Language and Content

WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Suggestion for use: The WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 edition is WIDA’s newest standards resource.  The 2020 edition is intended to increase equity of access for English Learners by providing teachers with more user-friendly resources to increase the integration of content and language instruction by increasing the focus on collaboration and direct teaching of language functions. Grade Level Cluster materials provide example language expectations related to unit level content-area instruction and framed around the Key Language Uses.  The 2020 edition is the most up to date WIDA resource and better aligns with the current content academic standards when compared with previous editions of the standards framework.  That said, it is up to each local school/district to determine the speed with which they transition to the 2020 edition.  Additionally, because the 2020 edition is set up by unit, and previous editions are set up by lesson, schools and districts may find a use for integration of the 2020 edition in conjunction with previous editions of the standards framework. 

Citation: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (2020). WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Kindergarten – Grade 12. (Publication). Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

English Language Proficiency Standards Prekindergarten through Grade 5, 2007 Edition

Suggestion for use: WIDA’s strands of Model Performance Indicators (MPIs) are models/examples that illustrate differentiated language expectations related to lesson level content-area instruction within one language domain. Example strands of MPIs by grade level cluster begin on page 2. Educators may need to transform one or more of the elements of the MPIs to better align with the Colorado Academic Standards.

Citation: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (2007). The WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards, 2007 Edition, Prekindergarten through Grade 5 (Third Printing). Wisconsin Center for Education Research which partnered with The Center for Applied Linguistics.

English Language Proficiency Standards Grade 6 through Grade 12, 2007 Edition

Suggestion for use: WIDA’s strands of Model Performance Indicators (MPIs) are models/examples that illustrate differentiated language expectations related to lesson level content-area instruction within one language domain. Example strands of MPIs by grade level cluster begin on page 41. Educators may need to transform one or more of the elements of the MPIs to better align with the Colorado Academic Standards.

Citation: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (2007). The WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards, 2007 Edition, Grade 6 through Grade 12 (Third Printing). Wisconsin Center for Education Research which partnered with The Center for Applied Linguistics.

2012 Amplification of the English Language Development Standards

Suggestion for use: WIDA’s strands of Model Performance Indicators (MPIs) are models/examples that illustrate differentiated language expectations related to lesson level content-area instruction within one language domain. Beginning on page 12 are an explanation and examples of the 2012 integrated, expanded, and complementary strands of MPIs. Example strands of MPIs by grade, or grade level cluster, begin on page 43. Educators may need to transform one or more of the elements of the MPIs to better align with the Colorado Academic Standards.

Citation: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (2012). 2012 Amplification of The English Language Development Standards: Kindergarten–Grade 12 (Publication 3). Wisconsin Center for Education Research which partnered with The Center for Applied Linguistics.

Transformations

Suggestion for use: Pages 35-38 provide examples of transformations of language functions, language supports, and content illustrated with explanations. Once educators are familiar with the art of transformation, they can develop whole strands of Model Performance Indicators (MPIs) for the content they teach.

Citation: Gottlieb, M., Cranley, M. E., & Cammilleri, A. (2010). English language proficiency standards and resource guide: prekindergarten through grade 12. Madison, WI: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, on behalf of WIDA Consortium (35-38).

WIDA Blank Template and Guiding Questions for Drafting Strands of Model Performance Indicators

Suggestion for use: WIDA’s strands of Model Performance Indicators (MPIs) are examples that illustrate differentiated language expectations related to content-area instruction within one language domain. Figure M shows the questions educators should ask themselves when planning instruction for English learners or when drafting additional strands of MPIs. Figure N contains a blank template that can be copied and reused for this purpose. (Pages 13-14)

Citation: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (2012). 2012 Amplification of The English Language Development Standards: Kindergarten–Grade 12 (Publication 13). Wisconsin Center for Education Research which partnered with The Center for Applied Linguistics.

Colorado Academic Standards (CAS)

Suggestion for use: Suggestion for use: Colorado specific content area standards should be used in conjunction with the Colorado English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards for use in planning for the language demands of a particular content area, in order to integrate language and content seamlessly.

Citation: Colorado Department of Education, Office of Standards and Instructional Support