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"This is a complete book for practitioners, helping me determine at what stage in the process my child study team is and where we should go next."
—Margarete Couture, Principal, Seneca Central School District, Interlaken, NY
"This book contributes significantly to the body of literature on RTI. No professional library will be complete without this book for addressing the multicultural perspective."
—Karen Kozy-Landress, Speech/Language Pathologist, MILA Elementary School, Merritt Island, FL
Ensure appropriate placement and services for your school's diverse students!
When a culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) student struggles in school, how can you tell whether language or cultural differences are the cause, or if the student has a learning or behavioral disability? Because the reason can be difficult to pinpoint, having the right assessment process in place is crucial. Seven Steps to Separating Difference From Disability shows how educators can adapt the widely used Response to Intervention (RTI) model to make sound decisions regarding a student's education.
Catherine Collier presents a framework that breaks down the process into seven clear steps for determining each student's unique strengths and needs, helping educators make appropriate decisions regarding resources, referrals, and integrated services. Principals, school administrators, and RTI team members will find:
Instruction, intervention, and assessment techniques specific to the challenges faced by limited-English-proficient (LEP) students and English language learners (ELLs)
A step-by-step process that works within an RTI framework, supporting collaboration among teachers, specialists, and administrators
Realistic, research-based guidance on key considerations such as cognitive learning style, language acquisition, acculturation, and the role of family and community
A running case study that demonstrates the book's strategies in action
Develop your team's ability to distinguish between learning differences and disabilities so you can better serve all students!
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Building and Sustaining a Foundation for Learning
Our Diverse Students
Enculturation and the CLD Student
Enculturation
José Case Study
2. Establishing and Supporting Resiliency
Cognition and Language
A Brief Review of Language Acquisition Issues
Cognitive Learning Style
José Case Study
3. Instructional Intervention and Differentiated Instruction
Culture and Language
Cognitive Learning Style
Experience
Sociolinguistic Development
Acculturation
José Case Study
4. Intensive Intervention and Progress Monitoring
Asking the Right Questions
How to Use the Information
José Case Study
5. Resolution or Referral
Testing
Adaptation of Assessments
José Case Study
6. Integrated Services
Bias in Service Plans
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Intellectual Exceptionalities
Learning Disabilities
Integrating Special Needs and CLD Needs
José Case Study
7. Maintaining and Sustaining CLDE Programs
Service Options
Teacher Preparation
Specific Skills and Competencies for Teachers
José Case Study
Conclusion
Glossary
References
Index
