Multilingual Learners

The Multilingual Department in Worth School District 127  focuses on helping students who speak more than one language acquire academic English in order to be successful in the elementary classroom and beyond. The goal of the ML department is to chart a path for each student to earn the state Seal of Biliteracy.

District / State Multilingual Resources

• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Resources for Parents

• Worth School District Registration Instructions - Spanish

• Worth School District Registration Instructions - Polish

Bilingual Parent Association (BPAC)

• ISBE BPAC Parent Resources

• BPAC Agenda 14/05/2025

  • Arabic

  • Polish

  • Spanish

• BPAC Agenda 20/03/2025 - English

  • Arabic

  • Polish

  • Spanish

• BPAC Meeting Minutes 20/03/2025 - English

  • عربي

  • Español

  • Polska

• BPAC Agenda 1/14/24 - English

  • Arabic

  • Polish

  • Spanish

• BPAC Minutes 1/14/24 - English

  • Arabic

  • Polish

  • Spanish

• BPAC Agenda 10/28/24

  • BPAC Agenda 10/28/24

  • BPAC Agenda 10/28/24

  • BPAC Agenda 10/28/24

• BPAC Meeting Minutes 10/28/24

  • BPAC Meeting Minutes 10/28/24 - Arabic

  • BPAC Meeting Minutes 10/28/24 - Polish

  • BPAC Meeting Minutes 10/28/24 - Spanish

Resources for Students

• Colorin Colorado 

• 45 Best Reading Websites for Kids 

• Storyline Online - Home 

• Learning Chocolate 

• International Children’s Library

Test Resources

• ACCESS 2.0 Practice Tests

English Learning Standards

• English Learning Development Standards 

• WIDA English Language Development Standards 

WIDA Can DO Descriptor Charts 

• Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition Kindergarten 

• Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition Grade 1 

• Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition Grades 2-3 

• Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition Grades 4-5 

• Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition Grades 6-8