English Language Learning
Access and Identification
Background
- How do you know if a student enrolling in your district is Limited English Proficient (LEP) also called an English Language Learner (ELL) and is eligible for language support services?
- Why is an English Language Proficiency test required?
- Which English language proficiency test should be used?
- Do the parents need to be notified?
- What is the ACCESS for ELLs® and why is it required?
- Who needs to take ACCESS for ELLs®?
- Are private schools required to give ACCESS for ELLs®?
- When do students take ACCESS for ELLs®?
ELL Proficiency Test
2010
- ACCESS for ELLs® Schedule
(Updated 10/09) - ACCESS for ELLs® Test Dates
- Who can administer ACCESS for ELLs®?
- What is the process for getting certified to administer ACCESS for ELLs®?
- ACCESS for ELLs TM - Ordering Test Materials and Pre-ID Labels October 2009
District Training Resources
- Powerpoint Presentation (July 2005 Train the Trainer Workshop)
- Training Planning
Sheets
- Video Support Links for ELP
Standards
Score Reports
The following pdf files are the ACCESS for ELLs® score reports that schools, teachers and students will receive in mid-May. There may be one or two additional items added to these reports before we send them out. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Division for English Language Learners at 312-814-3856 or Student Assessment at 217-782-4823.
- ACCESS for ELLs® English
Language Learners Summary Reports and the Federal Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Criteria for Performance
Definitions
- Description of
ACCESS for ELLs® Scores - 2006
- Teacher Report -
Spring 2006
- School
Frequency Report - Spring 2006
- Student
Roster Report - Spring 2006
- District
Frequency Report - Spring 2006
- Translations of Parent Guardian Reports
Technical
Reports
To request a copy of the ACCESS for ELLs® Technical Reports, please email help@wida.us.
Assessment Resources
- Determining Placement
- WIDA ACCESS Placement Test
(W-APT™)
- ACCESS Screener [WIDA ACCESS Placement Test (W-APT™)]
- Test Coordination Planning
Sheets
- Accommodations for
Students with Special Needs
- ISBE Assessment
- Metritech Test Publisher
- Criteria for Tier
Placement
- Native Language
Code
Accountability
Critical Links
- Standards/ACCESS Workshop Calendar
- English Language Proficiency
Standards
- Professional Development Opportunities at the Illinois Resource Center
- World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)
