ACCESS for ELLs is given to all ELs during the annual testing window, which typically lasts from January through mid-February.
State Testing Requirements
- Pennsylvania students must take the ACCESS for ELLs Online. The paper-based version of ACCESS for ELLs for Grades 1-12 may be given only as an accommodation for students who require it. Kindergarten and Alternate ACCESS remain paper-based.
- Students in Grades 1-5 handwrite their responses to the Writing domain in a response booklet.
Pennsylvania has been a member of the WIDA Consortium since 2007.