ESL---Basics of WIDA May 12, 2015 WIDA Support

Aaaah you weddy foaahh WIDA???

What is Best for Our Students?

Know your students!!!

Where are they coming from? Some are Born Here, Still not Proficient Some are Born Here, Left, Returned Some are Refugees, Others Not Mexico Honduras El Salvador Guatemala Burma Thailand India Yemen Korea China Russia Phillipines Chad Vietnam

More than 100 Languages in WSFCS Top 10 in 2013: Spanish Arabic Chinese Vietnamese Tagalog/Filipino Kayah/Karenni Hindi/Indian/Urdu Korean Russian Karen

Understanding WIDA Collaboration and Co-Planning What is the Goal? Student Success in the Common Core What is the Language Needed? Writing the Language Objectives

Now You Try It! Discuss information on the Teacher Reports from the Spring ACCESS tests. Place each student’s name accordingly on the Can Dos ELL Student Charts by their Proficiency Levels. Discuss with a new friend how the Can Dos will help the teacher differentiate for these students.

http://wida.us/

http://wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#2007

2007 WIDA Manual: http://wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#2007

WIDA Can-Dos http://wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/

2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-14

2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-14

2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-21

2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-21

2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-23

2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-24

2012 WIDA Manual

Now You Try It! Decide: To which grade level does this Common Core Standard belong? Decide: Which domain is being addressed? (Listening, Speaking, Reading, or Writing.) Put the Model Performance Indicators in order, according to the Proficiency Levels.

Next Steps?

Where Are YOU?

DPI LiveBinder of Transformed MPIs (Model Performance Indicators) http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1089921&backurl=/shelf/my

Rebecca Ann Talton ESL Lead Teacher Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools ratalton@wsfcs.k12.nc.us 336-748-4000, ext. 51512