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2014 FALL DAC TRAININGEnglish Learners
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WIDA-ACCESS PLACEMENT TEST™ (W-APT), ACCESS FOR ELLs® AND ALTERNATE ACCESS FOR ELLs®
English Learners (ELs)
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W-APT™
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W-APT™ Give each new student in the district the home-language
survey. If the answer to any of the 4 required home-language
survey questions is any language other than English, then administer the screener, W-APT.
The W-APT™ is downloadable free to districts from the website:
Contact Chris Williams for a password. The results of the W-APT™ must be shared with parents
within the first 30 days of enrollment or 2 weeks of enrollment during the school year.
www.wida.us
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IDENTIFIED EL STUDENTS A program services committee will design a Program
Services Plan (PSP) for each identified EL student. The teacher will provide services throughout the year with appropriate instructional and assessment accommodations for each individual EL student.
All identified EL students are required federally to be assessed annually with an English Language Proficiency test.
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W-APT™ SCORES – GRADES 1-12 For Grades 1-12, if a student scores an overall composite
proficiency level of less than a 5.0 on the W-APT™ the student is considered an EL and will be placed in an EL program. The student will take ACCESS for ELLs® in January.
For Grades 1-12, if a student scores an overall composite proficiency of a 5.0 on the W-APT™ the student is considered Initially Fully English Proficient (IFEP). The student is not an EL and will not take ACCESS for ELLs® in January.
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W-APT™ SCORES – KINDERGARTEN Since the K-WAPT™ assesses only listening and
speaking and yields only an oral proficiency score (1-30), all kindergarteners regardless of their K-WAPT™ raw score, must be administered ACCESS the following January in order to assess reading and writing.
Kindergarten students cannot exit an EL program until after taking the first grade ACCESS for ELLs®.
Parents can refuse EL services but the student will still have to take ACCESS for ELLs® in January.
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KINDERGARTEN K-WAPT™ PROGRAM OPTIONS Listening & Speaking Domains
Demonstrates Oral CompetencyExceptional Skill Level
Composite Raw Score 29-30
• Posted in IC• LEP and SEI-Structured English Immersion until 1st grade ACCESS
scores received• PSP designed and implemented for kindergarten school year• ACCESS administered in January
Demonstrates Limited Oral ProficiencyLow, Mid or High Skill Levels
Composite Raw Score < 29
• Posted in IC• LEP with appropriate service type• PSP designed and implemented for kindergarten school year• ACCESS administered in January
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ACCESS FOR ELLs®
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ACCESS FOR ELLs®
2014-15 ACCESS for ELLs Testing ScheduleTask Start Date End Date
Test Ordering 10/09/14 11/06/14
Pre-ID Ordering - State Provides 10/09/14 11/06/14
Districts Receive Test Materials 12/04/14
Test Window 01/01/15 02/13/15
Additional Materials Deadline 01/30/15
Districts Pack Completed Material 02/13/15 02/19/15
Data Validation Window - If Desired 03/24/15 04/03/15
Reports Shipped to Districts 04/20/15 04/22/15
Printed Report Correction Window 04/22/15 05/07/15
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ACCESS FOR ELLs® EXIT CRITERIA Overall Composite of a 5.0 or higher on a Tier B or C and
4.0 or higher overall Literacy Composite.
EL students must be both criteria to exit from the EL program.
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ALTERNATE ACCESS FOR ELLs®
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ALTERNATE ACCESS FOR ELLs®
A paper-pencil test for grades 1-12 Individualized Education Program (IEP) team
determines whether the student takes Alternate ACCESS
To participate in Alternate ACCESS1. Classified as an English Learner (EL)2. Has a significant cognitive disability 3. Participates or is expected to participate in the
Alternate K-PREP4. Disability precludes taking the ACCESS for ELLs® with
accommodations
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DIVISION OF SUPPORT AND RESEARCH Rhonda Sims, Director Joy Barr, Program Consultant Kathy Moore, Program Consultant Kevin O’Hair, Program Consultant Pam Powers, Systems Consultant IT Cindy Warren, Program Consultant Chris Williams, Program Consultant Teresa King, Support Staff Maranda Perkins, Support Staff
(502) [email protected]
