World Languages Programs Built to Meet Your State Standards
Explore how our Spanish, French, and German world language programs align with your state’s curriculum standards.
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By empowering students with language proficiency, you’re helping them build cultural awareness, form meaningful connections, and gain career skills needed to thrive in today’s dynamic global workforce. Wayside is committed to supporting educators and enhancing student outcomes across the country. From personalized guidance to on-the-ground support, we’re with you every step of the way.
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Designed to meet ACTFL World-Readiness Standards, our programs provide meaningful, culturally rich instruction that prepares students for success beyond the classroom.
Our correlation documents clearly show how Wayside's programs align with your state's world language standards and ACTFL's World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages.
Can-Do Statements: Our curriculum is built around ACTFL-aligned Can-Do Statements that guide learners in building proficiency. Correlation documents show how each unit supports targeted communicative goals across modes of communication.
Performance Indicators: You'll see clear connections between Wayside’s materials and your state’s standards as well as NCSSFL-ACTFL Performance Descriptors, making it easy to understand how students demonstrate their skills at Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced levels.
Interculturality: All programs intentionally integrate ACTFL’s Intercultural Communication standards. Correlation materials highlight where learners interpret and engage with cultural content and interact with others in authentic contexts.
Assessment Alignment: Wayside’s formative and summative assessments are intentionally designed to align with ACTFL and state standards. Each correlation shows how tasks—like speaking, reading, and writing—match your state’s performance expectations.
Every Wayside correlation is built to support state adoption processes, standards-based instruction, and assessment alignment—so you can teach and plan with confidence.
Built for Your Classrooms
We combine leading research with classroom-tested strategies.
Our backward design guides students toward achieving meaningful goals.
Students learn by engaging with and exploring cultures from around the world.
Differentiated instruction adapts to the unique strengths and needs of every learner.
We create experiences that capture students' interest and inspire active participation.
Wayside leads the way in proficiency-driven language instruction.
Empower your students to communicate in real-world situations with EntreCulturas® 2nd Edition.
This all-new Spanish series is built to keep students engaged and motivated, featuring effective authentic resources and video blogs by young native speakers. Now including NualangTM, learners can build confidence through play-driven conversation practice, guided by friendly little helpers called Nualas.
Designed with teachers in mind, EntreCulturas offers intentional, ongoing support throughout the series, with practical tips, strategies, and resources to streamline instruction.
Érase una vez is a Spanish Comprehension-Based readers program that supports natural language acquisition through captivating, story-driven content.
Created by award-winning educators who understand what works in today’s classrooms, the program uses engaging, level-appropriate stories to immerse learners in Spanish from the very start.
This four-level series immerses students in francophone cultures through engaging, authentic resources that develop cultural understanding and real-world language proficiency.
It also includes Nualang, an interactive platform where learners build confidence while practicing conversations in French.
EntreCultures is thoughtfully designed to support teachers at every step, offering practical strategies, time-saving resources, and ongoing guidance throughout the program.
Explore InterKulturell®, a vibrant and engaging German series that brings language and culture to life.
This program immerses students in the German language through authentic resources and meaningful, real-world practice that builds true communicative proficiency. With Nualang included and an exciting focus on STEM topics, `helps students see the relevance of language across diverse fields.
Nualang is a fun and engaging platform for conversation practice, included with all Wayside world language programs. It features chatty little helpers called Nualas, who offer real-time feedback and support students in building confidence while developing meaningful language skills.
"As a World Languages Resource Teacher, I have had an excellent experience with Wayside Publishing representatives. They are responsive and readily available to provide our teachers with curriculum and resource support. We have enjoyed our interactions with Wayside representatives when they attend our professional development events to support our district and our World Languages teachers."
Wanda
Florida
“Nualang automatically creates fun exercises based on my uploaded word lists!”
Diana Collado McCracken
Spanish Language Educator
“If the activities are all right there and already animated with the right answer, I don’t even have to go look up the answer key or do it myself!”
Learning Site User
World Language Teacher, Sacramento, CA
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Wayside Publishing creates tools that foster communication and understanding across cultures.
Research Based and ACTFL Aligned
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