Students receive four different composite scores derived from a combination of weighted language domain scores. The four composite scores are Oral Language, Literacy, Comprehension, and Overall score. Composite scores are compensatory.
What are the tiers of the access test?
ACCESS for ELLs is divided into three tiers: A, B, and C. While the tiers overlap, each tier assesses a different range of language proficiency.
What is the purpose of the Wida score report?
This report provides information about the student’s scores on the ACCESS for ELLs English language proficiency test. This test is based on the WIDA English Language Development Standards and is used to measure students’ progress in learning English.
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What is the current TN exit criteria for the Wida access assessment?
Exit Criteria: Students who score an overall composite proficiency level of 4.4 or higher and a literacy composite proficiency level of 4.2 or higher on ACCESS for ELLs shall be exited for ESL direct services.
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How do I access my Wida access scores?
Visit for detail on ACCESS for ELLs. ACCESS for ELLs is a standards-referenced test, which means that student performance is compared to English language development standards WIDA has defined.
What are the four proficiency levels?
This continuum is divided into four proficiency levels: beginning, intermediate, advanced, and advanced high.
What does tier a mean in Wida access?
Tier A contains items for proficiency levels 1-3, but targets the lowest levels, 1 and 2. Tier B covers proficiency levels 2-4, focusing especially on 3 and low 4, and Tier C has items from proficiency level 3 to beyond 5, particularly focusing on the uppermost proficiency levels. (See the chart below.)
What is the access assessment?
ACCESS stands for “Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners.” It’s a test that’s given to students from kindergarten to grade 12, to assess their progress in learning English.
What does Wida access mean?
ACCESS for ELLs (ACCESS) is the collective name for WIDA’s suite of summative English language proficiency assessments. ACCESS is taken annually by English language learners in Kindergarten through Grade 12 in WIDA Consortium member states.
Which domain is scored locally?
WIDA Screener Paper Scoring. All domains of WIDA Screener Paper are scored locally. The Speaking domain is scored by the test administrator during the test.