English Language Proficiency Assessments
Continuous Learning Resources for ELs
- USDE EL COVID-19 Guidance New 5.20.20 Guidance created by USDE regarding EL-specific processes and requirements during the period of distance education.
- Share your success! New 4.8.20 OSDE wants to hear about effective strategies and best practices in working with ELs. All responses will be anonymized and collected in a resource document to be made available to educators statewide.
- English Learner Distance Learning Toolkit: Updated 5.14.20 OSDE developed guidance featuring frequently asked questions regarding EL distance learning, best practices for instruction, and resource links.
- English Learner Distance Identification Guidance: Updated 4.17.20 OSDE developed guidance document detailing the process for provisional EL identification during the period of continuous learning.
- English Learner Distance Identification Guidance Webinar: New 4.14.20 OSDE webinar discussing expectations for the HLS, the EL Distance Identification, and supplemental EL services and accommodations.
- English Learner Distance Identification Guidance Webinar PowerPoint: New 4.14.20 PowerPoint presentation from the EL Distance Identification Guidance Webinar.
- Family Supports for English Learners: New 4.9.20 OSDE developed resource detailing strategies and supports to assist the parents of ELs in managing distance learning. Also available in Spanish.
- School Responses to COVID-19: ELL/Immigrant Considerations: New 4.2.20 Colorin Colorado’s plans for E-learning, best practices for interacting with EL families, and links to additional resources.
- Making the Connection: Communicating with ELLs and Their Families During School Closures: New 4.2.20 Learn more about steps educators can take to reconnect with English learners and their families during school closures.
- WIDA Guide to Teaching Multilingual Learners Online: New 4.2.20 Resources and best practices compiled by WIDA to address online EL instruction.
- Technology Support for Families: New 4.2.20 Resources and best practices for supporting families with access to technology.
- Providing High-Quality EL Online Instruction: New 4.2.20 Resources and best practices for supporting EL online instruction.
- Best Practices and Resources for Supporting ELs During School Closure: New 4.2.20 Best practice and teacher resource document created by TNTP.
- Domain-Specific Lesson Plan Template For EL Distance Learning: New 4.2.20 Download this word document to help with EL-specific lesson planning.
English Learner Contacts Guide
- OSDE ELPA “Who Do I Call?”: This is a quick guide to determine the best contact for your question.
- WIDA District Test Coordinator Designation for 2019-2020 School Year: Please fill out this form if you are the WIDA DTC.
OSDE English Learner Documents
- English Learner Guidebook: Changing Educational Outcomes for English Learners: New 6.11.20 Document summarizing the legal responsibilities involved in serving ELs and providing an overview of instructional and administrative best practices regarding EL-specific supports and services.
- English Learners/WIDA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): This document contains comprehensive information on all aspects of identifying, serving and testing English learners in Oklahoma public schools. This is a living document and is subject to change; please consult the changelog below for a list of all corrections, additions, and changes.
- English Learners/WIDA FAQ Change Log: Please consult this document for a list of all corrections, additions, and changes made to the English Learners/WIDA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the school year 2018-2019.
- Bilingual Count Verification and EL Identification Process
- English Learners Exit Criteria For Other U.S. States and Territories: This chart provides a list of the English learner exit criteria for ELs attending public schools in other U.S. states and territories.
- Oklahoma English Learner Schedule: This document provides a schedule for WIDA, OSDE, and Federal Programs.
- Diverse Learner Brief #1 / Summer 2019- Who are EL students, and what are some strategies that can help in fostering success?
- Diverse Learner Brief #2 / Fall 2019- What to be aware of regarding the educational differences among ELs.
- Diverse Learner Brief #3 / Spring 2020- The importance of a post-secondary focus for ELs.
- Diverse Learner Brief #4 / Summer 2020- Best practices to address "summer slide" for ELs.
20192020 OSDE Calendar
- Oklahoma English Learner Schedule: This document provides a schedule for WIDA, OSDE, and Federal Programs.
2019-2020 WIDA Q&A Webinars
- WIDA Webinar Schedule: These webinars are scheduled in Central Time and will be posted in the WIDA website’s Secure Portal within a week after completion.
English Learner OSTP Accommodations Documents
OSDE ACCESS Testing Resources
- No Measurable Academic Response (NMAR): This form must be used for students that meet all five of the NMAR criteria.
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ACCESS Testing Irregularity Report: This Google form must be used to report testing irregularities during the ACCESS window.
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Unique Accommodation Request Form for ACCESS: This Google form must be used for unique accommodations during the ACCESS window.
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Emergency Medical Exemption Request for ACCESS: This Google form must be used for emergency medical exemptions during the ACCESS window.
OSDE LIEP and ELAP Guidance Webinar
- Creating District and Student Level Language Instruction Plans for English Learners Webinar: Slide Deck This presentation provides step-by-step reviews of every section and question on both the district-level Language Instructional Education Program (LIEP) and student-level English Language Academic Plan (ELAP)
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Completing the English Language Academic Plan (ELAP) for School Year 2019-2020
OSDE English Learner Presentations
- 2019-2020 English Learner FAQ updates: Webinar; Slide Deck
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Gearing Up for ACCESS: Preparation and Resources for Spring 2019 ACCESS Testing: Webinar; Slide Deck This presentation provides an overview of where to find important resources for ACCESS testing English learners.
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2019-2020 ACCESS Testing: Information and Reminders Webinar; Slide Deck This video covers important reminders during the testing window, including updates to the process for transferring students during testing, tips on avoiding common test irregularities, and other helpful information.
- English Learner updates 2019-2020: This presentation provides information about English learner entry and exit criteria and policies and procedures under ESSA and district accountability measures, including the ELP band exit process, rubrics, and exit requests.
- Changes to Serving ELs Under ESSA + WIDA Updates: This presentation covers the many updates to identifying, serving, and proficiency testing English learners under ESSA. WIDA District Testing Coordinators are strongly encouraged to review this presentation.
- Setting English Learners Up for Academic Success: EL Strategies for the Regular Classroom: This presentation provides tips, strategies, and free resource links designed to aid both EL teachers and classroom teachers in using best practices with their English learner students.
ELP Band Committee Exit Request Resources
These resources can assist districts in making ELP Band Exit Requests in the Accountability Reporting application in Single Sign-On for English learners that are eligible to be potentially reclassified as English proficient and exit EL services.
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Using the ACCESS ELP Band Process for English Learner Webinar: This presentation covers the steps for the ELP Band Process.
- Single Sign-On Instructions: Making ELP Band Committee Exit Request: This document provides step-by-step instructions and screenshots to guide districts in making ELP Band Committee Exit requests in the Accountability Reporting application in Single Sign-On.
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Using the ACCESS ELP Band Process for English Learners Webinar: This webinar covers all aspects of the ELP Band Committee Exit request process in the Accountability Reporting application in Single Sign-On.
OSDE English Language Proficiency (ELP) Band Documents
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Guidance for English Language Proficiency (ELP) Band Committees: This document provides guidance for districts who have English learners in grades 3-12 who have scored within the ELP band.
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ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 English Language Proficiency (ELP) Band Rubric: This OSDE-provided rubric must be used when ELP band committees are making reclassification and exit decisions for ELs in grades 3-12.
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Alternate ACCESS for ELLs English Language Proficiency (ELP) Band Rubric: This OSDE-provided rubric must be used when ELP band committees are making reclassification and exit decisions for dually identified ELs with significant cognitive challenges in grades 3-12.
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Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (SOLOM): The SOLOM is a tool designed to allow educators to gather information about EL students’ oral language use in the classroom. The SOLOM should be administered in both English and, whenever practicable, in the student’s native language(s).
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Approved Substitutions for OSTP ELA Score Requirement for Third Graders
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Approved List for Norm-Reference Tests (NRT) ELP Band Decisions
Links to Important WIDA Resources
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ACCESS for ELLs Scale Score to Grade Level Proficiency: The table reflects the ACCESS for ELLs 4.8 composite equivalent scale score for grades K through 12.
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Oklahoma WIDA Member Page: This page provides information on testing dates, test material orders, and deadlines.
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Oklahoma English Language Learner Identification and Placement Guidance Document: This document provides guidance on the identification and placement process for newly arrived English language learners.
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Oklahoma ACCESS for ELLs Online Checklist 2019-2020: This document provides a checklist of all tasks that need to be completed before, during, and after testing within a school or district.
Links to WIDA Assessments Page
SDE ELPA Contact
Dan Ruhl, Executive Director of English Language Proficiency
Janna Corn, Director of English Language Proficiency Assessments
Yuseli Freire, English Language Proficiency Assessments and Monitoring Specialist
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