This workshop is designed to provide information and practice to staff that will administer the NEW WIDA Screener during spring/summer enrollment and kindergarten round up and throughout the 2017/2018 school year. The WIDA Screener is an English language proficiency assessment given to incoming students in Grades 1–12 to assist educators with the identification of students as English language learners (ELLs). The purpose of this assessment is to help educators make decisions about whether a student is a candidate for English language support services.
As a flexible, on-demand language proficiency assessment, WIDA Screener can be administered at any time during the school year, depending on the needs of the district, school, teacher, or student.
The WIDA Screener is available as either a paper-based or online assessment. Both WIDA Screener Paper and WIDA Screener Online assess the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.
ALL staff members responsible for administering the WIDA Screener need to be trained to administer the assessment.