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WIDA supports equity for multilingual learners by making sure they can learn grade-level content while still growing their English. It encourages teachers to use supports, include students’ cultures and languages, and use assessments that give all students a fair chance to show what they know.

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In curriculum, WIDA promotes the idea that multilingual learners should have access to the same rigorous academic standards as their peers, while also receiving explicit language support. This encourages schools to design curriculum that integrates language development with content learning rather than separating them.

In instruction, WIDA values highlight the importance of scaffolding, collaboration, and multimodal teaching strategies. Teachers are encouraged to use students’ home languages, background knowledge, and multiple ways of learning (visuals, gestures, discussion, and hands-on activities) to make content accessible and meaningful.

In assessment, WIDA supports equity by promoting fair and valid ways to measu

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The WIDA mission, vision, and values support equity by making sure multilingual learners have equal access to grade-level curriculum, instruction, and assessment. They emphasize using students’ language strengths, providing clear language supports, and designing assessments that measure what students know without language being a barrier.

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WIDA's mission taps into an asset based mindset, supporting students at their current level and engaging them with the Funds of Knowledge they bring with them in support of grade level instruction. Celebrating multilingualism as a gift and integral to a rich school environment.

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WIDA’s assessments, such as ACCESS for ELLs, are designed not just for accountability but to provide data that helps educators design better learning opportunities tailored to a student's actual needs.

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WIDA's mission, vision,and values promote equity by ensuring that multilingual learners: have access to rigorous curriculum, receive inclusive and responsive instructions, and evaluated through fair, language-appropriate. Also, the curriculum is designed so students can access grade-level content, rather than simplified or watered-down materials. Furthermore, content teachers and language specialists work together to support language development within academic instruction.

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WIDA’s mission, vision, and values guide educators in supporting multilingual learners by fostering confidence and English language development through an asset-based approach. Instruction is grounded in culturally responsive and relevant practices and aligned with rigorous academic standards to ensure meaningful and equitable learning opportunities. It allows students to show what they know through multiple, informal means, therefore giving teachers the evidence they need to know that the objectives have been mastered and students are ready for new/more advanced content.

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The WIDA mission, vision, and values support equity for multilingual learners by making sure that language development is considered as a very important part of every student’s educational path. The mission, vision, and values promote culturally and linguistically responsive practices, WIDA helps schools create learning environments where multilingual learners’ strengths are considered assets and their voices are included in all aspects of the learning process.

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WIDA's mission, vision, and values enable multilingual learners build confidence and English proficiency as they view learning through an asset-based approach. In addition, multilingual learners' learning is supported using culturally-responsive and relevant content, which aligns with rigorous standards.

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WIDA’s mission, vision, and values promote equity for multilingual learners by ensuring they have access to rigorous, culturally relevant curriculum; instruction that builds on their linguistic and cultural strengths; and assessments that fairly measure both their language development and content understanding.

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WIDA's mission, vision, and values contributes to an assets based approach. It emphasizes what the learner "can do" rather than focus on what the learner cannot do. In addition, WIDA highlights the learner's linguistically and culturally diverse background and encourages educators to view it as a valuable resource that can enrich the learning environment.

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WIDA's mission, vision, and values are driven by a deeply-rooted belief in equity. This belief system, particularly the Can Do Philosophy and the value of social justice, shifts the focus from deficits to the assets, contributions, and potential of culturally and linguistically diverse children and youth.

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WIDA mission, vision and values support equity for multilingual learners

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WIDA mission, vision and values support equity for multilingual learners

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The WIDA mission, vision, and values support equity for multilingual learners primarily by promoting an asset-based approach and ensuring access to rigorous grade-level content across all three areas.

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Encourages integrating language development with content learning, ensuring MLs access rigorous academic content rather than simplified material.

Promotes asset-based teaching, recognizing students’ linguistic and cultural backgrounds as strengths that enhance classroom learning.

Drives the creation of valid, reliable, and fair assessments that measure what multilingual learners know and can do—not just their English proficiency.

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WIDA’s mission, vision, and values support equity by making sure multilingual learners can access learning in all areas. Lessons, teaching, and assessments are designed to include students’ languages and experiences, so everyone has a fair chance to succeed.

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WIDA’s mission, vision, and values promote equity by supporting inclusive curriculum, culturally responsive teaching, and fair assessments that recognize and value multilingual learners’ backgrounds and progress. Ensuring all multilingual learners have equal opportunities to succeed in education and beyond.