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WIDA Project Spotlight

Learn more about these featured projects CAL is undertaking in collaboration with WIDA:

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MODEL ACCESS for ELLs®

The MAGIC Project

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WIDA Consortium Partnership

Funder: WIDA Consortium

October 2006 – June 2009

CAL collaborates with the 19-state WIDA Consortium in its work to provide standards-based assessments for English language learners. CAL's work is divided into three main areas:

  • CAL supports the Consortium's ACCESS for ELLs English language proficiency test program and works toward its continual improvement by developing new test items, field-testing the new items, and using them to refresh the test every year. ACCESS for ELLs is currently taken by over 725,000 students annually.

  • CAL provides test administration training and professional development to WIDA Consortium teachers on using the Consortium’s test and scores and, through innovative online courses, on how to integrate the SIOP Model with the WIDA standards.

  • CAL provides technical and psychometric expertise to the Consortium, such as analyzing test data, producing an annual technical report for ACCESS, and carrying out special technical studies, such the development of gradelevel
    cut scores.

Visit WIDA's Web site to learn more about the WIDA Consortium.

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