ACCESS for ELLs®

New Hampshire is an active member of the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium. WIDA is dedicated to the design and implementation of high standards and equitable educational opportunities for English language learners (ELLs). To this end, the WIDA Consortium has developed English language proficiency standards and an English language proficiency test aligned with those standards (ACCESS for ELLs®). Over 4,000 ELL students in New Hampshire public schools take part in the ACCESS for ELLs®.

Updates

• ACCESS Notice
• Important Dates (ACCESS)
• Training Calendar

Overview of Assessment Program

• W-APT and Model
• ACCESS for ELLS and who can administer it
• ACCESS participation
• Ordering ACCESS labels
• Ordering ACCESS tests
• SASC/Exemption forms
• Exemptions from Testing

ACCESS for ELLS® Material and Information

• Test Administrator Training and Certification
• WIDA Access Placement Test (W-APT)
• Request for ID and Password

ACCESS for ELLS® Results

• Title III ELP Accountability Reports
  • 2011-2012
  • 2010-2011
  • 2009-2010
  • 2008-2009
  • 2007-2008
  • 2006-2007
  • 2005-2006

ACCESS for ELLS® Support Material

• ACCESS Accommodations
• ACCESS FAQ's
• Accountability Workbook
• Language Codes (updated Jan 2012)
• Interpretive Guide for Score Reports
• Translations of Parent/Guardian Reports
• MetriTech Support (1-800-747-4868)
  • Ordering Tests from MetriTech
• WIDA Help Line (1-866-276-7735)
  • WIDA ELP Standards Overview

General Assessment Support Materials and Notices

• AYP (NECAP)
• LEP Accountability
• NECAP Accommodation Guide - NH Edition revised Aug 2010
• Notices (NHDOE General Assessment Notices)

Links

• NH Title III Program
• No Child Left Behind
• Center for Applied Linguistics
• MetriTech
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)
• NH ESOL Listserve: To join, contact the Listserve facilitator, Dr. Suzanne Irujo at sirujo@bu.edu or (603) 744-8371 (Dr. Irujo can be contacted by email year round but telephoned from September through May only)
• WIDA

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