English Language Proficiency Assessments

English Language Proficiency Assessment to Identify English Learners

WIDA Screener is an English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment administered to students grades 1–12.  WIDA Screener scores along with a Body of Evidence (BOE) help educators identify students who are English learners (ELs). It is a flexible, on-demand assessment that can be administered at any time during the school year. WIDA Screener is available in two formats: computer and paper.

• Beginning July 1, 2018, the W-APT for grades 1-12 will no longer be available for Colorado schools and districts to use in the English Learner Identification process.

• Kindergarten and first semester, first grade students will continue to be assessed with the paper-based W-APT (WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test).  W-APT is a English Language Proficiency (ELP) screening assessment given to incoming students who may be designated as English learners (EL). It is one component that assists educators with programmatic decisions such as identification and placement of ELs into English Language Development (ELD) services. 

WIDA Screener Certification

Individuals seeking to obtain certification to administer the WIDA Screener must complete self-paced tutorials and quizzes online at WIDA.US. 

WIDA Screener Assessment Contact

For more information about English Learner Identification and Screener Administration training, please contact the trainer.