ACCESS for ELL Testing
January 20 - January 24
ACCESS for ELLs (Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners) is a secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment mandated by law to be administered to Kindergarten through 12th grade students identified as English language learners (ELLs). It is given annually in WIDA Consortium member states to monitor students’ progress in acquiring academic English.
There are four portions that must be taken to complete the ACCESS exam: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The reading, writing, and listening portions may be administered in small groups and take approximately an hour each. The speaking portion must be administered one-on-one with the MLP teacher. It will take approximately 50 minutes to complete. However, this is not a timed test, and students may be testing longer than the suggested time.