Category: WIDA

Three elementary students discussing a WIDA Language Charts handout at a classroom table while their teacher listens

WIDA Language Charts: What They Are, How They Replace the Rubrics, and How to Use Them

The WIDA Language Charts explained: grade-level clusters, modes, dimensions, how they replace the speaking and writing rubrics, and their link to ACCESS.
Elementary students wearing headsets at laptops during WIDA ACCESS practice test, one student speaking into the microphone

WIDA ACCESS Practice Test: Every Free Official Resource by Grade Cluster and Domain

There is no full WIDA ACCESS practice test. Here is every free official resource by grade cluster and domain, a four-week plan, and New York in 2027.
Kindergarten teacher screening a young English learner with a scoresheet before using the WIDA score calculator

WIDA Score Calculator: Which Official Calculator to Use for MODEL, Screener and Kindergarten

The four official WIDA score calculators, which test each one scores, what to enter, and why WIDA ACCESS for ELLs has no calculator.
Teacher adjusting a student's wired headset with microphone at a laptop before the WIDA ACCESS Online test in DRC INSIGHT

WIDA AMS, DRC INSIGHT and the WIDA Secure Portal: Which System Does What

What WIDA AMS, DRC INSIGHT and the WIDA Secure Portal each do, who uses them, how accounts are created, and what to set up before the ACCESS window.
English learner students discussing in a small group with their teacher, a wall calendar behind them, ahead of the WIDA testing window

WIDA Testing Window 2026-2027: ACCESS Dates by State and When Scores Arrive

The WIDA testing window for 2026-2027, state by state: ACCESS test dates for every WIDA member and when 2027 score reports reach districts.
Teacher taking notes on a clipboard while a student explains a picture out loud, as practiced in WIDA test administrator training

WIDA Test Administrator Training: Courses, Certification and Annual Requirements

WIDA test administrator training explained: the Secure Portal courses, certification quizzes, recertification rules by state, and what changed for 2026-2027.
Newly enrolled student talking with a teacher at a classroom table during the WIDA Screener

WIDA Screener: How English Learners Are Identified, by Version and Grade

The WIDA Screener explained: the Online, Paper, Kindergarten and Alternate versions, how each is given and scored, and how states use the results.
Middle school students explaining a plant experiment in science class, applying the WIDA ELD Standards for the language of science

WIDA ELD Standards: The 5 Standards, Key Language Uses and Official PDFs by Grade Cluster

The WIDA ELD Standards in one place: the five standards, Key Language Uses, Language Expectations, proficiency levels and the official PDF for each grade cluster.
Common WIDA mistakes: a teacher reviewing English learner progress data in class

Common WIDA Mistakes Schools Make (and How to Avoid Them)

The most common WIDA mistakes schools make, from reading only the overall score to ignoring the speaking gap, and how district leaders can avoid each one.
Reclassification: a young English learner participating confidently with the teacher's encouragement

How Students Exit EL Services: Reclassification Explained

How students exit EL services: what reclassification means, the criteria states use, the monitoring period, and why so many students stall before exiting.