WIDA Screener Paper (2024)

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Preparing for and Administering WIDA Screener Paper Scoring Using Screener Scores Test Administration Times*

WIDA Screener Paper is an English language proficiency assessment given to new students in grades 1–12 to help educators identify whether they are English learners (ELs). It is available to WIDA Consortium members and independent/international schools for purchase in the WIDA Store.

Identification

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Preparing for and Administering WIDA Screener Paper

See the Quick Start Guide below.

Scoring

All domains of WIDA Screener Paper are scored locally. The Speaking domain is scored by the test administrator during the test. Therefore, all test administrators must complete the following training courses:

WIDA Screener Paper: Administration
Speaking scoring courses for the relevant grade clusters

The Writing domain is scored after administering the test. To score the Writing domain, you must complete the Writing scoring training course(s) for the relevant grade clusters.

All courses end with a course quiz.

WIDA Screener Paper Score Calculator

Using Screener Scores

Score reports provide proficiency level scores in seven categories: the four domains (Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing) and three composite areas (Oral Language, Literacy, Overall). Composite scores are created from two or more domain scores.

Proficiency level scores are interpretive scores. The scores describe student performance in terms of the six WIDA English language proficiency levels:

Entering > Emerging > Developing > Expanding > Bridging > Reaching

If a student is identified as an EL, proficiency level scores from WIDA Screener can be used by educators to plan differentiated levels of support for each child.

For further explanation of proficiency levels, scores and how they connect, refer to the WIDA Screener Interpretive Guide.

WIDA Screener Interpretive Guide for Score Reports