WIDA has extended the pubic comment period for the ELD Standards

WIDA has extended the public comment period for the 2020 Edition of their ELD standards through 1/20. If you'd like to view samples of their proposed new standards and provide feedback, you can do so here: https://wida.wisc.edu/teach/standards/eld

EL Professional Reading Resources

Are you looking for great articles on meeting the needs of English Learners? The December/January issue of Educational Leadership magazine is focused entirely on this topic! The issue is titled Building Bridges for ELLs and includes many great professional resources. Many of the articles are free and offer practical ideas for implementing best practices for English Learners. Topics include supporting long term ELs, seeing strengths, and conditions English Learners need to thrive. Click this LINK for a list of articles.