Instructional Standards

WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards

(Virginia joined the WIDA Consortium in 2008)

• WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition: Kindergarten-Grade 12 (PDF)

Additional WIDA Resources

• ACCESS for ELLs Sample Items
• Can Do Philosophy
• Guiding Principles for Language Development List and an Illustrated Version

Virginia Standards of Learning

• Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)

Assessment

• Virginia English Language Proficiency Assessments VDOE Web page – Information and links about ACCESS for ELLs, and other tests used in VA to measure language progress and proficiency
• Procedures for Determining English Learner Participation in the Virginia Assessment Program (Word)