4.+Standards

**//WIDA //** WIDA’s English Language Proficiency Standards is the key component of the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium’s assessment system. Designed for English language learners PreK-12 grade, the purpose of these standards is to link language learning with academic content. There are five standards which are divided into two frameworks: summative – outcomes of learning and formative – processes of learning. The standards reflect the social and academic levels of acquiring a second language by grade level in the United States. Each standard is organized by grade level cluster and by language domain (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). There are five model performance indicators within each grade cluster and domain. The five model performance indicators are: social and instructional, language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Each model performance indicator contains three elements: language function, example topic and form of support. Through use of the standards, educators of ELLs can align curriculum development, instruction and assessment.
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**//Common Core //** The Common Core Standards is a set of standards designed to create commonality among schools in the United States. These standards were produced on behalf of 48 state, 2 territories and District of Columbia. These standards are divided into two main content areas, language arts and mathematics, and they represent the expectations for student knowledge and skills that are necessary to be successful in college. The standards are designed for grades K-12. The standards are comprised of three main sections: K-5 comprehensive section, 6-12 language arts & math section, and history/social studies, science and technical subjects as one complete section. Each section is divided into strands. K-5 & 6-12 have reading, writing, listening, speaking and language strands and the history/social studies, science and technical subject areas only focus on reading and writing strands. Each strand includes College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards that are identical across grades and content areas. The benefit of using these standards is that it will hopefully create some uniformity across schools, districts, and states as it relates to education.

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**//IL ELPS //** There are five Illinois English Language Proficiency Standards (IL ELPS). These standards are used for the classroom and for large-scale state assessments. Similar to the WIDA standards, IL ELPS reflect social and academic levels of acquiring a second language in United States. The standards are geared toward English Language Learners in grades K-12. These standards address specific contexts that English Language Learners will need to acquire a second language. The areas addressed are: social and instructional, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Each of these areas include four language domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The progression of language development within these contexts is measured based on five language proficiency levels: 1-entering, 2-beginning, 3-developing, 4-expanding, and 5-bridging. The goal is for ELL students to reach a language proficiency of level 5-bridging to be successful both in language and academic contexts. The IL ELPS standards are similar to WIDA in many ways.

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