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Reviewed PRIME v1 and v2 Correlations and PRIME 2020 alignments

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WIDA is pleased to list instructional materials that have gone through the PRIME process and received a PRIME seal.

We will be adding materials that have gone through the WIDA PRIME 2020 alignment process, as well as materials for WIDA PRIME V2 for Spanish Language Development Correlations as they become available.

You may filter for correlations that were previously correlated with PRIME V1 and PRIME V2, or aligned with PRIME 2020:


PRIME V1 includes materials that were correlated with the retired WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards, 2007 Edition

PRIME V2 includes materials that were correlated with the retired 2012 Amplification of the WIDA English Language Development Standards

PRIME V2 Español includes materials that were correlated with the WIDA Spanish Language Development Standards, 2013 Edition

PRIME 2020 includes materials that are aligned to the current WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Please note that WIDA does not endorse any set of instructional materials. WIDA PRIME is not an evaluative tool that judges the effectiveness of published materials. EL teachers work with a wide range of needs and in a wide range of environments. For this reason, teachers should consider the information contained in the WIDA PRIME documents to determine how particular materials fit in their program.


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Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, K

Learning A-Z, ELL Edition, by Learning A-Z

Learning A-Z ELL Edition collection provides a variety of resources and tools to support English Language Learners and ESL programming. The Learning A-Z ELL Edition collection provides research-based resources and teaching tools specifically designed to support language and literacy development in the preK-5th grade classroom. The Learning A-Z ELL Edition provides access to the digital subscription platform, Raz-Plus with resources organized to support content-area language development. Learning A-Z ELL Edition provides the following:

  • Content based-and thematic-based resources for students across all four language domains (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)
  • Contextualized instruction for content specific academic vocabulary
  • Evaluative tools to help educators both monitor student?s language and literacy progression and adapt instruction to best meet their needs.
PRIME V2
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, K

Let's Go (DynEd)

Focuses on basic framework of English to develop all four-language skills (listening, speaking reading, writing) using songs, games, and interactive exercises with two animated cats, Sam and Ginger.

PRIME V1
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Let's Talk English by Smart Class+ by Robotel

Let’s Talk! English is an English language and literacy support program for secondary students (grades 6- 12) English language learners that reflects best practices in 2nd language acquisition. Let’s Talk! English digital learning modules.

PRIME V2
Grade 1, Pre K, Grade 2, Grade 3, K

LevelUp by Rosen Publishing

Rosen LevelUp is a robust adaptive reading platform that brings PreK-2+ educators and students to one engaging resource to foster students’ literacy growth. Supporting small group and whole class instruction as well as individualized practice, Rosen LevelUp provides a personalized experience for every student. By incorporating the Lexile Framework® for Reading, students can meet standard grade and age level benchmarks while using personalized libraries to match their interests and current classroom lessons. Rosen LevelUp offers robust, intuitive reporting for analysis. Educators have access to essential reporting at a glance, plus the ability to drill down to over 100 data points at the district, school, class, and student levels. LevelUp makes learning fun and engaging through a game environment designed to encourage students to build their reading skills with a personalized learning experience. The LevelUp program follows a complete scope and sequence of phonics skills, including units on emergent letter-sound correspondence, multisyllabic words, and more?all using state-of-the-art 3D animation!

PRIME V2
Pre K, K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Lexia Reading Core5 - Lexia Learning, a Cambium Company

Lexia Reading Core5 supports educators in providing differentiated literacy instruction for students of all abilities in grades pre-K-5. Lexia’s research-proven program provides explicit, systematic, personalized learning in the six areas of reading instruction, targeting skills gaps as they emerge, and providing teachers with the data and student-specific resources they need for individual or small-group instruction.   

PRIME V2
Grade 1, Pre K, K

Lift Off to Literacy by Okapi Educational Publishing

Lift Off to Literacy: Using a Shared Reading Approach will support young students as they develop the attitudes, understandings, skills, and strategies they need to become successful readers.

PRIME V2
K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

Little Bridge
(VOXed)

Comprehensive language/literacy software program for ELLs, which provides structured and individualized instruction across all domains (listening, reading, speaking, and writing)

PRIME V1
K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

Look by National Geographic Learning

Look  is a seven-level young learners series from National Geographic Learning that helps students use English successfully in the 21st century with short, fresh lessons, a balanced skills foundation and confidence-boosting exam support.

PRIME V2
Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9

Making Connections by Cambridge University Press

Making Connections teaches an extensive range of reading skills and strategies in order to prepare students for college reading. The series takes students from a high-beginner to an advanced level of academic reading proficiency. The series contains a strong focus on vocabulary-building, including teaching words from the Academic Word List. It emphasizes critical thinking and increased reading speed. The series has a unique unit structure. At the outset of each unit, students are presented with and practice key reading and vocabulary-building skills. As students read the texts following these sections, they apply these skills by completing exercises in boxes in the margins of the readings, so that students literally have to apply the newly-learned skills ‘while reading.

PRIME V2
Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 8, Grade 7

Math Explorers

(Benchmark)

Math Explorers links language acquisition to literacy development and content development with built-in language, vocabulary, comprehension, interaction, and teaching scaffolds.

PRIME V1
K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

McGraw Hill Wonders © 2020 by McGraw Hill Education 

McGraw-Hill Wonders centers on literature in a variety of genres. Genre-based exploration provides students with extra exposure to concepts in the fields of science and social studies. Instruction is arranged following a daily outline, guiding reading, speaking and listening, and writing about the selected text. Throughout, grammar, spelling, and handwriting are targeted and strengthened. Wonders integrates foundational skill instruction and provides differentiated support for English Language Learners of varied proficiency levels. Teachers can use the Data Dashboard to monitor proficiency and differentiate instruction for struggling readers, gifted and talented students, and for all English Language Learners. Wonders integrates social emotional learning to help students build the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success.

PRIME V2
Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10

Middlebury Interactive's Supplemental English Language Learner Curriculum 

Offers students and educators an academically focused program to engage English Language Learners. Our supplemental, blended instructional curriculum allow students in grades 4-5, 6-8 and 9-10 , to learn the fundamentals of academic English while completing projects that relate to English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Sciences and Science.  Focus is on academic English, critical thinking, reading to build vocabulary and developing communication skills through active listening, writing and speaking.

PRIME V2
Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9

Milestones
(Heinle Cengage Learning)

Comprehensive instructional program designed to provide intervention for English Language Learners and struggling readers

PRIME V1
Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 7

Milestones
(Heinle Cengage Learning)

Comprehensive instructional program designed to provide intervention for English Language Learners and struggling readers

PRIME V1
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

myPerspectives ELD Companion by Pearson

myPerspectives ELD Companion is a digital program for Grades 6?12 that helps students get to grade level proficiency with English Language Development instruction that combines independent, self-paced, and teacher-led instruction. Differentiated instruction and practice supports all language levels to help students acquire foundational skills, build content knowledge, make meaning, develop language, and use effective expression. Thematically-aligned instruction builds background and content knowledge making learning in the class more accessible. The program includes: explicit academic language instruction; modeled close reading; performance-based assessment practice; many opportunities for classroom conversation; and regular opportunities for independent learning linked to assessment. Instructors can develop ELL students’ vocabulary and language skills with a single computer used as a presentation station and the ELD Companion print components. A central underpinning of all instruction in the ELD Companion is Built-in SIOP framework for sheltering content instruction.

PRIME V2
K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Nearpod EL by Nearpod

Nearpod EL is a comprehensive digital classroom solution that combines over 1000 ready to teach supplemental lessons with a flexible instructional platform for teachers to scaffold and differentiate lessons to support language acquisition and content area learning. Nearpod tools include Virtual Reality Field Trips, drawing features, embedded audio support, translation, and more. Teachers can edit any Nearpod lesson using these tools to offer students the proper scaffolds while ensuring lessons are engaging and immersive.

PRIME V2
Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7

New Dynamic English (DynEd)

Focusing on language that is practical and immediately useful, this course emphasizes listening as the key skill in language acquisition. Using video and Speech Recognition technology, it provides sophisticated listening and speaking practice.

PRIME V1
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, K

On Our Way to English 2010
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Rigby)

Comprehensive language and literacy program for English language learners.

PRIME V1
K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Openbook
(Openbook Learning)

OpenBook Learning, Inc. is an educational software company specializing in English language and knowledge acquisition solutions

PRIME V1
K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

Our World Second Edition by National Geographic Learning

Our World  is a best-selling, seven-level young learners series from National Geographic Learning for the content-rich classroom that challenges students to do and achieve more, with a balanced, four-skills curriculum, cross-curricular exposure, and project work.

PRIME V2