Resources/Recursos

This resource includes the grades 2-3 materials that are part of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition. The materials specific to this grade-level cluster have been pulled together to provide educators of students in grades 2-3 with a smaller, more manageable booklet to support their implementation of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework in their classroom.

Released October 2021

This resource includes the grades 4-5 materials that are part of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition. The materials specific to this grade-level cluster have been pulled together to provide educators of students in grades 4-5 with a smaller, more manageable booklet to support their implementation of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework in their classroom.

Released October 2021

This resource includes the grades 6-8 materials that are part of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition. The materials specific to this grade-level cluster have been pulled together to provide educators of students in grades 6-8 with a smaller, more manageable booklet to support their implementation of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework in their classroom.

Released October 2021

This resource includes the grades 9-12 materials that are part of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition. The materials specific to this grade-level cluster have been pulled together to provide educators of students in grades 9-12 with a smaller, more manageable booklet to support their implementation of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework in their classroom.

Released October 2021

This report examines English learners’ (EL) testing, proficiency and growth in the academic years of 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2020–21, using population-level data from ACCESS for ELLs Online, administered across the WIDA Consortium to students identified as ELs. The objective of the report is to shed light on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ELs’ educational outcomes.

October 2021 
Authors: Narek Sahakyan, H. Gary Cook

Released October 2021

Marco de referencia de las artes del lenguaje del español de WIDA: Aplicación para la enseñanza is the first Spanish language arts framework of its kind in the United States. This document serves as a guide to learn more about the elements of Marco ALE and how to apply them in the teaching of Spanish language arts. Note: This is a sample of the document. Visit the WIDA Store to purchase the complete version.

Written in Spanish with English summaries

Released August 2021

In this webinar, the WIDA standards development team discusses and models the tools, provided in the 2020 Edition, for initiating critical conversations with school leaders and colleagues.

Released March 2021

The WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework, 2020 Edition: Kindergarten – Grade 12 is a document that provides a foundation for curriculum, instruction and assessment for multilingual learners in kindergarten through grade 12. The ELD Standards Framework is centered on equity and fosters the assets, contributions, and potential of multilingual learners. The 2020 Edition serves as a resource for planning and implementing language instruction and assessment for multilingual learners as they learn academic content.

Grade level cluster-specific versions of the 2020 Edition are also available.

Released February 2021

The WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition brings new practical ways for all educators working with multilingual learners to conceptualize the development of content and language together through asset-based, equitable, and rigorous approaches in curricular design. This session will encourage participants to think about what collaboration looks like in these contexts.

Released February 2021

One of the components of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework is the Key Language Uses (KLUs). The KLUs summarize the most prominent language uses across disciplines, helping educators organize and prioritize curriculum and instruction. Learn about the updated KLUs – Inform, Narrate, Explain and Argue.

Released February 2021

This guide illustrates a continuum of language development for multilingual Kindergarten learners and describes what they can do across six levels of English language proficiency

Released February 2021

Members of the WIDA standards development team share a high-level overview of what’s new and exciting in the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition. Intended for SEA representatives, district leaders, and EL and content teachers.

Released January 2021

This video provides an introductory overview of the WIDA English Language Development Standards, 2020 Edition. It briefly highlights how the 2020 Edition is centered on equity and fosters the assets, contributions, and potential of multilingual learners.

Released December 2020

This technical report aids WIDA Consortium members and stakeholders in producing imputed overall composite scale scores and proficiency levels for students who are missing scores in one or two domains due to a disability. 

Published September 2020 
Author: Narek Sahakyan

Released September 2020

This chart allows educators to track students by their level of English language proficiency.

Released June 2020

This chart allows educators to track students by their level of English language proficiency.

Released April 2020

This chart allows educators to track students by their level of English language proficiency.

Released April 2020

This chart allows educators to track students by their level of English language proficiency.

Released April 2020

This chart allows educators to track students by their level of English language proficiency.

Released April 2020

This chart allows educators to track students by their level of English language proficiency.

Released April 2020