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Are We Ready? Recommended Readings and References
This list has recommended readings and references for PreK-3 educators and leaders to use to explore equitable language-focused transitions for multilingual children and their families.
See the Teaching in PreK-3 page for context.
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Alternate ACCESS Participation Decision Tree
This guide helps IEP teams determine if a student should take the WIDA Alternate ACCESS assessment, or the ACCESS for ELLs (Online or Paper) assessment with accommodations.
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Accessibility and Accommodations Manual
This accessibility manual was developed to guide the selection and administration of Test Administration Considerations, Universal Tools, and Accommodations for individual English Language Learners (ELLs) in order to produce valid assessment results.
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Alternate ACCESS Accommodations Checklist
Checklist for IEP teams to prepare for administration of WIDA Alternate ACCESS.
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ACCESS Paper Accommodations Checklist
A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives for WIDA ACCESS Paper.
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ACCESS Online Accommodations Checklist
A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on WIDA ACCESS Online.
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WIDA Screener Online Accommodations Checklist
A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on WIDA Screener Online.
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WIDA Screener Paper Accommodations Checklist
A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on WIDA Screener Paper.
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WIDA Screener for Kindergarten Accommodations Checklist
A checklist for tracking the accommodations a student receives on WIDA Screener for Kindergarten.
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Kindergarten ACCESS Accommodations Checklist
Checklist for IEP teams to prepare for administering WIDA ACCESS for Kindergarten.
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Rating Multilingual Learners' Written Language Consistently
This Focus Bulletin explores the process of evaluating student writing, and examines how educators can consistently evaluate the written language of multilingual learners. It provides strategies for educators to support evaluations that generate focused and helpful feedback for students.
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Adopting a Language-Focused Approach to Play
This concept tool provides an overview for adopting a language-focused approach to play for multilingual children in PreK- third grade. This is the first of five resources intended to support PreK-3 educators to advocate for and incorporate joyful learning with multilingual children in their setting.
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Language-Focused Planning Tool: Annotated Guide
What should PreK educators consider as they adopt a language-focused approach to planning equitable learning opportunities for multilingual children? Use this Annotated Guide to explore guiding questions designed to help you use the Language-Focused Planning Tool.
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WIDA Guiding Principles of Early Language Development
The WIDA Guiding Principles of Early Language Development provide practitioners with a broad perspective on key concepts related to the language development of young children learning multiple languages. To further clarify the guiding principles, these research highlights provide practitioners with research-based descriptions and examples of effective practices.
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Administrator Supplement: WIDA ELD Standards Framework Implementation Guide
The Administrator Supplement is a companion piece to the Implementation Guide. Whereas the Implementation Guide explores ways to apply the ELD Standards Framework into curriculum and instruction at the classroom level, this Administrator Supplement focuses on strategic and programmatic aspects of standards implementation. Its audiences are superintendents, principals, directors, coordinators, coaches and those with similar responsibilities and roles.
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Implementation Guide: WIDA ELD Standards Framework
This guide offers practical ways to apply the ELD Standards Framework into curriculum and instruction at the classroom level. Its primary audiences are content and language teachers, specialists, coaches and instructional leaders. This guide is accompanied by the Administrator Supplement that focuses on programmatic aspects of standards implementation.
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WIDA PreK-3 Essential Actions
This guide provides a set of actions PreK-3 educators, administrators and staff can take to support a language-focused approach to family and community engagement, and teaching and learning practices.
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District Level Analysis of ELL Growth
This research project explored the patterns of district-level ELL “growth” for the 2007-2011 time period and identified the existence of “high-flying” and “low-cruising” districts within ACCESS for ELLs in terms of ELL growth.
Published May 2013
Author: Narek Sahakyan
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Released May 2023
WIDA Early Language Development Standards
The WIDA Early Language Development Standards, available for English and Spanish language development, are designed for use with children ages 2.5–5.5 years old and correspond to five domains of children’s development and learning: approaches to learning, language and communication development, cognition and general knowledge, physical well-being and motor development, and social and emotional development.
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Alternate ACCESS: Entendiendo el puntaje de su niño
Envíe este volante a los hogares con los estudiantes, junto con el Informe individual del estudiante de Alternate ACCESS. Este folleto provee información sobre cada aspecto de la puntuación incluida en el informe. Utilice esta guía en español para ayudar a los padres a comprender qué significan las puntuaciones y cómo se utilizan.
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