https://sponge-sunfish-c7mx.squarespace.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-05-21 https://sponge-sunfish-c7mx.squarespace.com/blog/resetafterwidatesting monthly 0.5 2026-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679d5ad6b0eb993290de66af/8c1382a4-a915-4863-8364-79efcb283ada/students.png Blog - Reset, Reconnect, and Refocus After WIDA ACCESS - 3. Reflect Give students time to share their feelings and reflect on their WIDA ACCESS testing experience, how they felt and how they think they did. This could also be a great time to revisit or update add to the language goals they wrote for themselves at the beginning of the year and set new goals for the remaining of the school year. Here is a template for language goal setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679d5ad6b0eb993290de66af/7b0d9310-10a6-46fe-85e9-319ae6ec2460/teacher+working+.png Blog - Reset, Reconnect, and Refocus After WIDA ACCESS - 2. Find a Friend Who… Students walk around asking questions related to classroom expectations, school vocabulary, or any previously learned vocabulary. The vocabulary you choose should depend on your students’ English proficiency and grade level. This simple, but fun activity is great for reviewing vocabulary, practicing asking and answering questions, and getting students moving. This activity can be extended by adding math, for example by graphing responses, analyzing data, and writing about the results. There are so many ways to build on this activity! Here is the link to an already made Find a Friend Who Here is a template to enter your own vocabulary/phrases. Examples: Find a friend who knows how to ask for help. Find a friend who can help with multiplication https://sponge-sunfish-c7mx.squarespace.com/blog/testprepformls monthly 0.5 2026-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679d5ad6b0eb993290de66af/8cc6b494-db4c-4e0e-8fc5-5efd69569a16/synonyms.png Blog - Test Prep Strategies for MLs Reading comprehension practice is also essential. Provide short passages and guide students to identify the main idea, key details, and supporting evidence. Think-alouds are especially helpful for MLs because they allow teachers to model how strong readers make sense of a text. Asking students to explain their thinking helps deepen their understanding. 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Watch how I did this strategy with one of my groups. 3. Reflect Give students time to share their feelings and reflect on their WIDA ACCESS testing experience, how they felt and how they think they did. This could also be a great time to revisit or update add to the language goals they wrote for themselves at the beginning of the year and set new goals for the remaining of the school year. 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