Are You Ready for WIDA?

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Are You Ready for WIDA?

• Wake Forest University
• Student Teacher Seminar
• September 29, 2015

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Aaaah you weddy foaahh WIDA???
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http//wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/1169
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http//wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/83818
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Participants will

• Learn to support their LEP students in their
  classrooms, according to their Proficiency Levels
  and their specific needs in acquiring English.

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Remember

• Its all about student growth!

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Know your students!!!
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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 Philippines Chad Vietnam Syria

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100 Languages in WSFCS in 2014

• Top 10 in 2014
• Spanish
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Kayah/Karenni
• Vietnamese
• Tagalog/Filipino
• Hindi/Indian/Urdu
• Korean
• French
• Russian

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• State Standards for
• English Language Development

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Did you know that

• WIDA English Language Development Standards,
  adopted by North Carolina?
• Anyone who works with Limited English Proficient
  (LEP) students is responsible for using the WIDA
  Standards to plan their lessons?

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What is WIDA?

• World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
  Consortium
• Comprised of 36 US State Education agencies
  and/or US territories.
• Created comprehensive English language
  development standards and assessments to
  determine English proficiency.

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Where Are YOU?
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http//wida.us/
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2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-58
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2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-55
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2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-55
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Understanding WIDA

• What is the Goal?
• Student Success in the Common Core
• What is the Language Needed?
• Writing the Language Objectives

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2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-14
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2012 WIDA Manual, p. 8
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2012 WIDA Manual, p. 9
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2012 WIDA Manual, p. 40
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2012 WIDA Manual, p. 41
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2012 WIDA Manual, p. 42
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2012 WIDA Manual, p. 43
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2012 WIDA Manual, p. 44
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http//wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/1169
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Student Portraits, Resumes, etc.

• The more you know your students cultural
  backgrounds, home environments, and formative
  experiences, the more effective your
  standards-based instruction will be.
• Make it a CAN DO/ASSET-Based portrait of the
  student!
• Ownership What are we going to do about this?
• Has to be updated as things change!

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Portraits/Resumes

• What do you want to know about the student? Help
  them to build the format.
• Students build their own, set goals and targets
  based on their ACCESS scores, monitor selves,
  share with parents, conduct self-directed
  conferences.

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A Levels Metaphor
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Now You Try It!

• Discuss information on the Teacher Reports from
  the Spring ACCESS tests.
• Place each students name accordingly on the Can
  Dos ELL Student Charts by their Proficiency
  Levels.
• Discuss with a friend how the Can Dos will help
  the teacher differentiate for these students.

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http//www.nassp.org/portals/0/content/61209.pdf
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What is Best for Our Students?
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Next Steps?
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Rebecca Ann TaltonESL Lead Teacher

• Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
• ratalton_at_wsfcs.k12.nc.us
• 336-748-4000, ext. 51512