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TITLE III CONFERENCEOCTOBER 20, 2011
ACCESS for ELLs® 101
Jacqueline A. Iribarren, Ph.D.
Title III, ESL & Bilingual Education Consultant
Today’s Agenda
What is the ACCESS for ELLs®?
What is not the ACCESS for ELLs
®?
Identification stepsInitial ScreeningACCESS for ELLs
® Dates
Question and Answer
Summative versus Formative
ACCESS for ELLs®
Summative
Accountability
Title III funding
Initial Identification
The recommended procedure to identify LEP/ELL students for language instruction educational programs is as follows:
Complete Home Language Survey (HLS)
Review Student’s Academic History Conduct Screener Evaluation PK population
Pre-K Population: Special Considerations
Initial ELP identificationInformal versus formal
assessment measuresISES recording (English
Language Proficiency Code)
WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test™
PURPOSE: The W-APT™ is Wisconsin’s initial English language “screener”.
ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES
The W-APT™ is aligned with the ELP standards and ACCESS for ELLs® assessment
The screener is part of the student enrollment process
Available as downloadable PDF files from the WIDA website at no cost
Optional Screener
WIDA MODEL™ For purchase Kindergarten and Grades 1-2, 3-5, 6-8,
and 9-12 Aligned to the WIDA Standards and linked to the
ACCESS for ELLs® assessment
Result is a composite score of 1-6
This screener is optional for districts
Data Flow Process forEnglish Language Learners
(ELLs)
Test Administration Training
ACCESS for ELLs® :
Online training is available on the WIDA website at http://www.wida.us/index.aspx
All DAC’s received usernames/passwords
Training Toolkit & Kindergarten ACCESS DVDs available
Sample Items
Students can practice using the released sample items (Grades 1-12) found at:
http://www.wida.us/assessment/ACCESS/sample_items.aspx
Test Security
It is critical to maintain test security prior to and during testing:
Remind personnel involved with the testing to keep all test materials secure and confidential
Test administrators are responsible to ensure that no materials are duplicated
Make sure that no specific test information is shared with students prior to or after testing
Important Dates
ACCESS for ELLs® Information
Ordering Test Books:
Window for Ordering Test books: October 3-21
To place your booklet order: 1. Online at: http://www.metritech.com. 2. Click on CLIENT AREA. 3. Select WIDA ACCESS for ELLs® from the list displayed. 4. Enter your District's User Name and Password.5. For questions call MetriTech at (800) 747-
4868 and ask for WIDA Technical Support. 6. Districts Receive Test Materials:
November 23
ACCESS for ELLs Test Window
December 1- February 10 - ACCESS test window is open
December 9 – Private School Student datafiles are due at MetriTech
See: http://dpi.wi.gov/oea/calendar.html
ACCESS for ELLs Test Window
January 6 – MetriTech ships Pre-ID barcode labels to districts
January 27 – Last day to order additional test materials
February 16 – Districts pack and ship testing materials to MetriTech
February 20 – All testing material needs to arrive at MetriTech
March 21 – 30 – District online demographic data correction
April 23 – May 17 – District data correction window
ACCESS for ELLs® 2011-12 Update
In addition to the annual refreshment of test items, enhancements were made to the test for the following areas:
Speaking Writing
2011-12 Pre-ID Labels
Name: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME District: 0001 - SAMPLE DISTRICTGender - Grade: M - 0 School: 0001 - SAMPLE SCHOOLBirth Date: 01/01/2005Student ID's - State: 1234560 District: 1111111
Testing Accommodations
List of allowable ACCESS testing accommodations on the WIDA website: http://www.wida.us/assessment/ACCESS/accommodations.aspx
These guidelines are for ELL students with disabilities (use only accommodations in student’s IEP).
When accommodations are used, mark on back cover of the ACCESS test book .
ACCESS Test Booklet
Online Demographic Data Correction
Online Demographic Data Correction
Online Demographic Data Correction
ACCESS Questions?
FAQ: http://www.dpi.wi.gov/oea/faqell.html
For More Information
Jacqueline Iribarren, Ph.D.
Title III Consultant [email protected]
608-266-7292
Phil OlsenAssistant Director, [email protected]
Audrey LesondakOEA Consultant608-267-5153