WIDA supports academic language development and academic achievement for linguistically diverse students through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional development for educators.
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Milestone Events |
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By the Numbers |
| 2001 |
No Child Left Behind Act, Title III brings English language learners into the spotlight |
2001 |
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| 2002 |
WIDA is born after an Enhanced Assessment Grant was awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, WIDA's first home. The Center for Applied Linguistics is named in the grant as WIDA's test development partner. |
2002 |
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| 2004 |
WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards completed
First Standards-Based Test Item Writing course offered |
2004 |
Initial ACCESS for ELLs field test of Listening, Reading, and Writing administered in IL, WI, AR, RI, DC, DE, ME, and VT to 6,662 students
Initial ACCESS for ELLs field test of Speaking administered in WI and DC to 523 students
Initial Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs field test administered in the DC to 154 students |
| 2005 |
W-APT first administered for identification and placement of ELL students |
2005 |
Spring - ACCESS for ELLs administered in AL, ME, and VT to 18,000 students |
2005-2006
ACCESS for ELLs administered in 12 states to 369,386 students
25 Professional Development workshops delivered |
| 2006 |
WIDA moved to new home at Wisconsin Center for Education Research |
2006 |
2006-2007
ACCESS for ELLs administered in 15 states to 464,547 students
38 Professional Development workshops delivered |
| 2007 |
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs grant received to develop an ELP assessment for students with significant disabilities
ONPAR grant received to develop content area assessments for students with beginning to intermediate levels of language proficiency
WIDA ELP Standards to ACCESS for ELLs Assessment Alignment Study Report published
CLIMBS graduate course piloted supporting teacher collaboration in integrating content and language standards
LADDER for ELLs grant received to build the capacity of ELL leadership teams to systematically use data for improving programming and instruction
First professional development academy held
WIDA ELP Standards and Resource Guide, 2007 Edition published |
2007 |
2007-2008
ACCESS for ELLs administered in 16 states to 488,836 students
74 Professional Development workshops, two academies, and one institute delivered |
| 2008 |
Partnered with Center for Applied Linguistics to host first international convention booth
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs grant received to develop performance-based and portfolio-based assessments
FLARE grant received to develop a formative assessment system for ELLs at the secondary level
WIDA ELL CAN DO Booklets published for each grade-level cluster
New format of Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs and WIDA MODEL for Kindergarten assessment released
ACCESS for ELLs Sample Items (Grades 1-12) published |
2008 |
2008-2009
ACCESS for ELLs administered in 19 states to 684,785 students
145 Professional Development workshops, two academies, and one institute delivered |
| 2009 |
First WIDA Focus Bulletin published
Research team kicks off Data Warehouse initiative |
2009 |
2009-2010
ACCESS for ELLs administered in 22 states to 781,126 students
197 Professional Development workshops, two academies, and three institutes delivered |
| 2010 |
PRIME Correlation program introduced to analyze instructional materials' relationship to the WIDA ELP Standards
WIDA MODEL for Grades 1-2 and 3-5 assessments released
First Professional Certification Institute held for ACCESS for ELLs and WIDA ELP Standards trainers
The Madison Academic Language Working Group formed as a result of summit hosted by WIDA and WestEd
SALSA grant received to develop Spanish Language Development Standards for Kindergarten-Grade 12 and a Spanish language proficiency assessment for grades K-2 |
2010 |
2010-2011
ACCESS for ELLs administered in 23 states to 824,919 students
223 Professional Development workshops, two academies, and three institutes delivered |
| 2011 |
University of Oklahoma E-TEAM published WIDA ELP Standards to Common Core State Standards alignment report |
2011 |
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