Can the Kindergarten test be administered in two sessions instead of one?
The Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs® test is designed to be given in one session. To keep administration of the test standardized, we do not recommend that you give the test over multiple sessions. If the student needs extra breaks you may definitely provide time for that, however, many students in this age group take time to “warm up” to a particular activity, so test scores could actually be lowered for some students by dividing up the administration sessions with breaks extending longer than a stretch or bathroom break. In situations when the testing session absolutely must be interrupted (for example, by lunch or a fire drill), it is permissible to stop administration and resume at a later time. WIDA emphasizes that this should only occur in cases of emergency or extreme inconvenience, and the testing session should be resumed as quickly as possible.
