The ACCESS Test

"The WIDA Consortium developed an assessment entitled Assessing Communication and Comprehension in English State to State for English Language Learners (ACCESS for ELLs). The Pennsylvania Department of Education uses the ACCESS for ELLs as the required instrument for the annual assessment of English language proficiency" (PDE). Read more about the PA English Language Proficiency Assessment here on PDE's website.

Preparing Students and Families for the ACCESS Test

See the section below the video for links to resources mentioned.

Decoding ACCESS Results

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Decoding ACCESS Results Resources

WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Kindergarten - Grade 12

ACCESS for ELs Interpretive Guide for Score Reports 

Learn more about using these results to support English Learners on the EL-ILLPs for AEDY Programs page.