English Language Proficiency Assessments

English Language Proficiency Assessment to Identify English Learners

English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessments are given to new and returning students who may be designated as English Learners (ELs). It is one component that assists educators with programmatic decisions such as identification and placement of ELs into Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEPs). ELP assessment scores and a Body of Evidence (BOE) must be used to identify students who are ELs.

Assessment Screeners are flexible, on-demand tests that can be administered at any time during the school year:

• Beginning July 1, 2022, the Kindergarten W-APT 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 be assessed using the paper-based Screener for Kindergarten beginning SY22-23. 

• WIDA Screener is an ELP assessment administered to students in second semester, first grade through grade 12.  WIDA Screener is available in two formats: computer and paper.

Screener Certification

Individuals seeking to obtain certification to administer or score either Screener for grades 1-12 or Screener for Kindergarten must complete self-paced tutorials and quizzes online at WIDA.US. 

Screener Assessment Contact

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