Instructional Materials

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 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

The Jason Project - print and free online editions
(The Jason Project)

Award-winning print and online science curriculum focused on interactive missions

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

TOTALe PRO - English

(Rosetta Stone)

An ELL curriculum using carefully crafted content and online coaches to systematically develop all language skills without translation through learners’ intuition and active engagement.

PRIME V1
Grade 5

Treasure Chest for English Language Learners

(Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)

Comprehensive program designed to accelerate language acquisition and reading levels, differentiate for individual learners, and fit the needs of any classroom setting.

PRIME V1
Grade 3

Treasure Chest for English Language Learners

(Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)

Comprehensive program designed to accelerate language acquisition and reading levels, differentiate for individual learners, and fit the needs of any classroom setting.

PRIME V1
Grade 6

Treasure Chest for English Language Learners

(Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)

Comprehensive program designed to accelerate language acquisition and reading levels, differentiate for individual learners, and fit the needs of any classroom setting.

PRIME V1
Grade 2

Treasure Chest for English Language Learners

(Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)

Comprehensive program designed to accelerate language acquisition and reading levels, differentiate for individual learners, and fit the needs of any classroom setting.

PRIME V1
K

Treasure Chest for English Language Learners

(Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)

Comprehensive program designed to accelerate language acquisition and reading levels, differentiate for individual learners, and fit the needs of any classroom setting.

PRIME V1
Grade 1

Treasure Chest for English Language Learners

(Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)

Comprehensive program designed to accelerate language acquisition and reading levels, differentiate for individual learners, and fit the needs of any classroom setting.

PRIME V1
Grade 4

Treasure Chest for English Language Learners

(Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)

Comprehensive program designed to accelerate language acquisition and reading levels, differentiate for individual learners, and fit the needs of any classroom setting.

PRIME V1
Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9

Ventures by Cambridge University Press

Ventures is a six-level, four-skills, standards-based, integrated-skills series designed to enable students to achieve their academic and career goals.

PRIME V2
Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 7

Vista Higher Learning Get Ready! Grades 6-8 by Vista Higher Learning

Vista Higher Learning Get Ready! is the publisher?s first English Language Learner program and is specifically designed to address the needs and assets of Newcomer students. The comprehensive, standard-centered program supports CCSS, NGSS, NCSS, WIDA, CA ELD, TX ELPS, and other standard sets. Get Ready! provides Newcomers and ELLs a full curriculum that focuses on fundamental language skills and incorporates associated essential academic content and language. Technology and multimodal components, as well as prompts for Differentiated Instruction, aid interactive participation and progress among proficiency levels.

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

Waterford Early Learning by Waterford.org

Waterford Early Learning is an engaging language and literacy software program built for the PreK-2nd grade student. The Waterford Early Learning personalized learning software accelerates language learning with a specialized focus on the five essential components of reading; building academic vocabulary development contextualized in English Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies. Although the WIDA Proficiency levels are not specifically mentioned, Waterford Early Learning identifies the following language levels; emerging and developing-proficient, differentiating supports based on the students individualized learning pathway. Waterford Early Learning provides strategic home language resources and embedded first language Spanish support.

PRIME V2
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Win the White House by iCivics

The lesson was created with all students in mind, including English Language Learners. The game is designed for middle school civics education, but high school teachers may find it appropriate for their students as well. The objectives are for students to explain the electoral process (primary and general elections, electoral college); identify the influence of the media in forming public opinion; describe sources/uses of campaign funding; describe the types & purposes of polling data; and analyze how parts of a whole interact to produce outcomes in complex systems. The support materials help teachers instruct students on the electoral process and running a campaign and present Tiers 2 and 3 vocabulary terms. iCivics provides built-in supports in the game as well as additional scaffolds in the ELL Extension Pack to make the lesson accessible to a wide array of learners.

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

Wonders for English Learners (2-6) - McGraw-Hill Education

Wonders for English Learners (2-6) works seamlessly with the core Wonders classroom to teach English to students of all proficiency levels. The program builds oral language proficiency, vocabulary, background knowledge and academic content knowledge while reinforcing foundational reading skills and ensuring access to grade-level contents for English learners.

PRIME V2
Grade 1, K

Wonders for English Learners - McGraw-Hill Education

Wonders for English Learners (K-1) works seamlessly with the core Wonders classroom to teach English to students of all proficiency levels. The program builds oral language proficiency, vocabulary, background knowledge and academic content knowledge while reinforcing foundational reading skills and ensuring access to grade-level contents for English learners.

PRIME V2
Grade 1, Pre K, K

Hoopoe Early Literacy Curriculum-Teaching-Stories: Learning that Lasts (Hoopoe Books)

A language-based approach to cognitive and social-emotional development through Teaching-Stories and companion activities.

PRIME V1
Grade 1

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Into Reading Grade 1

Content Area: Language Arts (Reading)

Grade 1 was aligned as part of the PRIME 2020 pilot. Additional grades will be reviewed in the near future.

PRIME 2020
Grade 6, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7

Impact by National Geographic Learning

Impact is a new five-level series in American and British English that helps teenage learners to better understand themselves, each other, and the world they live in. By encouraging self-expression, global citizenship, and active participation, Impact motivates students to explore who they are and who they want to be, all while learning English! National Geographic Explorers are featured as role models who embody the 21st century skills and values teenagers need to become successful global citizens. Cross-curricular topics engage learners with stimulating information about the world, better preparing them for future academic success. Student-choice activities and projects present learners with options for language practice, allowing teens to become active participants in the learning process.

PRIME V2
K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Istation Math by Istation  

Istation Math supports students to develop their conceptual mathematical understandings along with growing procedurally fluent mathematicians. The Istation interactive programming provides teachers with lessons in which students can express what they already know about a mathematical procedure or concept and challenge themselves with real-world application. In each module, students share and build background knowledge, analyze new concepts, model and practice newly acquired skills through ongoing dialogue to answer questions about what they are learning and how to apply the new learning in a variety of contexts. 

PRIME V2
Pre K, K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Istation Reading by Istation

Istation Reading collection provides a variety of resources and tools to support English Language Learners and ESL programming. Istation Reading provides research-based resources and teaching tools specifically designed to support language and literacy development in the preK-8th grade classroom. Istation Reading provides access to the digital subscription platform focused on literacy and language development with the 5 key reading areas including phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Istation Reading provides evaluative tools to help educators both monitor students’ language and literacy progression and adapt instruction to best meet their needs.

PRIME V2