Make appropriate instructional and eligibility decisions for English language learners! This research-based guide offers educators and service providers proven methods for determining when ELLs are having reading difficulties that are related to language acquisition and when students’ performance issues might be linked to learning disabilities. The book provides an overview of the language acquisition process and outlines: Assessment techniques for identifying learning disabilities and measuring proficiency in English Instructional tips for working with ELLs who struggle with reading A multi-tiered, data-driven intervention model to assist in determining a student’s learning needs The role of Response to Intervention (RTI)
Now in an updated second edition, this essential guide helps educators make informed choices about strategies and services to support English Learners, and includes: Nine common misconceptions that can lead to wrongful placement of students ...
Why Do English Language Learners Struggle with Reading?: Distinguishing Language Acquisition from Learning Disabilities
"This book provides a wealth of information on ELs within the RTI process. The authors provide a number of practical checklists that can be used by any school district. Very few books address the topic as well as this one does.
This hands-on book offers teachers a much-needed resource that will help maximize learning for English Language Learners (ELLs).
Reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth, this book concisely summarises what is known from empirical research about the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth, ...
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Drawing on each unit’s many strategies, you’ll discover how to apply them to any unit in your own language arts curriculum and start differentiating: How to draft and implement language objectives to help English learners meet academic ...
The Teaching of Comprehension
The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty.
7. Ask students to volunteer to come up to the front of the room and to “direct” the reading of the class chorus while they read. ... For younger readers, use decodable texts, pattern language books, or poems. For older readers, select ...