Although listening is the first language skill that human beings develop–and it’s how we spend 40% of our time communicating–many of us are not great listeners. In fact, we achieve only 25% of our ...

The WIDA ACCESS language proficiency test is used across close to 40 states as part of the federal requirement to determine whether English learners continue to need language-development services. The ...

This paper describes the development of a listening comprehension test based upon the hypothesis that for disadvantaged children a listening test with appropriate content would prove significantly ...