Colorado English Language Proficiency Standards

On December 10, 2009 the Colorado State Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the World-Class Instruction Design and Assessment (WIDA) standards as the Colorado English Language Proficiency (CELP) standards. English Language Proficiency standards are required by Colorado state and federal law. The CELP standards exceed minimum legal requirements. Overall, the standards center on the English language needed and used by English Language Learners (ELLs) to succeed in school. They guide all educators who teach ELLs and help students’ access grade level academic content while learning English. (Click here to learn more)

Understanding the Colorado English Language Proficiency Standards (a.k.a. WIDA Standards):

Resource Guide
FAQs
Performance Definitions
Speaking and Writing Rubrics
Glossary
Features of Academic Language in the CELP standards
Topic Map

Other resources can be found at www.wida.us.

Colorado English Language Proficiency Standards:

Preschool - 5th Grade CELP Standards
- Grades 1-2 supplement aligned to the Common Core State Standards
- Grades 3-5 supplement aligned to the Common Core State Standards
6th Grade - 12th Grade CELP Standards
- Grades 6-8 supplement aligned to the Common Core State Standards
- Grades 9-12 supplement aligned to the Common Core State Standards

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