Resources/Recursos

This report, Advancing Implementation: Phase 2: Research on English Language Development Standards, Part 1: Focus Group and Interview Insights on Practice and Innovation, examines how K-12 educators across the United States are implementing the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. The first part of this study draws on focus groups and interviews with teachers, specialists and leaders from 21 states. The study highlights practical strategies for standards implementation, emphasizing teacher agency, collaboration and the everyday opportunities and barriers that educators encounter.

Released January 2026

This Focus Bulletin provides educators with knowledge, resources, and tools to support advocacy for multilingual learners with disabilities while also guiding reflection on instructional planning and collaboration. By addressing the intersection of language and disability through an asset-based approach, we can make informed decisions and communicate strategically to positively shape the lives and educational experiences of all the students in our classrooms.

Released January 2026

This flyer outlines the legal obligations of schools and districts for equal access to education for multilingual learners with disabilities. Educators can use this flyer to support their advocacy efforts by understanding the rights of students who are multilingual learners with disabilities and the rights of their caregivers.

Released December 2025

In this WIDA webinar recording, explore instructional planning and collaborative practices designed to meet the diverse strengths and needs of multilingual learners with disabilities. Gain tools to support both language development and accessibility, along with strategies for fostering collaborative planning that brings together multiple perspectives to better understand the intersection of language and disability.

Released November 2025

This short video gives clear, practical strategies for guiding students through rich and meaningful discussions around texts. It highlights how to build a safe discussion environment, ask powerful questions, and help students support their ideas with evidence — all to deepen their critical thinking and engagement.

Released November 2025

This video walks through how to closely analyze biographies — helping students uncover key life events, make sense of structure, and understand how personal and historical context shape a person's story. It offers clear strategies for interpreting and discussing biographical texts in a thoughtful, meaningful way.

Released November 2025

WIDA’s professional learning is a transformative curriculum grounded in principles of adult learning theory and designed to empower educators in their work with multilingual learners and ensure that the professional learning opportunities are relevant, practical, and accessible. WIDA’s Learning Philosophy for professional learning curriculum draws from foundational principles of adult learning, focusing on contextualization and relevance, self-direction and autonomy, and collaboration and reflection.

Released October 2025

Este resumen informativo de WIDA presenta argumentar, el segundo uso clave del lenguaje del Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico del lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE). Al emplear el uso clave argumentar, las y los estudiantes desarrollan el lenguaje necesario para el pensamiento crítico, el discurso basado en la evidencia y el razonamiento. Este es el último de cuatro resúmenes informativos sobre los usos clave del lenguaje del Marco DALE: relatar, informar, explicar y argumentar.

Released October 2025

This WIDA Snapshot introduces argumentar, the fourth Key Language Use of the Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico del lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE), WIDA’s Spanish language development framework. Argumentar helps students develop the language necessary for critical thinking, evidence-based discourse and reasoning. This is the last in a four-part series of WIDA Snapshots on the Key Language Uses of the Marco DALE: relatar, informar, explicar and argumentar.

Released October 2025

This WIDA Snapshot introduces explicar, the third Key Language Use of the Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico del lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE), WIDA’s Spanish language development framework. Explicar allows students to develop language skills to help their audience comprehend the how and why of a concept. This is the third in a four-part series of WIDA Snapshots on the key language uses of the Marco DALE: relatar, informar, explicar and argumentar.

Released October 2025

Este resumen informativo de WIDA presenta explicar, el tercer uso clave del lenguaje del Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico de lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE). Explicar permite a los y las estudiantes desarrollar habilidades del lenguaje que ayudan a su público a entender el cómo y el porqué de un concepto. Este el tercero de cuatro boletines informativos de WIDA sobre los usos clave del lenguaje del Marco DALE: relatar, informar, explicar y argumentar.

Released October 2025

This WIDA Snapshot introduces informar, the second Key Language Use of the Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico del lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE), WIDA’s Spanish language development framework. Informar supports students’ ability to convey factual information in a clear and organized way. This is the second in a four-part series of WIDA Snapshots on the Key Language Uses of the Marco DALE: relatar, informar, explicar and argumentar.

Released October 2025

Este resumen informativo de WIDA presenta informar, el segundo uso clave del lenguaje del Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico del lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE). El uso clave informar apoya la capacidad de las y los estudiantes para transmitir información factual de una manera clara y organizada. Este es el segundo de cuatro resúmenes informativos sobre los usos clave del lenguaje del Marco Dale: relatar, informar, explicar y argumentar.

Released October 2025

This WIDA Snapshot introduces relatar, the first Key Language Use of the Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico del lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE), WIDA’s Spanish language development framework. Relatar helps educators provide a purpose for language use as students develop their ability to describe personal experiences and stories. This is the first in a four-part series of WIDA Snapshots on the Key Language Uses of the Marco DALE: relatar, informar, explicar and argumentar.

Released October 2025

Este resumen informativo de WIDA presenta relatar, el primer uso clave del lenguaje del Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico de lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE). El uso clave relatar ayuda a los educadores a mostrar uno de los propósitos del uso del lenguaje a medida que los y las estudiantes desarrollan su capacidad para describir experiencias e historias personales. Este es el primero de cuatro resúmenes informativos sobre los usos clave del lenguaje del Marco DALE: relatar, informar, explicar y argumentar.

Released October 2025

Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) is an overarching term used to describe a diverse subset of learners among the larger multilingual learner population. Knowing and understanding multilingual learners identified as SLIFE is essential for ensuring their success in your teaching and learning context and their new communities at large. This Focus Bulletin explains how multilingual learners identified as SLIFE are showing up in our classrooms and what can educators do to support their unique needs.

Released October 2025

Get to know Cha Kai and Miguel, two former Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) staff members, as they demonstrate some of the work they do at WCER.

Released October 2025

Learn more about Cha Kai and Miguel, two former Wisconsin Center for Education Research staff members, as they showcase some of the work that they complete at WIDA. Bonus: there are several current and former WIDA staff cameos!  

Released October 2025

This video encourages a shift to more empathetic and responsive teaching and offers advice for educators on building an inclusive environment by honoring students’ identities and personal experiences.

Released October 2025

Collaborating across disciplines is key to meeting the needs of multilingual learners with disabilities. This video explains why it’s important for teachers and specialists to work together to ensure multilingual students with disabilities receive the right support to have their unique needs met.

Released October 2025