Welcome to Title III

Program Staff

Below are documents, instructions and links related to Title III Programs. A majority are in PDF format

• Wyoming Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
• U.S. Department of Education
• Title III Federal Statute and Non-regulatory Guidance
• ELL Self Study Guide - a comprehensive overview of practices and procedures for English language learners.
• ELL Plan Basics Checklist
• Effective Reading Programs for English Language Learners

English Language Proficiency Standards and Resource Guide

• WIDA Consortium
• Understanding the WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards: A Resource Guide
• WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards: Grade level clusters PreK-5
• WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards: Grade level clusters 6-12
• Performance Definitions for WIDA’s Levels of English Language Proficiency
• WIDA Speaking and Writing Rubrics for Classroom Assessment
• WIDA CAN DO Descriptors overview
• PreK-Kindergarten CAN DO Descriptors
• Grades 1-2 CAN DO Descriptors
• Grades 3-5 CAN DO Descriptors
• Grades 6-8 CAN DO Descriptors
• Grades 9-12 CAN DO Descriptors
  

Useful tools for ELL Program decision making:

• Guideline for assessing strategies
• Glossary of research terminology

Sample parental notification letters (in English and Spanish) are available below. The letters are not mandated; rather, they are available for use and include federally required components per Title III statute when notifying parents/guardians of identified LEP students. Please contact Title III staff with requests for other language translations of this letter. Title III Parent Information Checklist

Notification Letter in English

Notification Letter in Spanish

Related Links:

1. National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
2. The Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence has established and made available five standards for effective pedagogy to use with second language learners. A rubric is also available for evaluation purposes.
3. Office of English Language Acquisition
4. "No Child Left Behind: A Parents Guide" in Spanish