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ACCESS for ELLs
ACCESS for ELLsTier Placement & Material Ordering
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This is a general training on student tier placement and the ordering of ACCESS for ELLs test materials. School ACCESS contacts are encouraged to review
this information before placing orders for test materials to ensure that students are appropriately
placed.
Specific deadlines for submitting student counts for testing materials will be communicated with school
ACCESS contacts annually by CSI’s District Assessment Coordinator.
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Who takes ACCESS for ELLs?
All students in grades K-12 who are coded as Non-English Proficient (NEP) or Limited-English Proficient (LEP) are required to take the ACCESS for ELLs assessment annually.
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Tier Placement Protocol
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Tier Placement Guidelines The majority of students will receive the Tier B form of the test.
Tier A is intended for very low proficiency students and Tier C for students close to reaching full English language proficiency.
Use previous test scores (W-APT™ or ACCESS for ELLs), if available, placing greater weight on student's reading/writing levels than oral skill levels. Guidelines for determining tier based on W-APT or ACCESS for ELLs scores are included in this webinar.
Use teacher judgment, if possible
When in doubt, place the student in the higher tier to prevent “topping out”
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Tier Placement Resources
WIDA Flash Tutorial on Tier Placement
Suggestions on placementTier Placement by prior year ACCESS score (next
slides)Tier Placement by this year’s W-APT score
W-APT Composite Proficiency Score Tier for ACCESS
1.0-2.4 A
2.5-4.0 B
>4.0 C
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Ordering Requirements
All schools are required to submit the number of tests needed by grade level cluster and tier to CSI’s DAC in late fall.
Schools must not order more materials than are needed. Extra materials are sent to CSI’s DAC for distribution on an as needed basis. Schools will be charged for unused materials that they order.
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TIER PLACEMENT EXAMPLES
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Profile 1: Fatima
Fatima shows language skills typical of a student at level 3, Developing, in most classroom subjects. She is not yet approaching grade-level literacy in the core content areas.
Which tier is most appropriate for Fatima?
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Placement & Rationale for Profile 1
Which tier is most appropriate for Fatima?
Tier B
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Profile 2: Mohammed
Mohammed is in second grade and in his first year of instruction in English. He is comfortable with basic conversations outside the classroom, but struggles with even low-level reading tasks.
Which tier is most appropriate for Mohammed?
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Placement & Rationale for Profile 2
Which tier is most appropriate for Mohammed?
Tier A
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Profile 3: LilyLily shows some emerging proficiency in academic English. She seems comfortable interacting with her fluent English-speaking peers but Lily’s teacher characterizes her as a beginner in reading and writing.
Which tier is most appropriate for Lily?
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Placement & Rationale for Profile 3
Which tier is most appropriate for Lily?
A/B line Tier B
