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Gathering Information: Become an Ethnographer
Become an ethnographer to observe and learn more about how, where, and why multilingual children play. This is the second resource of five intended to support PreK-3 educators to advocate for and incorporate joyful learning with multilingual children in their setting.
Resource Details View Download NowGathering Information: Become an Interviewer
Talking with others about play for multilingual children in your local context will help you grow your knowledge and be culturally and linguistically responsive as you integrate play into your teaching practice. This is the third resource of five intended to support PreK-3 educators to advocate for an incorporate joyful learning with multilingual children in their setting.
Resource Details View Download NowGathering Information: Become an Observer
Language-focused play observations focus on how a child is using language to make meaning and interact with others during play. Educators can use the information gathered from their observations to inform their teaching practices. This is the fourth resource of five intended to support PreK-3 educators to advocate for an incorporate joyful learning with multilingual children in their setting.
Resource Details View Download NowGenerating Imputed Overall Composite Scale Scores for English Learners with Disabilities Who Are Missing Domain Scores in the ACCESS for ELLs Assessment
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
Getting Students Ready for ACCESS for ELLs Paper
General advice to teachers who want to help prepare their students to take ACCESS for ELLs Paper.
Resource Details View Download NowGuideposts for Reading Instruction with Multilingual Learners
In this WIDA Webinar, we explore five critical, research-based aspects or “guideposts” of reading instruction for multilingual learners. For each guidepost, attendees receive an overview of the current research and strategies and tips for how it translates to classroom instruction.
Resource DetailsGuiding Principles of Language Development (multiple languages)
These guiding principles of language development and learning exemplify WIDA’s overarching foundational beliefs and ever-present Can Do Philosophy. The guide includes research citations and defines WIDA's use of the term multilingual learner.
This guide, available in multiple languages, can be used as a resource for educators to share with parents and families.
Resource DetailsGuiding Principles of Language Development Bibliography
Complete list of references cited in the WIDA Guiding Principles of Language Development.
Resource Details View Download NowHigh Quality Professional Development for English Language Learners
This report describes key components of high quality professional development for educators of English language learners.
Published May 2014
Author: Daniella Molle
Identifying Multilingual Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities: Data, Advice and Resources for School Teams
This Focus Bulletin offers expert advice, data on 2020-21 identification rates, data templates, common scenarios and resources for school teams identifying K-12 multilingual learners for Specific Learning Disabilities.
Originally published May 2017/Updated November 2023
Author: Lynn Shafer Willner
Illustrated Guiding Principles of Language Development (multiple languages)
This illustrated booklet, available in multiple languages, brings each of the 10 WIDA Guiding Principles of Language Development to life and can be used by educators with parents, families and community members.
Resource DetailsIllustrated Guiding Principles of Language Development: Printable Posters
These posters bring each of the 10 WIDA Guiding Principles of Language Development to life and can be used by educators in classrooms and with parents, families and community members. Each illustrated guiding principle is set up for printing on a color laser printer. The finished printed size is 8.5x11 inches.
Resource Details View Download NowImpact of ability range restriction on item characteristics in ACCESS multistage adaptive testing
This report describes how different student ability restrictions may affect item characteristics in the ACCESS multistage adaptive testing, and presents options for item administration in field testing.
Resource Details View Download NowImplementation 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.
Resource Details View Download NowImplementation of the English Language Proficiency Standards Across the WIDA Consortium
This paper finds that many educators see the WIDA English language proficiency standards as a tool that can guide them in differentiating instruction and supporting language development among English language learners.
Resource DetailsImplementation of the English Language Proficiency Standards Across the WIDA Consortium
This study examined the ways in which educators across the WIDA Consortium use WIDA’s English language proficiency standards, and in particular the model performance indicators (MPIs).
Published May 2013
Author: Daniella Molle
Including Recently Arrived English Learners in State Accountability Systems: An Empirical Illustration of Models
Based on a U.S. Department of Education guide, these model analyses illustrate procedures a state could use to compare and contrast school-level overall and English learner accountability determinations for proficiency in reading/language arts. These examples are provided only to illustrate how a state could undertake them as part of its efforts to develop and explore a theory of action for assessment of recently arrived English learners.
Resource DetailsIndividual Characteristics Questionnaire
Individual Characteristics Questionnaire (ICQ), which is part of WIDA Alternate ACCESS, captures characteristics of students who take Alternate ACCESS. Test Administrators will fill out the ICQ for each student and that information will be reported on the Individual Student Report. ICQ information can help educator teams make program decisions for students. Prior to administering Alternate ACCESS, download and print this example ICQ and use it to consult with Individual Education Plan (IEP) team members about students. Final responses will be entered on the Student Response Booklet.
Small changes were made to the ICQ from 2023-24 to 2024-25.
Resource DetailsInforme Para Padres y Tutores Legales
Este informe le proporciona información sobre el nivel de competencia de su hijo/a en el idioma inglés, tanto en el lenguaje social como en el académico.
Detalles del recurso Ver Descargar ahoraInteractive Learning with Multilingual Learners in Content-Area Classrooms
This Focus Bulletin explores how interactive learning can benefit multilingual learners. Expressing and co-constructing ideas are discussed as two aspects of interactive learning that are important for the learning and wellbeing of multilingual youth.
Published December 2021
Authors: Jennifer Wilfrid, Daniella Molle