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… and wida professional development, our teaching tools can enhance your instruction of multilingual learners. wida originated the can do philosophy, an assets-based approach to learners wida …
… page to learn when students will test and when you can expect score reports. types of scores and how to use … score information for the same eight categories: four domains and four composite areas (oral language, literacy, … school and grade. it does not have visual supports or descriptors of each level but provides a concise and …
… i disagree. the notion of equity for multilingual learners can be traced to lau vs. nichols (1974) where the u.s. … their home languages, cultures and individual identities can be used as assets. first, let me delve deeper into what … by opportunity to learn for multilingual students, which does include — but goes beyond — equal access to challenging …
… illustration of service dog next to two students at table with wida alternate access … is wida alternate access. before we share more, let’s paws (candoo couldn’t resist) to give a wida thank you to the … scroll to the end of the alternate proficiency level descriptors for a brand-new section that defines terms and …
… multilingual learners and assessing what they know and can do in a fair and valid way. we work in partnership with … multilingual learners and assessing what they know and can do in a fair and valid way. We work in partnership with …
… or country, wida is confident that you and your students can do this! what you do every day helps ensure that our … benefits of collaboration, as well as how wida resources can be used to support teachers working together. this …
… and cal staff visited schools in indiana, virginia, colorado and tennessee where they spoke with students, teachers … to a task. mark chapman, a researcher at wida, and shauna cannon, a language testing specialist at cal, visited … tasks. “i’m excited to learn from the data so that we can better understand whether this change will allow …
… every day, multilingual learners are showing us what they can do. they can bring a range of assets. they can contribute rich …
… paton, wida professional learning specialist. they sat down (virtually, in their home offices) with merideth … for those of us who never attended one of his sessions, can you describe what made him so magical? melissa: what … identifying classrooms by individual students is an american concept. the group suggested classroom portraits because …
… that inform our work: we believe that change is possible, can be positive and can lead to promising practices that promote equity for the … the work that early care and education (ece) professionals do to provide young children care and early learning …