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Subjects
English language development program (e.g., ESOL, ESL, etc.)
Grade levels
Active Multilingual Learners (MLs) in grades K-12, including MLs whose parents have refused ESOL services.
About the test
ACCESS for ELLs is a secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment administered to kindergarten through 12th grade students who have been identified as Multilingual learners (MLs). It is administered annually to MLs to monitor and report their progress toward English language proficiency and to monitor their progress in learning academic English. The test assesses the four language domains of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
ACCESS for ELLs has three components:
Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs (paper)
ACCESS for ELLs (online/paper)
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (paper)
Practice Tests
ACCESS for ELLs Practice Tests
Standards being assessed
Accommodation information
Questions and Answers
Assessment Results
Multilingual learners' performance on the 2017-18 English language proficiency assessment, ACCESS for ELLs, will be available shortly on
MDreportcard.org