The WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment) Consortium is an educational consortium of state departments of education.
Washington State is part of the WIDA Early Years Consortium, which promotes educational equity for multilingual learners through language development standards, assessments, and high-quality professional learning.
WIDA Resources Available for Providers
All early learning providers in Washington State have access to informational webinars about free self-paced eLearning and printable materials through WIDA. Some include:
- Family Connections Through Home Languages (in seven languages)
- Washington Making Connections resource to plan instruction for young multilingual children
There is no cost to create an account or access the resources.