Alternate ACCESS Score Reports

 

Individual Student Scores Domain Scores (PER WIDA- www.wida.us)

 

The Individual Student Report contains detailed information about a student’s performance on each section of Alternate ACCESS for ELLs.

 

It is primarily for students, parents or guardians, teachers, and IEP teams. It provides a snapshot of how well the student understands and can produce the language needed to access the academic content presented in an English language classroom.

 

The Individual Student Report shows a proficiency level and a scale score for each of the four language domains (per WIDA):

• Listening
• Speaking 
• Reading
• Writing

 

Students will continue to receive scores from A1-P3 for the Spring of 2023. It needs to me noted that "Alternate Access scores are unique. A student who scored a P1 on Alternate ACCESS for ELLS is not necessarily performing at the same level as a student who scores at the Entering Proficiency level on ACCESS for ELL's Online or ACCESS for ELL's Paper".

 

Score Information

A1- Initiating

A2- Exploring

A3- Engaging

P1- Entering

P2- Emerging

P3- Developing (Writing Only)

 

"At the end of the Individual Student Report, each proficiency level is explained in terms of what the student can do using English".

 

 

When score reports start getting released in fall 2024, you’ll notice some changes:

• There will be two Individual Student Reports, one for educators and one for families.
• Alternate ACCESS proficiency level scores will range from Proficiency Level (PL) 1-5 and will be unique from other ACCESS assessments.
• A student who scores a PL 1 on Alternate ACCESS is not necessarily performing at the same level as a student who scores at the Entering proficiency level on ACCESS for ELLs Online or Paper.
• Proficiency level scores will describe a student’s performance in terms of the five WIDA Alternate English Language Proficiency Levels:
  • Level 1: Entering
  • Level 2: Emerging
  • Level 3: Developing
  • Level 4: Expanding
  • Level 5: Bridging