1. © 2007 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, on behalf of the WIDA Consortium www.wida.us Lynore Carnuccio, WIDA Consultant Mariana Castro, Professional Development Consultant Introduction to the WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards

2. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 2 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech WIDA ELP Standards

3. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 3 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech Why are English language proficiency (ELP) standards necessary? To facilitate ELL students’ English proficiency attainment, access to content knowledge, and ultimately, their academic success To provide a curriculum/assessment resource anchored in academic content standards To establish a common yardstick to define and measure how ELLs acquire language across the domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing To comply with federal law (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) requiring ELP standards and ELP standards- based assessments

4. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 4 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech Overall Organization of Standards Frameworks for Formative & Summative Assessment (2) English Language Proficiency Standards (5) Language Domains (4) Grade Level Clusters (5) Language Proficiency Levels (5) Model PIs are the lowest level of expression of the standards Model Performance Indicators

5. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 5 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech Summative Is amenable to large- scale testing under standardized conditions Includes visual and graphic supports Contains model performance indicators that are observable and measurable Formative Corresponds to everyday classroom practice Includes visual, graphic, and interactive supports Contains model performance indicators that include strategies, technology, and long-term projects Two Standards Frameworks

6. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 6 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech The Five WIDA ELP Standards Standard 1: English language learners communicate for SOCIAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL purposes within the school setting (SIL) Standard 2: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of LANGUAGE ARTS (LoLA) Standard 3: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of MATHEMATICS (LoMA) Standard 4: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of SCIENCE (LoS) Standard 5: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of SOCIAL STUDIES (LoSS)

7. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 7 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech ELP Standard 1: English language learners communicate for SOCIAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL purposes within the school setting.

8. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 8 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech ELP Standard 2: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of LANGUAGE ARTS.

9. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 9 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech ELP Standard 3: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of MATHEMATICS.

10. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 10 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech ELP Standard 4: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts for academic success in the content area of SCIENCE.

11. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 11 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech ELP Standard 5: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts for academic success in the content area of SOCIAL STUDIES

12. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 12 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech The Four Language Domains Listening Speaking Reading Writing

13. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 13 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech The Grade-Level Clusters The 2007 WIDA ELP Standards are clustered: PreK−K Grades 1−2 Grades 3−5 Grades 6−8 Grades 9−12

14. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 14 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech Levels of Language Acquisition

15. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 15 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech The WIDA ELP Scale 6 ENTERING BEGINNING DEVELOPING EXPANDING 1 2 3 4 5 BRIDGING REACHINGREACHING

16. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 16 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech Criteria for Performance Definitions Linguistic Complexity: The amount and quality of speech or writing for a given situation Vocabulary Usage: The specificity of words or phrases for a given context Language Control: The comprehensibility of the communication based on the amount and type of errors ENTERINGBEGINNINGDEVELOPINGEXPANDINGBRIDGING 54321 6 REACHINGREACHING

17. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 17 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech Performance Definitions

18. Introduction to the WIDA ELP Standards 18 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech Another Way to Examine Performance by ELP Level