WIDA Can-Dos

Reading:

Process Recounts by:

matching key content-related terms and ideas to images, graphs, icons, or diagrams

Sequencing illustrated text of narrative or informational events

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Speaking

Explain by:

Connecting causes to effects in a series of statements

Sequencing processes, cycles, or procedures in short extended discourse

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Listening

Process arguments by:

Recognizing the pros or cons of issues from short oral statements

Identifying claims in oral statements

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Listening

Process Recounts by:

Identifying main ideas from short content-related oral presentations

Classifying examples of genres read aloud (e.g., types of narration)

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Oral Language

Discuss by:

Representing one’s ideas using various media

Responding to yes and no questions posed by the group

Using nonverbal signals to demonstrate engagement in conversations

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Reading

Process argument by:

Identifying their purposes and audiences

Evaluating the strength of evidence statements

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Writing

Argue by:

Expressing claims with evidence (e.g., “Socialism is a good government system because...”)

Listing content-related ideas that represent different points of view on issues

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Writing

Explain by:

Producing short responses to questions using word/phrase banks

Labeling charts, graphs, timelines, or cycles to describe phenomena

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Speaking

Recount by:

Naming and briefly describing content topics using visual support (e.g., posters, diagrams, pictures)

Answering select yes/no or Wh-questions

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Speaking

Argue by:

Responding to oral or written claims

Offering facts or opinion statements as appropriate to discussion

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