CAN DO Descriptors
The
five grade level cluster CAN DO Descriptors- PreK-K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and
9-12- are examples of expectations of English language learners for
each of the four language domains—listening, speaking, reading, and
writing—and five levels of English language proficiency—Entering,
Beginning, Developing, Expanding, and Bridging. The CAN DO Descriptors
are a collective representation of WIDA’s five English language
proficiency standards—social and instructional language, the language of
language arts, the language of mathematics, the language of science,
and the language of social studies. The Descriptors are a
standards-based resource tool.
