Newcomers

Nguyen has lived in the US for her entire life. She has attended a private school in Indiana for the last 10 years, and her overall WIDA score is a 5.0.

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Lourdes is an 8 year old girl from Haiti. She moved here two months ago, and she speaks limited English. Her overall WIDA score is a 1.2.

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Josefina was born in Nicaragua, but moved to Los Angeles (CA) as a small child. She has attended LA public schools since first grade and is now in sixth grade.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Mauricio was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, and moved to Ohio as a Freshman in high school. After completing three years, he moved to WCHS as a Senior.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Darweshi is from Tanzania, and he attended a local school in Tanzania from ages 6 to 13. He speaks Swahili fluently, but isn’t proficient yet in English. He moved to the United States one year ago.

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Diljeet was born in New York City, however, he moved to Indiana at 6 years old. His grandparents - with whom he lives - speak only Punjabi at home. When entering 2nd grade at Grassy Creek, he is administered the WIDA test and his overall score is a 3.5.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4