIDA Early Years Guiding Principles of Language Development provide practitioners with a broad perspective on key concepts related to the language development of young children learning multiple languages. To further clarify the guiding principles, these research highlights provide practitioners with research-based descriptions and examples of effective practices.
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Language-Focused Planning Tool: Annotated Guide
What should PreK educators consider as they adopt a language-focused approach to planning equitable learning opportunities for multilingual children? Use this Annotated Guide to explore guiding questions designed to help you use the Language-Focused Planning Tool.
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