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FPS Instructional Prioritization Handbook 

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Shelley Moore: Transforming Inclusive Education

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TESOL Quarterly - 2021 - Kangas - Is it Language or Disability    An Ableist and Monolingual Filter for English Learners (1) (1) (2).pdf

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WIDA Proficiency Level Descriptors by Grade

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WIDA Proficiency Level Descriptors by Grade

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WIDA Proficiency Level Descriptors: Informing Expectations and Scaffolding

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Every day, multilingual learners are showing us what they can do. They can bring a range of assets. They can contribute rich knowledge of languages and cultures, perspectives and ways of thinking. They can Narrate., Inform, Explain and Argue.

WIDA offers a system of proven tools and support to help educators and multilingual learners expand what they can do. At the heart of that system, the WIDA English Language Development, or ELD Standards Framework illuminate a vision where all students can develop language and learn content together.

In 2020, we introduced a refreshed edition of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework to meet the needs of everyone involved in the education of multilingual learners. We incorporated ideas and feedback from thousands of educators and experts from around the world. The 2020 Edition builds on WIDA's past work and addresses the latest theory and practice.

The 2020 Edition emphasizes four Big Ideas that anchor the standards and are interwoven throughout the document: 'Equity of opportunity and access' 'Integration of content and language,' 'Collaboration among stakeholders,' and 'Functional approach to language development.'

While these concepts are not new to WIDA, this edition gives us an opportunity to strengthen our commitment to making these Big Ideas a reality.

The WIDA ELD Standards can serve as a foundation for designing curriculum and instruction, an advocacy tool, as well as a collaboration resource. Educators can use standards in a variety of ways as they work with students and families. They address the needs of multilingual learners and proficiency levels 1 through 6 helping them engage and interact meaningfully in the classroom.

Incorporating them into curriculum, instruction, and assessment can help multilingual learners acquire the language they need for success.

Learn more about the WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition by visiting us online.

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Introduction to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

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Read the Transcript Every day, multilingual learners are showing us what they can do. They can bring a range of assets. They can contribute rich knowledge of languages and cultures, perspectives and ways of thinking. They can Narrate., Inform, Explain and Argue.

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A tool to help you meet students where they are in their language development

The Can Do Descriptors highlight what language learners can do at various stages of language development as they engage in the following contexts:

Bilingual and English-immersion early care and education programs

Bilingual, Spanish-immersion and English-immersion K-12 language programs

Bilingual, Spanish-immersion and English-immersion K-12 content-area classrooms

Similar to the WIDA English Language Development Standards Statements, the Can Do Descriptors describe what learners can do with language across different content areas. Although the Can Do Descriptors relate to the ELD Standards Statements, they don't replace them but are used to supplement the standards statements during instruction.

Educators and early childhood practitioners can use the Can Do Descriptors to

Better understand what students at different levels of language proficiency can do with language

Expand their understanding of what the process of language development can look like

Collaborate around scaffolding that students need to engage in content-area learning and develop language at the same time

Differentiate instruction and classroom assessment for language

Interpret ACCESS for ELLs test scores

The Can Do Descriptors have not yet been updated to reflect the 2020 Edition; however, they remain available as a valuable tool for communicating with stakeholders about what students can do at each language proficiency level. WIDA is monitoring educator use to help inform the timing for updating the materials.

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A tool to help you meet students where they are in their language developmentThe Can Do Descriptors highlight what language learners can do at various stages of language development as they engage in the following contexts:

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NTO Tier I Instruction Notetaker (Force Copy)

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NTO Tier I Instruction Notetaker (Force Copy)