This workshop will provide an introduction to and detailed explanation of the WIDA amplified ELD Standards and their use for the instruction and assessment of ELLs in all classes. Topics to be covered include:
The development of the standards, the organization of the standards, the components of the standards, WIDA ELP Levels, academic language development and basic language acquisition theory, link between the ELD standards and the ELP assessment, link between the ELD standards and the Common Core, using the standards to plan instruction and assessment