Author: Alexis Jamin

WIDA speaking rubric: a student speaking while a teacher assesses spoken language
The WIDA speaking rubric explained: what it measures, how ACCESS scores spoken language, and why speaking is the domain districts most need to support.
WIDA ACCESS: an English learner taking the annual language proficiency test on a laptop
WIDA ACCESS explained: what the test is, the four domains it measures, how it is scored, when it is given, and what the results mean for your district.
WIDA levels: a teacher differentiating instruction for students at different proficiency levels
WIDA levels explained: the six English proficiency levels from Entering to Reaching, what students can do at each, and how the levels drive instruction and exit.
AI for English learners: the Telo robot helping a student practice English in class
What AI for English learners actually does, where it helps most, how to evaluate it for safety and efficacy, and how districts can fund it.
WIDA: a teacher and young English learners reviewing language progress data in a bright classroom
A complete guide to WIDA for district leaders: what the standards govern, how to read ACCESS data as a measure of EL program quality, and how to fund it.
Technology for ELL students: a classroom robot and devices used by young English learners with a teacher
A district guide to technology for ELL students: the categories that matter, how to evaluate tools, how to fund them, and the one capability that moves outcomes.
What is WIDA: a teacher supporting diverse English learners in a classroom
What is WIDA? A clear explanation of the consortium, the ACCESS test, and the six proficiency levels, and what it means for your district.
Challenges English learners face: a teacher supporting a diverse, multi-age group of students in class
The academic, linguistic, and systemic challenges English Learners face, why they persist, and the practical steps districts can take to address them.
Student talk time: diverse English Learners speaking in small groups across an active classroom
English Learners need far more speaking time than school provides. Why student talk time drives acquisition, the math behind the gap, and how to close it.
Oral language development: a teacher supporting young English Learners as they speak and build expressive language
What oral language development is, why it is the foundation of literacy for English Learners, how to measure it, and how districts can scale it.