W-APT Tennessee DOE Guidance Webinar PDF

W-APT™ Screener
WIDA ACCESS Placement Test
Tennessee DOE Guidance
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TN Specific W-APT
Test Administration & Identification Criteria
• Test Administrator must be ESL certified or endorsed teacher with
ESL experience
• W-APT should be administered to students individually
• W-APT score reports (online version is available for grades 1-12th)
should be filed in students’ cumulative records
Training for the W-APT
Training for the W-APT will take place in two phases:
1) Read and study the materials including the Test
Administration Manual for the W-APT
a. For Kindergarten
b. For grades 1-12
2) Complete the Speaking portion of the ACCESS training to
help you score the speaking portion of the WAPT correctly.
a. For Kindergarten
b. For grades 1-12.
What form of W-APT should be used?
First Semester
Grade Level
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Grade Level
Cluster Test
K
K
1-2
1-2
3-5
3-5
3-5
6-8
6-8
6-8
9
10
11
12
9-12 9-12 9-12
Second Semester
Grade Level
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Grade Level
Cluster Test
K
1-2
1-2
3-5
3-5
3-5
6-8
6-8
6-8
10
11
12
9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12
 At semester, Grades 1, 3, 6 and 9 change Grade-Level Cluster test forms
 Kindergarten students:
•
•
1st semester – administer only two domains, Listening and Speaking
2nd semester – administer all four domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing)
TN Identification Guidance
for Kindergarten & 1st Semester 1st Grade
• Listening and/or Speaking less than 27
• Kindergarten 2nd semester and Grade 1 1st
semester: Listening and speaking less than 27
and/or reading less than 14 or writing less than
17,
TN Identification Guidance
1st (2nd Semester) – 12th Grades
Composite score less than 5.0 or any
domain less than 5.0.
What is W-APT assessing?
 Language proficiency involves the language
associated with content areas.
 Content knowledge reflects the declarative
(what) and procedural knowledge (how)
associated with content.
English Language Development
Standards
Social
Instructional
Language
Language of
Language
Arts
Language of
Mathematics
Language of
Science
Academic Language
Language of
Social
Studies
Performance Definition Criteria
Four Language Domains
• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing
Purposes of W-APT
 An assessment used to determine eligibility for
language support (English as a Second Language:
ESL) services
 An indicator of a student's language proficiency level
(1 through 6) on the WIDA continuum
 An aid to determining appropriate levels and amounts
of instructional services
 A guide for tier placement on the ACCESS for ELLs
annual assessment
Structure of W-APT
• Aligned to WIDA English Language Proficiency (ELP)
Standards
• 5 grade level clusters: K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
• Discriminates across full range of ELP Scale (Levels
1-6)
• Fully adaptive
• Individually administered and scored by trained staff
• Online Score Calculator, converts raw scores and
calculates the composite level (CPL) score for
grades 1-12
Accessing W-APT Materials
http://wida.us/assessment/w-apt/
• Each District Title III Director is assigned a
secure user name/password for accessing WAPT forms and training materials and is
accountable for the security of the materials
within his/her district
• Free and downloadable access
• Master copy may be ordered from MetriTech by
the District III/ESOL Coordinator
To Download . . .
W-APT 1-12th Online Score Report
TN Specific Guidance
 Identification
Criteria
for ELL Eligibility
W-APT Related Questions
For specific W-APT question, please contact
WIDA’s HelpDesk at:
1-866-276-7735 or [email protected]
For TN specific assessment questions related to ESL, contact
Lori Nixon at [email protected] or 615-741-5113
For TN specific ESL program questions, contact Jan Lanier at
[email protected] or 615-532-6314
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