HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW WIDA ELD Standards Framework?

TRUE OR FALSE?

The WIDA ELD Standards Framework guides and informs curriculum design and assessment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

You are so right! The ELD Standards Framework includes components and resources that can be used when designing curriculum and assessments.

TRUE OR FALSE?

The WIDA ELD Standards Framework provides a step-by-step process for teaching and learning.   

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

False. The WIDA ELD Standards Framework provides a set of standards and expectations for teaching and learning English language development, but it does not provide a step-by-step process.

It does include grade-level Proficiency Level Descriptors of what multilingual learners can do at consecutive language proficiency levels.

TRUE OR FALSE?

The WIDA ELD Standards Framework contains clear and measurable goals for language learning.  

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

True. The ELD Standards Framework includes Language Expectations that define what students need to do with language to meet content expectations. 

TRUE OR FALSE?

The WIDA ELD Standards Framework contains grade-level knowledge and skills.   

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

This is not true. Actually, the ELD Standards Framework is not a comprehensive list of knowledge and skills but a representative sampling of grade-level cluster expectations for content-driven language learning.

TRUE OR FALSE?

The WIDA ELD Standards Framework is a form of evaluation or a basis for grading.   

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

False. The WIDA ELD Standards Framework is a set of standards that provide guidance for instruction and assessment of English language learners. It is not a form of evaluation or a basis for grading, but it can support periodic assessment of language development in the context of learning.