The 2020 WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards* reflect the belief that multilingual learners are best served when they learn content and language together in linguistically and culturally sustaining ways. The 2020 Edition recommits to this belief by maintaining the five original WIDA ELD Standards Statements while adding new and expanded resources to address updates in policy, theory, and practice.

WIDA Standards Document

To easily access standards information, the table below directs the user to the desired content by page number.

WIDA Directory

ELD Standard Statements	Page
Standard 1 addresses Social and Instructional communication. Standard 2 addresses Language Arts academic development. Standard 3 addresses Mathematics academic development. Standard 4 addresses Science academic development. Standard 5 addresses Social Studies academic development.	Page 9

Grade	Standard	Content	Page
K	1	Language for Social and Instructional Language	Page 46
K	2	Language for Language Arts	Page 48
K	3	Language for Mathematics	Page 50
K	4	Language for Science	Page 51
K	5	Language for Social Studies	Page 53
1	1	Language for Social and Instructional Language	Page 66
1	2	Language for Language Arts	Page 68
1	3	Language for Mathematics	Page 70
1	4	Language for Science	Page 71
1	5	Language for Social Studies	Page 73
1		Proficiency Levels for Interpretive Communication Mode: Listening, Reading, and Viewing	Page 80
1		Proficiency Levels for Expressive Communication Mode: Speaking, Writing, and Representing	Page 81
2-3	1	Language for Social and Instructional Language	Page 88
2-3	2	Language for Language Arts	Page 90
2-3	3	Language for Mathematics	Page 92
2-3	4	Language for Science	Page 94
2-3	5	Language for Social Studies	Page 96
2-3		Proficiency Levels for Interpretive Communication Mode: Listening, Reading, and Viewing	Page 102
2-3		Proficiency Levels for Expressive Communication Mode: Speaking, Writing, and Representing	Page 103
4-5	1	Language for Social and Instructional Language	Page 110
4-5	2	Language for Language Arts	Page 112
4-5	3	Language for Mathematics	Page 118
4-5	4	Language for Science	Page 122
4-5	5	Language for Social Studies	Page 126
4-5		Proficiency Levels for Interpretive Communication Mode: Listening, Reading, and Viewing	Page 136
4-5		Proficiency Levels for Expressive Communication Mode: Speaking, Writing, and Representing	Page 137
6-8	1	Language for Social and Instructional Language	Page 144
6-8	2	Language for Language Arts	Page 146
6-8	3	Language for Mathematics	Page 152
6-8	4	Language for Science	Page 156
6-8	5	Language for Social Studies	Page 160
6-8		Proficiency Levels for Interpretive Communication Mode: Listening, Reading, and Viewing	Page 172
6-8		Proficiency Levels for Expressive Communication Mode: Speaking, Writing, and Representing	Page 174
9-12	1	Language for Social and Instructional Language	Page 182
9-12	2	Language for Language Arts	Page 184
9-12	3	Language for Mathematics	Page 190
9-12	4	Language for Science	Page 194
9-12	5	Language for Social Studies	Page 198

*WIDA English language development standards framework, 2020 edition: Kindergarten–grade 12. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.