1. USING WIDA TO PLAN Lori Sumter System-Wide In-Service November 4, 2014

2.  Over-arching Standards  Example Topics Pages  Pulling in Content Language  The “moveable” Pieces of the Framework  “Working” WIDA Forward and Backward  “Matching” ELDA scores to Can-Do Descriptors * A note about our curriculum…….

3. Over-Arching WIDA Standards  English Language Proficiency Standard 1: English language learners communicate for Social and Instructional purposes within the school setting.  English Language Proficiency Standard 2: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Language Arts.  English Language Proficiency Standard 3: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Mathematics.  English Language Proficiency Standard 4: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Science.  English Language Proficiency Standard 5: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Social Studies. Found on page i in the 2007 WIDA standards.

4. WIDA Example Topics  WIDA Grade-band Topics Pages  Compare to KCS Year at at Glance documents  Common Core Topics/Vocabulary

5. Pulling in Content Language  Reading Street  Inside  Visions  Supplemental Texts

6. Moveable Pieces of the Framework  Framework Provides Example indicators (MPIs)  Think of it as “moveable” between same level but different domains  Key verbs and phrases

7. Planning- Where to Start  Working the standards Forward  Working the standards Backward  Our Curriculum…

8. “Matching” ELDA Scores to WIDA Standards  ELDA Descriptors  WIDA Can-Do Descriptors