In June, 2014, Florida's state board of education adopted WIDA English language proficiency standards to guide the instruction of English-language learners.  In addition, WIDA's English-language-proficiency assessment (ACCESS for ELLs) replaced the former state-mandated assessment (CELLA).

Since 2003, the WIDA Consortium has been designing language development standards to provide support for both students and teachers. The WIDA standards framework incorporates multiple theories and approaches in an effort to describe language use in academic contexts. The focus is on the language that language learners must acquire and negotiate to participate successfully in school. Local and national experts were consulted to ensure consistency with linguistic and educational theories and to comply with Federal legislation.

Please click here to access the WIDA standards and resources in support of their implementation: 

•  WIDA Focus on Technology
•  WIDA Focus on ELA
•  WIDA Focus on Early Years Part 1: Dual Language Learners
•  WIDA Focus on Differentiation – Pt1
•  WIDA Focus on Differentiation – Pt2
•  WIDA Focus on Formative Assessment
•  WIDA Focus on Group Work for Content Learning
•  WIDA Focus on Language Growth