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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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WIDA News Extra May 2020

May 27, 2020

Thank You Teachers: A Message from Tim Boals, WIDA Founder and Director

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August 2015 Featured Educator: Heather Brooke Robertson

Heather Brooke Robertson has worked with ELLs ranging from 4K-8th grade in both California and Wisconsin. She has also started the company Books Del Sur which imports rich, bilingual texts from Latin America. This fall, Heather will begin co-teaching at Lincoln Elementary School in Madison, Wisc.

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November 2019 Featured Educator: Lori Menning

Lori Menning is the English Learner, Bilingual-Bicultural and World Language Consultant for Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 6 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She is a strong advocate for language learners at the local, state, and national level.

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