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

3. Aaaah you weddy foaahh WIDA???

4. What is Best for Our Students?

5. Know your students!!!

6. 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

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

8. 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

12. 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.

15. 2007 WIDA Manual: http://wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#2007

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

18. 2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-14

19. 2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-14

20. 2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-21

21. 2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-21

22. 2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-23

23. 2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-24

26. 2012 WIDA Manual

32. 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.

33. Next Steps?

34. Where
Are
YOU?

35. DPI LiveBinder of Transformed MPIs (Model Performance Indicators)

44. Rebecca Ann Talton ESL Lead Teacher
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
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