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WIDA Early Years welcomes Wisconsin as its newest member state!
July 8, 2020
WIDA announces that the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families joins the WIDA Early Years network. Find out more about the network and its members in the full article.
July 2020 Featured Educator: Karen Weigle
July 7, 2020
Karen Weigle is an ELL teacher and bilingual coordinator at Turquoise Trail Charter School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Karen teaches students in grades K-5 and is in her ninth year of teaching.
WIDA News June 2020
June 8, 2020
The June 2020 edition of WIDA News includes an article about WIDA's Annual Board Meeting, an interview with June's Featured Educator, information about the launch of the Advancing ALTELLA website, new resources for families to help multilingual learners with disabilities, and more.
June 2020 Featured Educator: Madison Leech
June 4, 2020
Madison Leech is an ELD Specialist and content teacher at John Barclay Elementary School in Warrington, Pennsylvania. This is Madison’s fifth year at Barclay.
Navigating Rights to Educational Services for Multilingual Students with Disabilities
June 1, 2020
As parents and guardians work with and set plans for their multilingual students with disabilities at home, WIDA helps them bear in mind their student’s rights to educational services.
How Social Stories Help English Learners with Disabilities Understand COVID-19
June 1, 2020
As families and teachers work with students with disabilities at home, social stories are a learning strategy that can help.
Distance Learning Tips for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
May 29, 2020
Speech language expert Anne Page provides educators, families and therapists with distance learning tips and resources for multilingual learners with disabilities.
WIDA News Extra May 2020
May 27, 2020
Thank You Teachers: A Message from Tim Boals, WIDA Founder and Director
January 2019 Featured Educator: Alma Maldonado
This month’s featured educator, Alma Maldonado, works with K-5 multilingual learners in Dinwiddie, Virginia. She was a multilingual student herself and her experiences motivate her to help the students and families in her community.
February 2020 Featured Educator: Anna Levy
Anna Levy is an EL teacher with Metro Nashville Public Schools in Nashville, Tennessee. Anna teaches eighth grade.