Enhancing Writing Skills through a Language Lens

In this workshop, participants will dig deeper into WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the ACCESS for ELLs Writing Scoring Scale to help support the understanding of writing expectations with a language proficiency level lens. Participants will be able to analyze student writing with a language lens and learn about ways they can apply success criteria, expected language use, and student-goal setting to enhance student writing instruction.

Essential Questions:

• How can WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the ACCESS for ELLs Writing Scoring Scale help support the understanding of writing expectations in language development?

• In what ways can we use success criteria, expected language use, and student goal-setting to enhance student writing instruction in the area of language development?

Target Audience: K-12 Administrators, Teacher Leaders, and Teachers.