Resources/Recursos

This video shows how educators create welcoming environments where all students feel included and supported. It focuses on using students’ strengths and experiences to connect language and content.

Released September 2025

In this video, learn how a kindergarten multilingual learner teacher uses the WIDA Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) to guide her scaffolding practices.

Released September 2025

This handout highlights the importance of partnering with families. Learn how one educator brings families, students, and school leaders together through monthly meetings.

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Released September 2025

Discover how one educator helps multilingual students boost writing scores using Google Sites, WIDA assessment prompts, and rubrics to build skills and confidence.

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Released September 2025

This anchor chart highlights helpful words and math terms that students can use when explaining how to solve an equation in English. It includes sequence words, cardinal numbers, and math terms.

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Released September 2025

This handout shows how educators use the WIDA Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) to scaffold lessons. It explains how they help students learn both the subject and the language.

For additional context, including additional resources and videos, please visit the Standards in Action page.

Released September 2025

A 6th grade English Language Arts (ELA) educator shares how she supports multilingual students during Socratic seminars by focusing on both content and language.

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Released September 2025

Learn how two educators use the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework to co-plan a unit focused on the language for language arts in a high school newcomer class.

For additional context, including additional resources and videos, please visit the Standards in Action page.

Released September 2025

This fillable template can be used when taking an integrated approach to planning units that embed both content and language learning goals.

For additional context, including additional resources and videos, please visit the Standards in Action page.

Released September 2025

Writing instruction is an integral part of supporting multilingual learners’ academic growth. This webinar explores how to leverage the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework to guide explicit language instruction. You’ll leave with practical strategies to help multilingual learners build the skills they need to be confident and effective writers. Join professional learning curriculum specialist Hetal Ascher to dive into this topic.

Released September 2025

Use this ALTELLA Research Brief as a step-by-step guide on how to best serve multilingual learners with significant cognitive disabilities more effectively.

Released September 2025

This ALTELLA Research Brief provides case examples of multilingual learners who have significant cognitive disabilities. The brief has five student examples: Sabeen (grade 1), Chung (grade 2), Chue (grade 4), Isabel (grade 6) and Luis (grade 10).

Released September 2025

This ALTELLA Research Brief defines “English learners with significant cognitive disabilities” and explores related key concepts.

Released September 2025

Use this ALTELLA Research Brief to learn about nonverbal communication, which is an important component of communication for multilingual learners with significant cognitive disabilities. The brief explores the individual cultural differences in nonverbal communication for these students.

Released September 2025

Use this ALTELLA Research Brief to plan and prepare for IEP meetings for multilingual learners with significant cognitive disabilities. The brief highlights key elements to consider, including the importance of the student’s home language and the need to build cultural responsiveness among all educators.

Released September 2025

This ALTELLA Research Brief explains the Language and Disability Needs Framework. The brief focuses on considerations of students’ language-related and disability-related needs and their implications for instruction and assessment.

Released September 2025

Use this ALTELLA Research Brief to distinguish between language and communication. The brief covers how multilingual learners with significant cognitive disabilities use both language and communication.

Released September 2025

This ALTELLA Report explores how item and task development – a critical component of assessment design – might be implemented for an alternate assessment of English language proficiency standards.

Released September 2025

This Individual Characteristics Questionnaire was developed in 2018 by the ALTELLA project. Anyone can use the ALTELLA Individual Characteristics Questionnaire (fillable PDF) to collect characteristic information on a multilingual learner with a disability.

Note: A slightly different Individual Characteristics Questionnaire is part of the WIDA Alternate ACCESS test materials.

Released September 2025

Administrators can use this ALTELLA protocol (fillable PDF) to learn more about the instructional strategies teachers are using with the multilingual learners with disabilities in their classrooms.

Released September 2025