7 December 2021


MinneTESOL Journal, (2021), Vol. 37(Issue 2)

What’s the same and what’s been updated in the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 edition?

The WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework, 2020 Edition, offers a more clearly organized framework to represent content-driven language learning. Grade-level cluster resources include Language Expectations to create unit-level language goals for all multilingual learners as well as Proficiency Level Descriptors…
28 May 2021


MinneTESOL Journal, (2021), Vol. 37(Issue 1)

Putting discourse first

Discourse is all about communication. Putting discourse first is a form of scaffolding that can yield more thoughtful discussions about the language choices speakers and writers make and how language awareness can help students advance their communicative purpose most effectively.