{"id":1861,"date":"2024-06-21T13:37:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/home\/instruction-and-assessment\/standards-and-instruction\/multilingual-learners\/english-language-proficiency-wida\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T13:37:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T13:37:19","slug":"english-language-proficiency-wida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/legacy\/home\/instruction-and-assessment\/standards-and-instruction\/multilingual-learners\/english-language-proficiency-wida\/","title":{"rendered":"English language proficiency (WIDA)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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English language proficiency (ELP) WIDA assessment<\/h1>\n

Assessments are an integral part of the instructional cycle and fulfill several purposes for educators, students, parents, policy makers, and community members. Assessments administered at the state, district\/charter, and school levels combine to form a system of assessments<\/a> with the goal of supporting student growth.<\/p>\n

Delaware\u2019s English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment helps English learner (EL) students, their families and teachers determine each student\u2019s strengths and areas for growth in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Currently, Delaware is home to almost 13,000 EL students, or students whose first language is a language other than English. The ELP assessment is just one measure for determining a student\u2019s progress in school. Other measures include student grades, classroom assignments, district-wide tests and more.<\/p>\n

Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)<\/a>, EL students must meet individualized achievement targets each year. Students are expected to reach English proficiency in 3-6 years, depending on their English language level when they were identified as an EL student.<\/p>\n

General Overview<\/h2>\n