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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 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9

Grammar in Use: Intermediate  by Cambridge University Press

Grammar in Use-Intermediate (Fourth Edition) is a self-study book with simple explanations and lots of practice exercises. It is also trusted by teachers and used as supplementary text in classrooms. This current edition is available in both printed and digital formats. The eBook includes audio and an easy-to-use answer key.

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

Prism Reading and Writing and Prism Listening and Speaking by Cambridge University Press

Today’s students need to develop a range of academic skills. They need to learn how to analyze information, look at things in new ways, formulate their own opinions, and express themselves clearly. Prism takes a fresh approach to EAP, by focusing strongly on critical thinking, skills for academic life, and teaching the most useful language.

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

Academic Encounters by Cambridge University Press

The series is an academic preparation series that uses a sustained content approach. There are two books for each of the four levels. Academic Encounters - Listening & Speaking that addresses listening, note-taking, and discussion skills. Academic Encounters - Reading & Writing that concentrates on reading, study skills, and writing. The two books at each level may be used independently, or they may be used together to form a complete integrated-skills course.

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

Evolve by Cambridge University Press

Evolve is a six-level, four-skills American English series with a particular focus on Speaking.

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

Grammar and Beyond Essentials by Cambridge University Press

The series focuses on the most commonly used English grammar structures and practices all four skills in a variety of authentic and communicative contexts. The series practices all four skills in a variety of authentic and communicative contexts. It is designed for use both in the classroom and as a self-study learning tool.

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 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9

Skills for Effective Writing, Levels 1 through 4 by Cambridge University Press

Students are better writers when they master discrete writing skills. Discrete writing skills, such as creating topic sentences and recognizing irrelevant information, are critical for good writers. When students master these skills, all of their writing improves. This allows teachers to focus their time and feedback on the content of student work. This 4-level series teaches these skills and offers extensive practice opportunities.

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

Final Draft, Levels 1 through 4 by Cambridge University Press

Final Draft is a four-level academic writing series for high beginning / low intermediate- to high advanced-level students of North American English. The series prepares students to write in a college or university setting by focusing on the topics, rhetorical modes, skills, vocabulary, and grammar necessary for students to develop their academic writing. Students are given the tools to master academic writing. First, they learn and practice foundational academic writing skills essential to writing paragraphs and essays. Then, following a process-based approach, students move through the writing process, from brainstorming with graphic organizers to organizing and developing their ideas with outlines, before completing the final draft of their unit assignment.

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

Interchange by Cambridge University Press

Interchange is a four-level, American English course that has been used by over 50 million students worldwide. This edition has been developed with insights from thousands of experienced teachers. The series delivers a communicative approach, flexible unit structure and easy to use digital support, giving teachers the tools they need, and empowering students to achieve their goals.

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

Prism Reading by Cambridge University Press

Prism Reading is a five-level reading course to help learners develop a range of academic and critical thinking skills to build confidence and prepare for college courses. Captivating readings, videos, academic reading skills, strategies, and development of critical thinking skills in Prism Reading help students become well-rounded thinkers and build confidence to succeed in and outside the classroom.

PRIME V2