WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Kindergarten—Grade 12 Promote equity for multilingual learners • Teach language and content together Suggested citation: WIDA. (2020). WIDA English language development standards framework, 2020 edition: Kindergarten–grade 12. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. © 2020 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System WIDA is housed within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Version 1.4 WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Kindergarten—Grade 12 The WIDA Consortium is a member-based organization made up of U.S. states, territories, and federal agencies dedicated to the research, design, and implementation of a high-quality, standards-based system for K-12 multilingual learners. WIDA Consortium Members Alabama Nevada Alaska New Hampshire Bureau of Indian Education New Jersey Colorado New Mexico Delaware North Carolina District of Columbia North Dakota Department of Defense Education Activity Northern Mariana Islands Florida Oklahoma Georgia Pennsylvania Hawaii Rhode Island Idaho South Carolina Illinois South Dakota Indiana Tennessee Kentucky U.S. Virgin Islands Maine Utah Maryland Vermont Massachusetts Virginia Michigan Washington Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri Wyoming Montana The WIDA International School Consortium is a global network of 500 accredited preK- 12 independent schools in over 100 countries focused on educating multilingual learners. 2 WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Contents Introduction . 7 Welcome to the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition . .9 Section 1: Big Ideas . .15 Section 2: Understanding the WIDA ELD Standards Framework . 21 Section 3: Grade-Level Cluster Materials. 37 Kindergarten . 41. Key Language Uses .......................................................................42 Language Expectations, Functions, and Features ............................................44 Annotated Language Samples .............................................................54 Proficiency Level Descriptors ..............................................................57 Grade 1 . 61 Key Language Uses .......................................................................62 Language Expectations, Functions, and Features ............................................64 Annotated Language Samples .............................................................75 Proficiency Level Descriptors ..............................................................79 Grades 2-3. 83 Key Language Uses .......................................................................84 Language Expectations, Functions, and Features ............................................86 Annotated Language Samples .............................................................98 Proficiency Level Descriptors ..............................................................101 Grades 4-5 . 105 Key Language Uses ......................................................................106 Language Expectations, Functions, and Features ...........................................108 Annotated Language Samples ............................................................129 Proficiency Level Descriptors .............................................................135 Grades 6-8 . 139 Key Language Uses ......................................................................140 Language Expectations, Functions, and Features ...........................................142 Annotated Language Samples ............................................................164 Proficiency Level Descriptors ..............................................................171 Grades 9-12 . .177 Key Language Uses ......................................................................178 Language Expectations, Functions, and Features ...........................................180 Annotated Language Samples ............................................................202 Proficiency Level Descriptors .............................................................209 Section 4: Resources . 215 Key Language Uses: A Closer Look ........................................................ 217 Collaborative Planning for Content and Language Integration: A Jump-Off Point for Curricular Conversations ..............................................................234 Glossary ...............................................................................251 3 Appendices . 261 Appendix A: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition—Meeting ESSA Title 1 Requirements .............................................263 Appendix B: Correspondence Tables for Content and Language Standards ...................266 Appendix C: A Compilation of K-12 Key Language Use Distribution Tables and Language Expectations .........................................................................288 Appendix D: A Compilation of K-12 Proficiency Level Descriptors, with Technical Notes .........329 Appendix E: High-Level Comparison of WIDA Standards Editions From 2004 to 2020 ..........351 Appendix F: Theoretical Foundations of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition .....354 Appendix G: Select References ...........................................................375 Appendix H: Standards Development Process and Acknowledgements .......................379 Tables Table 1-1: WIDA ELD Standards Statements .......................................................9 Table 1-2: Organization of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition. 10 Table 1-3: Audience and Potential Uses of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition ........ 13 Table 2-1: Abbreviated forms of the Five English Language Development Standards Statements. .24 Table 2-2: The Anatomy of a Language Expectation ..............................................30 Table 2-3: Dimensions of Language in the Proficiency Level Descriptors: Criteria Foci and Sample Language Features ............................................................33 Table 2-4: What the WIDA ELD Standards Framework is and What It Is Not .........................35 Table 3-1: Representations of the Components of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework in Grade-Level Cluster Materials .............................................................40 Table 3-2: Snapshots of Key Language Uses in Kindergarten ......................................42 Table 3-3: Distribution of Key Language Uses in Kindergarten ...................................43 Table 3-4: Snapshots of Key Language Uses in Grade 1 ...........................................62 Table 3-5: Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grade 1 ........................................63 Table 3-6: Snapshots of Key Language Uses in Grades 2-3 .......................................84 Table 3-7: Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grades 2-3 .....................................85 Table 3-8: Snapshots of Key Language Uses in Grades 4-5 ......................................106 Table 3-9: Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grades 4-5 .................................... 107 Table 3-10: Snapshots of Key Language Uses in Grades 6-8 ......................................140 Table 3-11: Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grades 6-8 .....................................141 Table 3-12: Snapshots of Key Language Uses in Grades 9-12 .....................................178 Table 3-13: Distribution of Key Language Uses in Grades 9-12 ...................................179 Table 4-1: Definitions of Key Language Uses ...................................................219 Table 4-2: Narrate Genre Family ..............................................................222 Table 4-3: Narrate Through the Years of Schooling .............................................223 Table 4-4: Narrate Across Content Areas ......................................................224 4 WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Table 4-5: Inform Genre Family ...............................................................225 Table 4-6: Inform Through the Years of Schooling ..............................................226 Table 4-7: Inform Across Content Areas .......................................................227 Table 4-8: Explain Genre Family ...............................................................228 Table 4-9: Explain Through the Years of Schooling ..............................................229 Table 4-10: Explain Across Content Areas ......................................................230 Table 4-11: Argue Genre Family ...............................................................231 Table 4-12: Argue Through the Years of Schooling ..............................................232 Table 4-13: Argue Across Content Areas .......................................................233 Table 4-14: The Unit’s Academic Content and WIDA ELD Standards ...............................239 Table 4-15: Sample Content Unit Architecture ..................................................240 Table 4-16: Progress Trackers, Reading Informational Text, Driving Question Boards, and Building Understanding ..........................................................................241 Table 4-17: Language Expectations with Embedded Language Functions .........................244 Table 4-18: Example Language Features that are Commonly Associated with a Language Function ..245 Table A-1: Critical Elements in Meeting ESSA Title 1