*Write the numbers of the units that addresses the descriptor at your grade level. (For example, if unit 3 in grade 6 addresses the descriptor. Write Unit 3 in the Grade 6 box.) Level 6 7 8 WIDA Descriptors L1 Associate letters with sounds and objects Match content–related objects/pictures to words Identify common symbols, signs, and words Recognize concepts of print Find single word responses to WH- questions (e.g., “who,” related to illustrated text “what,” “when,” “where”) Use picture dictionaries/ illustrated glossaries L2 Sequence illustrated text of fictional and non-fictional events Locate main ideas in a series of simple sentences Find information from text structure (e.g., titles, graphs, glossary) Follow text read aloud (e.g., tapes, teacher, paired-readings) Sort/group pre-taught words/ phrases Use pre-taught vocabulary (e.g., word banks) to complete simple sentences Use L1 to support L2 (e.g., cognates) Use bilingual dictionaries and glossaries L3 Identify topic sentences, main ideas, and details in paragraphs Identify multiple meanings of words in context (e.g., “cell,” “table”) Use context clues Make predictions based on illustrated text Identify frequently used affixes and root words to make/extract meaning (e.g., “un-,” “re-,” “-ed”) Differentiate between fact and opinion Answer questions about explicit information in texts Use English dictionaries and glossaries L4 Order paragraphs Identify summaries of passages Identify figurative language (e.g., “dark as night”) Interpret adapted classics or modified text Match cause to effect Identify specific language of different genres and informational texts Use an array of strategies (e.g., skim and scan for • information) L5 Differentiate and apply multiple meanings of words/ phrases Apply strategies to new situations meaning from modified grade-level text •nfer Critique material and support argument Sort grade-level text by genre
*Write the numbers of the units that addresses the descriptor at your grade level. (For example, if unit 3 in grade 6 addresses the descriptor. Write Unit 3 in the Grade 6 box.) Level WIDA Descriptors 6 7 8 L1 Associate letters with sounds and objects Match content–related objects/pictures to words Identify common symbols, signs, and words Recognize concepts of print Find single word responses to WH- questions (e.g., “who,” “what,” “when,” “where”) related to illustrated text Use picture dictionaries/ illustrated glossaries L2 Sequence illustrated text of fictional and non-fictional events Locate main ideas in a series of simple sentences Find information from text structure (e.g., titles, graphs, glossary) Follow text read aloud (e.g., tapes, teacher, paired-readings) Sort/group pre-taught words/ phrases Use pre-taught vocabulary (e.g., word banks) to complete simple sentences Use L1 to support L2 (e.g., cognates) Use bilingual dictionaries and glossaries L3 Identify topic sentences, main ideas, and details in paragraphs Identify multiple meanings of words in context (e.g., “cell,” “table”) Use context clues Make predictions based on illustrated text Identify frequently used affixes and root words to make/extract meaning (e.g., “un-,” “re-,” “-ed”) Differentiate between fact and opinion Answer questions about explicit information in texts Use English dictionaries and glossaries L4 Order paragraphs Identify summaries of passages Identify figurative language (e.g., “dark as night”) Interpret adapted classics or modified text Match cause to effect Identify specific language of different genres and informational texts • Use an array of strategies (e.g., skim and scan for information) L5 Differentiate and apply multiple meanings of words/ phrases Apply strategies to new situations •nfer meaning from modified grade-level text Critique material and support argument Sort grade-level text by genre
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