Revisit WIDA

Question 1

What does the acronym WIDA stand for?

Accepted Answer

World-class Instructional Design and Assessment

Question 2

WIDA encourages educators to use which type of assessment to guide instruction?

Accepted Answer

Formative assessments

Question 3

WIDA advocates for collaboration among educators to ensure:

Accepted Answer

Consistent language support

Question 4

WIDA states that language development is most effective when it is integrated with:

Accepted Answer

Content learning

Question 5

Multilingual learners' languages and cultures are considered valuable resources in the classroom because…

Accepted Answer

They help develop independence and encourages agency in learning

Question 6

How many guiding principles are found in the WIDA Guiding Principles of Language Development?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 7

What are the key language uses in WIDA?

Accepted Answer

Narrate, Inform, Explain, and Argue

Question 8

What is the primary focus of WIDA's Guiding Principles?

Accepted Answer

Linguistic development

Question 9

WIDA emphasizes the importance of building on students' cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What are the WIDA proficiency levels of language learners?

Accepted Answer

Entering,emerging,developing,expanding,bridging,reaching

Question 11

What are the Can Do Descriptors used for?

Accepted Answer

To determine what ELLs should be capable of doing

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