Overview
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is a secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment administered to K-12 students who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs). It is given annually in WIDA Consortium member states to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English. ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is aligned with the WIDA English Language Development Standards and assesses each of the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. ACCESS stands for Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State for English Language Learners. More information can be found here (scroll down on the page to find resources specific to your state).
Please note: assessment file layouts may vary by state and require work with Schoolzilla support team members to import correctly into Schoolzilla.
Getting Your ACCESS Data into Schoolzilla
- Please log in to WIDA’s AMS DRC portal. Please note only school administrators with elevated permissions will be able to download files.
- Click Download Status Reports.
- Click Test Results.
- In the Administration drop down menu, select the appropriate file.
- In the Report drop down menu, select "DSR Files - District (.csv)" and then click the Show Reports button.
- The DRC Portal should populate files for each school to be downloaded.
- Once the files have been downloaded, upload them to My Data within Schoolzilla.