Important Terms
ELL: English Language Learner (student)
ESL: English as a Second Language (program)
L1: First or Home Language
L2: Second Language/English Language
W-APT: WIDA Access Placement Test: This is the test that is used to determine a student's English language proficiency upon arrival to our school district.
ACCESS 2.0: The annul test given to identified English Language Learners (ELLs) to monitor the progress in the development of academic language. For more information see the following site:
https://www.wida.us/assessment/ACCESS20.aspx