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Gathering and Reflecting on Families’ Language and Cultural Goals

This WIDA Snapshot focuses on how you can gather information and reflect on the language and cultural goals families have for their children.

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Generating 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

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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.

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Guiding 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.

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Guiding Principles of Language Development Bibliography

​​Complete list of references cited in the WIDA Guiding Principles of Language Development.

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High 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

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Identifying ELLs with Specific Learning Disabilities

This WIDA Focus Bulletin offers advise, facts, and resources for school teams when identifying English Language Learners with specific learning disabilities.

Published May 2017 
Authors: Lynn Shafer Willner, Mira Monroe, Cynthia Lundgren, Julia Cortada

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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.

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Illustrated 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.

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Implementation 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.

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