WIDA STANDARDS FOR ELLS

Terminology

• ACCESS for ELLs: Assessment used to determine students English proficiency • ELLs: English Language Learners (also called ESL or LEP students) • ESOL: English to Speakers of Other Languages • Formerly Limited English Proficient (FLEP): students who are considered proficient in the English language, but were once an ELL • WIDA: Word-class Instructional Design and Assessment

WIDA Standards

• Provide language acquisition standards in five academic areas: • Social/Instructional Language • Language of Language Arts • Language of Math • Language of Science • Language of Social Studies

Proficiency Levels

• There are six levels of proficiency: • Level 1: Entering • Level 2: Beginning • Level 3: Developing • Level 4: Expanding • Level 5: Bridging • Level 6: Reaching

ACCESS for ELLs

• Assessment used for ELL students each year to determine proficiency • Is broken into grade level strands and tiers: • Kindergarten Assessment • Grade 1-2; Tiers A, B and C • Grade 3-5; Tiers A, B and C • Grade 6-8; Tiers A, B and C • Grade 9-12; Tiers A, B and C

Subtests

• ACCESS for ELLs is broken into 4 subtests • Speaking • Listening • Reading • Writing • These subtests have items from each of the five standards (Social/Instructional; Lang. of LA; Lang of Math; Lang of Sci; Lang of SS)

ACCESS Scores

• ACCESS scores can be from a range of 1.0 to 6.0. • To be considered proficient, students must achieve a score of 5.0 on the overall composite score and 5.0 on the literacy subtest on a Tier C test. • Students with lower scores are less proficient than those with higher scores.

Teacher Report

Federal Regulations

• Our ELL students must meet targets (Annual Measureable Accountability Objectives or AMAOs) for progress and proficiency each year.

• Our students have met the AMAOs every year.

• For 2012-2013, the AMAOs are • 67% for progress • 18% for proficiency

FLEP Students

• Students are still monitored for two years after they have reached proficiency.

• FLEP Monitoring Document: completed twice per year • FLEP students are also included in AMO calculations for two years after they achieve proficiency.

Additional Resources

• WIDA Website: http://wida.us/index.aspx

- has many resources and much more extensive training presentations.

• VDOE Website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/esl/index.shtml

has instructional videos on the “Standards, Assessment and Resources” on the right • RCPS Website: http://www.richmond county.k12.va.us/Staff/instructional_support/instruction_for_english_language _learners___e_l_ls/ - has resources for parents and teachers