Resources for Educators and Instructional Leaders

North Carolina utilizes the WIDA Standards as its standard course of study for English Language Development. The presentation below explains how to use the WIDA standards and resources for classroom instruction. Teachers can also find more information about the WIDA standards at WIDA's public site- https://wida.wisc.edu/. Lee County Schools educators who would like accounts to access online learning modules and other resources provided through the WIDA secure website should contact Angel Mills at amills@lee.k12.nc.us to inquire about obtaining an account.

• Lee County ESL Support: Instructional resources and professional development support for teaching and serving English learners in a variety of school settings

• Testing English Learners

  • ACCESS 2.0 for Exceptional Children: PowerPoint Show about accessibility and accommodations on the English proficiency test for English learners who are also served by the Exceptional Children's program. (show has sound).
    • WIDA 2021-22 Accessibility and Accommodations Manual
    • Sample and Practice ACCESS 2.0 Test Items
  • Testing Students Identified as English Learners 2021-22: Policy, procedure and information about testing English Learners from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Lee County's English Learner and Immigrant Population are very diverse. View the slideshow below to learn more about how to support the wide variety of students served in the program: