Topic Map to the DRAFT of the English Language Development Standards, 2012 Edition, Kindergarten through Grade 12 This document outlines the strands provided in the September 2011 draft of the WIDA ELD Standards, 2012 Edition. Unlike in prior editions, this edition will not offer one strand for each language domain within each standard for each grade‐level cluster. WIDA has been gathering feedback that language teachers and administrators wanted to have close ties between the ELD standards and grade‐level Common Core or state academic standards to facilitate conversations around academic learning and to promote collaboration among educators serving English language learners. In keeping with the WIDA philosophy that our standards’ representation should be flexible rather than fixed, and invite creativity by its users, the 2012 Edition will include a sampling of grade‐level strands for educators to explore and consider transforming to fit their particular curricular goals. Please note that the grade‐level tables in this document are color‐coded by grade‐level cluster. One of the strands for each grade level is referred to as an “amplification” or “amplified strand.” In these matrices, we exemplify the three criteria that constitute our Performance Definitions: Discourse Complexity, Language Forms and Conventions, and Vocabulary Usage. In addition to strands for each of WIDA’s five ELD standards, the draft 2012 Edition offers one “complementary” strand per grade level to reach out to all educators who work with English language learners throughout the school day and emphasize the significance of language learning that takes place outside of the core academic subjects represented in WIDA’s standards. We wish to recognize that academic language permeates schooling and that all teachers are in fact language teachers. This is the breakdown of standards and complementary strands in the 2012 Edition draft: Complementary Strands: WIDA’s ELD Standards: 1‐ Social and Instructional Language Language of Music and Performing Arts 2‐ Language of Language Arts Language of Multiculturalism 3‐ Language of Mathematics Language of Visual Arts 4‐ Language of Science Language of Health and Physical Education 5‐ Language of Social Studies Language of Technology and Engineering
Kindergarten Language Domains Amplification –Speaking Listening Speaking Reading Writing Listening Standard/Complementary Strand Social and Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Science Language of Social Studies Language of Music and Performing Arts Topic Classroom cooperation Print concepts Attributes of objects Body parts and senses Families Lyrics and rhythm © September 2011, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on behalf of the WIDA Consortium DRAFT Grade 1 Language Domains
Amplification‐Listening Listening Speaking Reading Writing Reading Standard/Complementary Strand Language of Mathematics Language of Science Language of Social Studies Social and Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Multiculturalism Topic‐ELD Measurement of objects Force and motion Neighborhoods/communities Leisure activities Text types/genres Cultural diversity Grade 2 Language Domains
Amplification‐Reading Listening Speaking Reading Writing Speaking Standard/Complementary Strand Language of Social Studies Social and Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Science Language of Visual Arts Topic‐ELD Historical events, people and symbols School areas, personnel, and activities Story telling/Experiential recounting Time and money Change Visual characteristics Grade 3 Language Domains
Amplification‐Writing Listening Speaking Standard/Complementary Strand Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Science Reading Language of Social Studies Writing Social and Instructional Language Language of Health and Physical Education Topic Revising and editing Area Electricity Purposes, structures, and functions of governments Information gathering Listening Healthy habits Grade 4 Language Domains
Amplification‐Listening Listening Speaking Reading Writing Writing Standard/Complementary Strand Language of Science Language of Social Studies Social and Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Technology and Engineering Topic Earth materials Maps and globes / Locations Cross‐cultural communication Fluency strategies Lines and angles Multimedia publishing Grade 5 Language Domains
Amplification‐Speaking Listening Speaking Reading Writing Listening Standard/Complementary Strand Social and Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Science Language of Social Studies Language of Music and Performing Arts Topic Giving a presentation Explicit and inferential information Coordinate plane Reproduction and heredity Ancient Civilizations Breathing Techniques © September 2011, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on behalf of the WIDA Consortium DRAFT Grade 6 Language Domains
Amplification‐Writing Listening Standard/Complementary Strand Language of Mathematics Language of Science Speaking Language of Social Studies Reading Writing Speaking Social and Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Multiculturalism Topic Ratio and rate Ecosystems Forms and organization of government Social etiquette Conventions and mechanics Interpretation of oral histories Grade 7 Language Domains
Amplification‐Reading Listening Speaking Reading Writing Listening Standard/Complementary Strand Language of Social Studies Social and Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Science Language of Visual Arts Topic Agriculture Collaboration Main ideas Algebraic equations Scientific method Media (Materials) Grade 8 Language Domains
Amplification‐Listening Listening Speaking Reading Writing Standard/Complementary Strand Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Science Language of Social Studies Social and Instructional Language Language of Health and Physical Education Topic Analysis of an argument Rotation of shapes Forms of energy Globalization Peer pressure Writing Personal health goals Grades 9‐10 Language Domains Amplification‐Speaking Listening Speaking Reading Writing Reading Standard/Complementary Strand Language of Science Language of Social Studies Social and Instructional Language Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Technology and Engineering Topic Dependent and independent variables Supply and demand Leadership Point of view Right triangles Social media Grades 11‐12 Language Domains Standard/Complementary Strand Amplification‐Reading Social and Instructional Language Listening Speaking Reading Writing Language of Language Arts Language of Mathematics Language of Science Language of Social Studies Language of Music and Performing Arts Speaking Topic Informed Decisions (College and Career) Satire Mathematical relations and functions Chemical reactions Historical figures and times Musical genres © September 2011, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on behalf of the WIDA Consortium DRAFT