The efforts of every stakeholder in the school community, from home care providers to superintendents, can enhancethe education of language learners. The more we know about their cultural backgrounds, home environments, andformative experiences, and the positive contributions these experiences afford our school communities, the moreeffective standards-based instruction will be. We believe practitioners and educators have the power to recognize andunleash the potential that language learners bring to their learning communities.Everything WIDA does is supported by the Can Do Philosophy. Our work begins with articulating examples oflanguage learners’ assets, and continues with how we support education systems, how we design our products, andhow we conduct our research.
Learning not only comes from school but also from multiple aspects of students' life. Educators need to put effort in learning about their students' backgrounds to give effective lessons.