WIDA TESTING 2015

WIDA

The WIDA IS

The Universal ESL Assessment

For

MDE

W I D A S T A N D S F O R

World-CLASS

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

AND

ASSESSMENT

WIDA’S PURPOSE

WIDA Provides Different DATA

POINTS Than Previous

Assessments and Aligns With

The Common Core.

WHAT WIDA ADDRESSES

Previous ESL State Tests Were Arbitrary

and Didn’t Adequately Measure

Students Academic Learning.

THE FOUR DOMAINS

Students Are Tested On Their Skills

In

Listening

Reading

Writing

Speaking

HOW WE WILL TEST

The Domains of Listening,

Reading and Writing Will

Be Tested Schoolwide on

3/6/15 From 8:00-12:00

HOW WE WILL TEST

The Speaking Test Must

Be Done On An

Individual Basis

HOW WE WILL TEST

Be Patient. Students

May Need To Be Pulled

From Your Class.

HOW WE WILL TEST

We Will Do Our Best To

Accommodate You.

Keep In Mind

We Must Test More Than 300

Students In A Short Period Of Time.

HOW WE WILL TEST

Students Will Be Assigned To A

Classroom.

No More Than 15 Students Will Test In

Each Room.

ALL STAFF MEMBERS WILL

PARTICIPATE IN TESTING.

HOW WE WILL TEST

ALL Staff Members Must Complete

Online WIDA Training

Training Is Available At

www.wida.us

Completion Certificates and

Nondisclosure Forms Must Are Your

Ticket Out Today

MORE INFORMATION-

As The Schoolwide Testing

Date Approaches, More

Information Will Be

Forthcoming.

Thanks For Your

Cooperation On This

Important

Assessment!

QUESTIONS

Please Feel Free to Contact

Me With Any Questions You

May Have At

Lynn.Cochran-

Saldana@Leonagroup.com