TEAM Academy Ell program
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I will be uploading documents for you to access as they are ready. These will include our ELL mission statement, plan of service, and documents such as copies of informational letters you may receive as your child goes through the ELL program here at TEAM.
What is WIDA?WIDA once stood for World-class Instructional Design and Assessment. The organization has expanded beyond this designation. Here is their Mission statement from the WIDA website: "WIDA advances academic language development and academic achievement for children and youth who are culturally and linguistically diverse through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional learning for educators." Minnesota is a part of the consortium of states using this format for assessing students' abilities in English. (www.wida.us/aboutus/mission.aspx)
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how does wida affect ell? Students designated as ELL on the Minnesota MARSS list must be assessed each spring for their English Language skills using the WIDA assessment framework: ACCESS 2.0. This test assesses the student's abilities in all four language domains: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The test is administered in paper-based (K) or electronic format (Gr. 1-6). The data from this assessment is useful for the following school year's education planning. It is also used to determine when a student is no longer in need of EL services.
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More about wida: W-APT and the online screener.K-WAPT is a WIDA assessment used for screening kindergarten students for entrance into the ELL program. It is not online, and is used to assess two domains during the first half of the school year: speaking & listening, Reading and writing components are added to the assessment later in the school year. The K-WAPT is also used (all four components) to screen beginning first graders.
The WIDA Online Screener is used to assess English skills for 2nd - 6th grade for determining EL services. The reading, listening, and speaking portions are administered online. The writing portion is paper & pencil. |