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WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Kindergarten—Grade 12

K–12 Standards

Kindergarten
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Social and Instructional Language

Narrate.
NarrateELD-SI.K-3.Narrate
Inform.
InformELD-SI.K-3.Inform
Explain.
ExplainELD-SI.K-3.Explain
Argue.
ArgueELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learningELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Narrate.
Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learningELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Connect stories with images and representations to add meaningELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Narrate.
Connect stories with images and representations to add meaningELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Ask questions about what others have sharedELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Narrate.
Ask questions about what others have sharedELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Recount and restate ideas ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Narrate.
Recount and restate ideas ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Discuss how stories might end or next stepsELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Narrate.
Discuss how stories might end or next stepsELD-SI.K-3.Narrate

Define and classify objects or conceptsELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Inform.
Define and classify objects or conceptsELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Describe characteristics, patterns, or behaviorELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Inform.
Describe characteristics, patterns, or behaviorELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Describe parts and wholesELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Inform.
Describe parts and wholesELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Sort, clarify, and summarize ideasELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Inform.
Sort, clarify, and summarize ideasELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Summarize information from interaction with others and from learning experiencesELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Inform.
Summarize information from interaction with others and from learning experiencesELD-SI.K-3.Inform

Share initial thinking with othersELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Explain.
Share initial thinking with othersELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Follow and describe cycles in diagrams, steps in procedures, or causes and effects ELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Explain.
Follow and describe cycles in diagrams, steps in procedures, or causes and effects ELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Compare and contrast objects or conceptsELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Explain.
Compare and contrast objects or conceptsELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Offer ideas and suggestionsELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Explain.
Offer ideas and suggestionsELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Act on feedback to revise understandings of how or why something worksELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Explain.
Act on feedback to revise understandings of how or why something worksELD-SI.K-3.Explain

Ask questions about others’ opinionsELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Argue.
Ask questions about others’ opinionsELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Support own opinions with reasonsELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Argue.
Support own opinions with reasonsELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Clarify and elaborate ideas based on feedbackELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Argue.
Clarify and elaborate ideas based on feedbackELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Defend change in one’s own thinkingELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Argue.
Defend change in one’s own thinkingELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Revise one’s own opinions based on new informationELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Argue.
Revise one’s own opinions based on new informationELD-SI.K-3.Argue

Language for Language Arts

Narrate
1. Interpretive.
  Interpret language arts narratives (with prompting and support) byELD-LA.K.Narrate.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Identifying key detailsELD-LA.K.Narrate.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Identifying characters, settings, and major eventsELD-LA.K.Narrate.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Asking and answering questions about unknown words in a textELD-LA.K.Narrate.Interpretive
2. Expressive.
  Construct language arts narratives (with prompting and support) thatELD-LA.K.Narrate.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Orient audience to storyELD-LA.K.Narrate.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Describe story eventsELD-LA.K.Narrate.Expressive
Inform
1. Interpretive.
  Interpret informational texts in language arts (with prompting and support) byELD-LA.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Identifying main topic and key detailsELD-LA.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Asking and answering questions about descriptions of familiar attributes and characteristicsELD-LA.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Identifying word choices in relation to topic or content areaELD-LA.K.Inform.Interpretive
2. Expressive.
  Construct informational texts in language arts (with prompting and support) thatELD-LA.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Introduce topic for audienceELD-LA.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Describe details and facts ELD-LA.K.Inform.Expressive

Language for Mathematics

Inform
1. Interpretive.
  Interpret mathematical informational texts (with prompting and support) byELD-MA.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Identifying concept or object ELD-MA.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Describing quantities and attributesELD-MA.K.Inform.Interpretive
2. Expressive.
  Construct mathematical informational texts (with prompting and support) thatELD-MA.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Define or classify concept or entityELD-MA.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Describe a concept or entityELD-MA.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Compare/contrast concepts or entities ELD-MA.K.Inform.Expressive

Language for Science

Inform
1. Interpretive.
  Interpret scientific informational texts byELD-SC.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Determining what text is about ELD-SC.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Defining or classifying a concept or entityELD-SC.K.Inform.Interpretive
2. Expressive.
  Construct scientific informational texts thatELD-SC.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Introduce others to a topic or entityELD-SC.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Provide details about an entityELD-SC.K.Inform.Expressive
Explain
1. Interpretive.
  Interpret scientific explanations byELD-SC.K.Explain.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Defining investigable questions or simple design problems based on observations and data about a phenomenonELD-SC.K.Explain.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Using information from observations to find patterns and to explain how or why a phenomenon occursELD-SC.K.Explain.Interpretive
2. Expressive .
  Construct scientific explanations that ELD-SC.K.Explain.Expressive
  Expressive .
  Describe information from observations about a phenomenonELD-SC.K.Explain.Expressive
  Expressive .
  Relate how a series of events causes something to happenELD-SC.K.Explain.Expressive
  Expressive .
  Compare multiple solutions to a problemELD-SC.K.Explain.Expressive

Language for Social Studies

Inform
1. Interpretive.
  Interpret informational texts in social studies byELD-SS.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Determining topic associated with a compelling or supporting questionELD-SS.K.Inform.Interpretive
  Interpretive.
  Defining attributes and characteristics in relevant informationELD-SS.K.Inform.Interpretive
2. Expressive.
  Construct informational texts in social studies thatELD-SS.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Introduce topic associated with a compelling or supporting questionELD-SS.K.Inform.Expressive
  Expressive.
  Provide a detail about relevant informationELD-SS.K.Inform.Expressive

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What grade levels do these standards cover?: Kindergarten
Where can I read the official document?: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Kindergarten—Grade 12

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