WIDA TESTING

Raingsey is doing her speaking and listening test.

The time came for us to do the end of the year WIDA EAL assessment.  We all celebrate the amazing progress our grade 3 students made.  My students tried their best to reach their learning goals and to develop their language skills. I am always fascinated with the magic that happens right before my eyes every time a new beginner starts learning English. The initial anxiety, the first words and phrases, the first easy books and then the first story and the first dialogue or discussion! It takes a lot of resilience and patience, determination and practice! However, the result is so impressive for the students themselves and for their families, friends and teachers - they begin to speak, read and write in English!

Julia is thinking and planning her story.

We will have one more week of testing and I really appreciate this time with my students when we can reflect on the academic year and make new plans.