WIDA Public and Secure Portal Outage

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Proven tools and support to help educators and multilingual learners succeed

 

Learn About WIDA

A trusted, comprehensive approach to supporting, teaching and assessing multilingual learners

Standards

WIDA designs language development standards for early childhood and K-12 multilingual learners.

Standards

Assess

WIDA offers a variety of research-based assessments to measure language proficiency.

Assess

Teach

WIDA provides educators with key resources and instructional tools to support multilingual learners.

Teach

Grow

WIDA provides professional learning opportunities aimed at empowering educators, and research to inform the field.

Grow

Trusted by 41 states, territories and federal agencies, and approximately 500 international schools throughout the world

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WIDA Consortium

The WIDA Consortium is a member-based organization made up of U.S. states, territories and federal agencies, and is dedicated to the research, design and implementation of a high-quality, standards-based system for K-12 English learners.

Featured Programs

A global network of schools using WIDA resources and assessments to support multilingual learners

A program that promotes equity for multilingual children in early care and education settings

A program for supporting Spanish language instruction in Kindergarten through grade 12

News and Events

Featured Educators: Ashley, Emeline and Tina

"We begin by asking ourselves where our students shine. In what ways do they or could they view themselves as leaders? From there we begin to leverage both school and community resources to provide space to foster real-life leadership opportunities." – Ashley Painter