WIDA/ACCESS
WIDA
WIDA, or World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment, developed five English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards educators in District
44 base instruction upon in the areas of Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Social/Instruction. Using these ELP standards,
along with the local standards, creates a challenging academic environment to promote growth in English proficiency.
ACCESS/W-APT SCREENER
When a student, who is identified as having a non-English background on the home language survey, enrolls in the district the
W-APT/ACCESS screener is administered. The results help determine the student’s English level and eligibility for bilingual educational
services. Annually, in January/February, students in Kindergarten through 12th grade, who have been identified as English Learners, are
administered the ACCESS test. The results provide students’ English proficiency levels in 4 areas: speaking, listening, reading, and
writing. Students will be considered to be exited from the EL program when the following scores have been attained on the
ACCESS test: 5.0 Composite, 4.2 in Reading, and 4.2 in Writing.
WIDA offers three Webinars for parents in English and Spanish.
Check them out at…
https://www.wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#webinar