Resources/Recursos

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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

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 your 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

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

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

Los educadores de estudiantes bi/multilingües desempeñan múltiples funciones dentro de sus comunidades escolares para promover el éxito estudiantil. Al involucrarse en prácticas de investigación, los educadores profundizan su comprensión de los antecedentes culturales y las necesidades académicas y emocionales de sus estudiantes. Este Boletín presenta algunos enfoques para motivar a los docentes a participar en la investigación de manera más intencional, no solo para informar su práctica en el salón de clase, sino también para contribuir al campo y elevar su doble función como docentes y académicos y así honrar y valorar su identidad como pracadémicos.

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Released October 2025

Educators of bi/multilingual learners engage in multiple roles within their school communities to advocate for student success. When educators engage in research practices, they gain a deeper understanding of their students’ cultural backgrounds and academic and emotional needs. This Focus Bulletin features some approaches to encourage practitioners to engage in research more intentionally, not only to inform their classroom practice but to contribute to the field and elevate their dual roles as practitioners and academics and this way honor and value their pracademic identity.

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Released October 2025

Discover how two teachers co-plan a lesson for multilingual learners with disabilities. This video shows how they adapt a museum scavenger hunt into a writing assignment and anticipate student need by planning strategies, such as using graphic organizers, sentence starters, and prompting students to make personal connections.

Released October 2025

Learn practical strategies to help multilingual learners with disabilities become more independent. This video shows how one teacher uses technology, explicit modeling, and visual aids to make lessons accessible, foster deeper learning, and connect to students' lives.

Released October 2025

Learn how one educator makes lessons more inclusive. This video explains how she used graphic organizers, technology, and visual aids to help a multilingual student with disabilities write and present a personal narrative, gaining confidence and independence.

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

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

Who belongs on a student support team? This handout simplifies the roles of each required member, including parents. Read it to understand each person’s vital role in creating a successful Individual Education Program for a multilingual learner with disabilities.

For more context around this handout, please visit the Supporting Multilingual Learners With Disabilities page.

Released October 2025

Use this handout to explore student intersections of language, disability, home, community, and academics. Engage with the guiding questions collaboratively with colleagues and caregivers to inform instructional planning.

For more context around this resource, please visit the Supporting Multilingual Learners With Disabilities page.

Released October 2025