Proven tools and support to help educators and multilingual learners succeed

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

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Standards

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

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Assess

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

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Teach

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

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Grow

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

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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.

WIDA Consortium

Featured Programs

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

WIDA International School Consortium

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

WIDA Early Years

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

WIDA Español

News and Events

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March 2023 Featured Educator: Adriane Cioppa

John F. Kennedy School and Next Wave/Full Circle Schools

Meet... Adriane Cioppa! Adriane is an English as a Second Language (ESL) specialist at John F. Kennedy School and Next Wave/Full Circle Schools in Somerville, Massachusetts. Read this edition of Featured Educator to uncover the teaching tactics Adriane uses in her classroom, plus learn how she supports multilingual learners with cognitive disabilities and collaborates with colleagues.

WIDA International School Consortium to transition to new Multilingual Learning Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

The research center will be housed within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and include a new membership-based global research-practice network. The center launches this summer.

Proven tools and support to help educators and multilingual learners succeed

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

Standards

Assess

Teach

Grow

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

Featured Programs

News and Events

March 2023 Featured Educator: Adriane Cioppa

WIDA International School Consortium to transition to new Multilingual Learning Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

WIDA Client Services Center

WIDA Store

Proven tools and support to help educators and multilingual learners succeed

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

Standards

Assess

Teach

Grow

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

Featured Programs

News and Events

March 2023 Featured Educator: Adriane Cioppa

WIDA International School Consortium to transition to new Multilingual Learning Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

2023 WIDA Annual Conference