English Language Proficiency (ELP)

Test Preparation and Administration

Manuals, guides, and training materials are available to download from the WIDA Secure Portal. There you will find items such as:

• Test Administrator Manuals
• District and School Test Coordinator Manual
• Tier Placement Protocol
• Required training courses

Alaska-specific Resources

• Alaska Assessment Policy and Test Security Handbook
• Alaska’s English Language Proficiency Standards page
• Assessment Observation Form (docx)
• Alaska’s State-specific WIDA page
• ACCESS for ELLs Online Checklist
• ACCESS for ELLs Paper Checklist
• EL Student Identification, Assessment & Data Reporting
• English Learner Education & Title III-A webpage

ACCESS for ELLs

• About the ACCESS Suite of Assessments
• Accessibility and Accommodations
• Preparing and Administering ACCESS for ELLs
• Preparing Students for ACCESS for ELLs
• Training Modules and WIDA Secure Portal
• WIDA Assessment Management System (AMS)
• WIDA AMS Information
• WIDA System Status

Accommodations and Student Supports

Student supports are available for students taking the computer- and paper-based English Language Proficiency Assessment. Universal tools are supports or preferences that are available to all students. Accommodations are practices and procedures that provide equitable access and are used regularly and with success during instruction and assessments. Accommodations must be made available to students with disabilities with an IEP or 504 plan, students with transitory impairments, and EL students, as documented in student plans. Additional information can be found on the Accommodations webpage.

• Participation Guidelines for Alaska Students in State Assessments, 2023 Edition

• Handbook for the Participation Guidelines

• Accessibility & Accommodations Supplement

Assessment Results

• English Language Proficiency Assessment Results
• ACCESS for ELLs Scores and Reports - Resources to help educators understand student scores
  • Interpretive Guide for Score Reports - a comprehensive document explaining the types of scores reported for students in Grades K-12 who take ACCESS for ELLs assessments.
• Alternate ACCESS Scores and Reports

WIDA Resources

• WIDA Log In – Use this site to access the log in page for the WIDA Secure Portal, WIDA International Secure Portal, WIDA AMS, and WIDA MODEL Online
• WIDA News – Read the latest about what’s happening at WIDA
• WIDA Educator Exchange Facebook Group

Parent & Family Resources

• Family Engagement
• Parent Handouts about ACCESS
• Webinars for Families of ELLs

Teacher Resources

• Resource Library
• English Language Development (ELD) Standards
• WIDA Can Do Descriptors

WIDA Partners - WIDA works with multiple organizations that provide contracted development and support services to WIDA and its consortium members.

• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
• Data Recognition Corporation (DRC)
• Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER)

WIDA publishes a technical report following the administration of each of the ACCESS assessments. This technical report is available upon request.

Forms

• Assessment Observation Form (docx)
• Test Security Agreements - DEED Forms Webpage
• Assessment Log and Irregularity Report (pdf)
• Transitory Impairment Sample Documentation (docx)

Alternate Scoring

In Summer 2021, Alaska finalized alternate scoring procedures to calculate an overall composite proficiency level (CPL) for English learners (ELs) with a disability whose disability precludes their assessment in one or more domain on WIDA’s ACCESS for ELLs®. The calculation of the CPL allows the student to be considered for exit from EL status, as well as be included in calculations for growth on the EL Progress Indicator of our statewide accountability system, the System for School Success. For more information, view the documents listed below.

Alternate Scoring Process Guide (pdf)

Application for Alternate Scoring (pdf)

Guidance for Alternate Scoring Eligibility (video)